Whiteface, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Whiteface is an unincorporated community
in Cotton Township, Saint Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
.
The community is located east of Cotton
at the junction
of County Road 52 (Comstock Lake Road) and County Road 224 (Mink Road).
Whiteface is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest
of Saint Louis County.
The Whiteface River
flows through the community.
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 Cotton Township, Saint Louis County
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The community is located east of Cotton
Cotton, Minnesota
Cotton is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located 36 miles northwest of the city of Duluth at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and County Road 52...
at the junction
Junction (traffic)
A junction, when discussed in the context of transport, is a location where traffic can change between different routes, directions, or sometimes modes, of travel.-Historical significance:...
of County Road 52 (Comstock Lake Road) and County Road 224 (Mink Road).
Whiteface is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest
Cloquet Valley State Forest
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses ; of which are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands.Located in southeast St. Louis County, the Cloquet Valley State Forest is located about north of Duluth and southeast of Virginia, in Minnesota's Arrowhead region. ...
of Saint Louis County.
The Whiteface River
Whiteface River (Minnesota)
-References:***USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota...
flows through the community.