Forbes, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Forbes is an unincorporated community
in St. Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
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The community is located southwest of the city of Eveleth
at the junction
of County Highway 7 and County Highway 16
Forbes is located on the boundary line of Clinton Township
and McDavitt Township.
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 St. 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...
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The community is located southwest of the city of Eveleth
Eveleth, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,865 people, 1,717 households, and 971 families residing in the city. The population density was 611.0 people per square mile . There were 1,965 housing units at an average density of 310.6 per square mile...
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 Highway 7 and County Highway 16
Forbes is located on the boundary line of Clinton Township
Clinton Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Clinton Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2010 census.State Highway 37 and County Highway 7 are two of the main arterial routes in the township.-Geography:...
and McDavitt Township.