Erie, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Erie is a small unincorporated community
in Pennington County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The community was home to local businesses until the late 20th century with the closing of its last store, Sjolstad Store.
The community does not have a post office but is served by Goodridge
. Erie is listed on county abstracts.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Pennington County
Pennington County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,584 people, 5,525 households, and 3,552 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 6,033 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
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. The community was home to local businesses until the late 20th century with the closing of its last store, Sjolstad Store.
The community does not have a post office but is served by Goodridge
Goodridge, Minnesota
"Goodridge" redirects here. For the Massachusetts court case, see Goodridge v. Department of Public Health.Goodridge is a small city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 132 at the 2010 census...
. Erie is listed on county abstracts.