Hackett, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Hackett is a small unincorporated community
in Wheeler Township, Lake of the Woods County
, Minnesota
, United States
. It lies 10 miles north of Baudette
.
County Road 32, County Road 70, and State Highway 172
are three of the main routes in the community.
Hackett is also located near the Rainy River
and the Lake of the Woods
.
The community of Wheeler's Point
and Zippel Bay State Park
are also nearby.
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 Wheeler Township, Lake of the Woods County
Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota
Lake of the Woods County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 4,045. Its county seat is Baudette. The county contains the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the Lower 48 States, and includes the U.S. portion of Lake of the Woods, shared with...
, 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...
. It lies 10 miles north of Baudette
Baudette, Minnesota
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,104 people, 490 households, and 271 families residing in the city. The population density was 334.1 people per square mile . There were 540 housing units at an average density of 163.4 per square mile...
.
County Road 32, County Road 70, and State Highway 172
Minnesota State Highway 172
Minnesota State Highway 172 is a highway in far northern Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 11 at Baudette and continues north to its northern terminus in Wheeler's Point at the Lake of the Woods....
are three of the main routes in the community.
Hackett is also located near the Rainy River
Rainy River (Minnesota-Ontario)
The Rainy River is a river, approximately long, which forms part of the U.S.-Canada border separating northern Minnesota and Northwestern Ontario....
and the Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the United States. The Northwest Angle and the town of Angle Township can only be reached from the rest of...
.
The community of Wheeler's Point
Wheeler's Point, Minnesota
Wheeler's Point is a small unincorporated community in Wheeler Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. It lies 12 miles north of Baudette.County Highway 8 and Minnesota State Highway 172 are two of the main routes in the community....
and Zippel Bay State Park
Zippel Bay State Park
Zippel Bay State Park is a state park in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota in the United States. It is on the white sand beach shoreline of the Lake of the Woods, near the United States border with Canada...
are also nearby.
Further reading
- Minnesota DOT map of Lake of the Woods County (2008)