Editing Hubbard County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The county's terrain is hilly, largely wooded, and dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name="HCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hubbard+County,+MN/@47.1082792,-95.201245,86991m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b790d74690f7f9:0x58f2ca6a5834df0!8m2!3d47.1860527!4d-94.9411423 ''Hubbard County MN'' Google Maps (accessed March 12, 2019)]</ref> It generally slopes to the east, with the northern part sloping to the north and the southern part sloping to the south. Its highest point is near the lower middle of its western border, at {{convert|1,549|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Hubbard County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 12, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|999.500|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|926.021|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|73.479|sqmi}} (7.35%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 County Gazetteer Files – Minnesota|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_counties_27.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> It is the 24th largest county in Minnesota by total area.

There may be such a high point on the border but the accepted high point for this county is the Thorpe Lookout at 1844 feet which is why the forest service maintains a tower there the US Geodetic Survey agrees.47.0962°N, -94.8539° W [[File:Hubbard Co Pie Chart Newest No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Hubbard County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 53-56. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 71]]
* [[Image:MN-34.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 34]]
* [[Image:MN-64.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 64]]
* [[Image:MN-87.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 87]]
* [[Image:MN-113.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 113]]
* [[Image:MN-200.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 200]]
* [[Image:MN-226.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 226]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Beltrami County, Minnesota|Beltrami County]] - north
* [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]] - east
* [[Wadena County, Minnesota|Wadena County]] - south
* [[Becker County, Minnesota|Becker County]] - southwest
* [[Clearwater County, Minnesota|Clearwater County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Badoura Jack Pine Woodland Scientific and Natural Area
* Huntersville State Forest (part)
* Itasca State Park (part)
* Mississippi Headwaters (part)
* Paul Bunyan State Forest (part)
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