Angle Inlet | |
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  Angle Inlet Location in Minnesota  Angle Inlet Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 95°4′12″W / 49.34500°N 95.07000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lake of the Woods |
| Township | Angle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 54 |
| • Density | 31.07/sq mi (12.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 56711 |
| Area code | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 639371[2] |
Angle Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census. The community is part of the Northwest Angle, the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel; it is the northernmost census-designated place in the contiguous United States.[3] The French built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732.
Angle Inlet has the last one-room school in Minnesota[4] and a post office with a sign stating that it is the "Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous U.S."[5] To travel to Angle Inlet by road from other parts of Minnesota, or from anywhere in the United States, requires driving through Manitoba, Canada.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Angle Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Lake of the Woods Co. General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ Ross, Jenna (June 1, 2015). "Minnesota's last one-room schoolhouse counts on its longtime teacher". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- ^ "Chapter 4: The Watery Boundary". United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border. The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Winter 2015.