Editing Pennington County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Pennington Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|Soils of Pennington County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]] [[File:Oriniak WMA New Wiki Version.jpg|thumb|Soils of Oriniak WMA neighborhood]]
The [[Red Lake River]] flows westward into the county from [[Beltrami County, Minnesota|Beltrami County]] through Pennington's central portion. Near [[Thief River Falls, Minnesota|Thief River Falls]] it is joined by the [[Thief River]], flowing southward into the county from [[Marshall County, Minnesota|Marshall County]]. The combined flow exits Pennington County toward the south, then swings west- and northwestward as it moves to its confluence with the [[Red River of the North|Red River]] near [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, lightly wooded, with all available areas devoted to agriculture.<ref name="PCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pennington+County,+MN/@48.0544303,-96.1816514,49300m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52c773e8e2ba1771:0x59565ae23382c3cb!8m2!3d48.0391802!4d-96.075015 Pennington County MN Google Maps (accessed April 29, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the west and south,<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Pennington County MN" Google Maps (accessed April 29, 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=April 29, 2019}}</ref> with its highest point near the lower east border, at {{convert|1,186|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22112 High Point of Pennington County, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed April 29, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|618|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|617|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.7|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 24, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Pennington is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties with more savanna soils than either prairie or forest soils.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 1]]
* [[Image:MN-32.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 32]]
* [[Image:MN-219.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 219]]
* [[Image:County 3 (MN).svg|20px]] [[County roads in Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County State-Aid Highway 3]]: Major connector between Pennington County and [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]]. Connects with Polk County State-Aid Highway 21.
* [[Image:County 17 (MN).svg|20px]] [[County roads in Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County State-Aid Highway 17]]: Connects [[Thief River Falls, Minnesota|Thief River Falls]] to the [[Thief River Falls Regional Airport|Airport]]
* [[Image:County 10 (MN).svg|20px]] [[County roads in Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County State-Aid Highway 10]]: Major route, also known as [[Pembina Trail]]
* [[Image:County 16 (MN).svg|20px]] [[County roads in Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County State-Aid Highway 16]]:  [[U.S. Route 59|US 59]] [[Bypass (road)|Truck Bypass]] of [[Thief River Falls, Minnesota|Thief River Falls]], connects [[US Route 59|US 59]] / [[Minnesota State Highway 1|MN 1]] on the west side of town to [[Minnesota State Highway 32|MN 32]] on the south side of town
* [[Image:County 27 (MN).svg|20px]] [[Image:County 28 (MN).svg|20px]] [[County roads in Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County State-Aid Highways 27 & 28]]: Designated and designed for heavy truck traffic connecting [[U.S. Highway 2 in Minnesota|US 2]] to [[Roseau County, Minnesota|Roseau County]] and [[Marshall County, Minnesota|Marshall County]]
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===Airports===
* [[Thief River Falls Regional Airport]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Marshall County, Minnesota|Marshall County]] - north
* [[Beltrami County, Minnesota|Beltrami County]] - east
* [[Clearwater County, Minnesota|Clearwater County]] - southeast
* [[Red Lake County, Minnesota|Red Lake County]] - south
* [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk County]] - west
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===Protected areas===
* Higinbotham State Wildlife Management Area
* Pembina State Wildlife Management Area