Zim, Minnesota
Zim is an unincorporated place in McDavitt Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.[1]
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![]() ![]() Zim, Minnesota Location of the community of Zim within McDavitt Township, Saint Louis County ![]() ![]() Zim, Minnesota Zim, Minnesota (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 47°18′25″N 92°36′12″W | |
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 got its name from a nearby lumber camp of a man named Zimmerman.[2] Nearby is the "Sax-Zim Bog", one of the world's best birdwatching places.[3] It was named for the two nearby, mostly uninhabited, towns of Zim and Sax.[3] Every February the habitat hosts a three-day festival for birdwatchers.[3]
References
- "Zim, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Warren Upham, Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance, Volume 17 (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1920), p. 492
- 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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