Pigeon River, Minnesota

Coordinates: 48°00′37″N 89°42′30″W / 48.01028°N 89.70833°W / 48.01028; -89.70833
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Pigeon River
Pigeon River is located in Minnesota
Pigeon River
Pigeon River
Location of the community of Pigeon River
within Cook County
Pigeon River is located in the United States
Pigeon River
Pigeon River
Pigeon River (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°00′37″N 89°42′30″W / 48.01028°N 89.70833°W / 48.01028; -89.70833
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook
Elevation
942 ft (287 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID1802954[1]

Pigeon River is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States; located four miles north of the community of Grand Portage.

The community is situated on the banks of the Pigeon River, which serves as part of the Canada–United States border.

Pigeon River is located at the intersection of Cook County Road 89 and Joe's Road. The community is near the tip of Minnesota's Arrowhead Region in the extreme northeast part of the state. Pigeon River is located within the Grand Portage Indian Reservation.

The Grand Portage National Monument is nearby.

Education[edit]

All of the county is zoned to Cook County ISD 166.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.