Petrel, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Petrel is an unincorporated community
in Fairbanks Township, Saint Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
.
The community is located east of Fairbanks
at the junction
of County Highway 44 and County Road 353 (Little Creek Road).
The junction of County Highway 44 and County Highway 16 is nearby.
Petrel is located near the boundary line for Saint Louis
and Lake
counties.
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 Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Minnesota
Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Fairbanks Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located southeast of the city of Hoyt Lakes on County Highway 16.Fairbanks is located within the Superior National Forest...
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 44 and County Road 353 (Little Creek Road).
The junction of County Highway 44 and County Highway 16 is nearby.
Petrel is located near the boundary line for Saint Louis
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...
and Lake
Lake County, Minnesota
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 10,866. Its county seat is Two Harbors. Lake County was founded on February 20, 1855, as Superior County, though its name was changed on March 3, of that year to St. Louis County. On March 1, 1856, St...
counties.