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The "center" of town is located at the intersection of Wilson Road and Long Lake Road, near [[GPS]] coordinates Lat. N 47.3572, Lon. W 92.3675 (or -92.3675), near the Makinen Post Office (ZIP Code 55763), Community Center and Makinen Market. St. Louis County Highway 16, takes a northern jog near the center of Makinen. This section of Highway 16 is undergoing re-construction and re-routing in 2006-7008. |
The "center" of town is located at the intersection of Wilson Road and Long Lake Road, near [[GPS]] coordinates Lat. N 47.3572, Lon. W 92.3675 (or -92.3675), near the Makinen Post Office (ZIP Code 55763), Community Center and Makinen Market. |
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St. Louis County Highway 16, takes a northern jog near the center of Makinen. This section of Highway 16 is undergoing re-construction and re-routing in 2006-7008. |
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The Makinen Volunteer Fire Department moved from the lower level of the Makinen Community Center to the land and building that formerly housed Makinen Elementary School (#79). (Most school-age students in the Makinen ZIP Code attend either classes either in [[Cotton, Minnesota]], or [[Aurora, Minnesota]].) |
The Makinen Volunteer Fire Department moved from the lower level of the Makinen Community Center to the land and building that formerly housed Makinen Elementary School (#79). (Most school-age students in the Makinen ZIP Code attend either classes either in [[Cotton, Minnesota]], or [[Aurora, Minnesota]].) |
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Revision as of 14:58, 24 March 2007
Makinen is a small rural town in northern Minnesota.
Location and Features
The "center" of town is located at the intersection of Wilson Road and Long Lake Road, near GPS coordinates Lat. N 47.3572, Lon. W 92.3675 (or -92.3675), near the Makinen Post Office (ZIP Code 55763), Community Center and Makinen Market.
St. Louis County Highway 16, takes a northern jog near the center of Makinen. This section of Highway 16 is undergoing re-construction and re-routing in 2006-7008.
The Makinen Volunteer Fire Department moved from the lower level of the Makinen Community Center to the land and building that formerly housed Makinen Elementary School (#79). (Most school-age students in the Makinen ZIP Code attend either classes either in Cotton, Minnesota, or Aurora, Minnesota.)
Population
According to the U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder site, the population of Makinen in 2000 was 591 people. (This appears to represent the U.S. Census Tract area (ZCTA), and not the actual ZIP Code area.) 2005 U.S. Census estimates are not available.
History
According to several current residents, Makinen was founded in 1900 by John Makinen. The former name of the area was "Corbin" but this name was not available to be used when the town was founded.
A "Diamond Jubilee" celebration was held in 1975, and a Centennial celebration in 2000.