Ulen | |
|---|---|
 Commercial district | |
 Location of Ulen, Minnesota | |
  Ulen  Ulen | |
| Coordinates: 47°04′42″N 96°15′29″W / 47.07833°N 96.25806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Clay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Mary A. Knopfler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 476 |
| • Estimate (2021)[4] | 484 |
| • Density | 444.86/sq mi (171.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56585 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-66136 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397080[2] |
Ulen (/ˈjuːlən/ YOO-lən) is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Branch of the Wild Rice River. The population was 476 at the 2020 census.[3]
Near this small community, what may be an authentic Viking sword known as the Ulen sword was found in a field by Hans O. Hansen in 1911. The sword is currently on display in the Ulen Museum. Ulen and the area surrounding is mostly inhabited by later generation Norwegian-Americans.
Ulen is the southern terminus of the Agassiz Recreational Trail, a 53-mile multi-use trail built on an abandoned railroad grade which has its northern terminus at Crookston, Minnesota.[5] As of 2022, the mayor of Ulen is Mary A. Knopfler.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ulen, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dokken, Brad (24 December 2009), "Construction begins on Agassiz trail bridges", Northland Outdoors, archived from the original on 14 July 2011, retrieved 1 March 2011