Zim, Minnesota
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Zim, Minnesota | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Township | McDavitt Township |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55738 |
| Area code | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 662843[1] |
Zim is an unincorporated place in McDavitt Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.[1] In 2010 the population of Zim was 5,228 people according to the U.S. Census.[2] Zim makes up 2.6 % of the entire population of Saint Louis County.[2] Zim got its name from a nearby lumber camp of a man named Zimmerman.[3] Nearby is the "Sax-Zim Bog", one of the world's best birdwatching places.[4] It was named for the two nearby, mostly uninhabited, towns of Zim and Sax.[4] Every February the habitat hosts a three-day festival for birdwatchers.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zim, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Zim, Minnesota". Local Town Websites. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ Warren Upham, Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance, Volume 17 (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1920), p. 492
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gustav Axelson (18 January 2013). "In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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