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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|6860|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|6247|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|612|sqmi}} (8.9%) 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 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the largest county in Minnesota and the largest (by total area) in the United States east of the Mississippi River. St. Louis County is the only county in the United States which has a coastline and borders both [[Canada|another country]] and [[Wisconsin|another state]]. [[Voyageurs National Park]], established in 1975, is located in its northwestern corner, on the south shore of [[Rainy Lake]] on the CanadaβUS border; it is popular with water enthusiasts and fishers. The county includes parts of [[Superior National Forest]], established in 1909, and the [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness]] on the border, established in 1978. The BWCAW is a {{convert|1090000|acre|km2|adj=on}} wilderness area designated for fishing, camping, hiking, and canoeing, and is one of the most visited wilderness areas in the United States. St. Louis County has more than 500 lakes. The largest lakes are [[Pelican Lake (St. Louis County, Minnesota)|Pelican]] and [[Lake Vermilion|Vermilion]].<ref name="ac">{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Saint Louis (county)|display=Saint Louis. I. A N. E. county of Minnesota}}</ref> The "Hill of Three Waters" on the [[Laurentian Divide]] lies northeast of [[Hibbing, Minnesota|Hibbing]]. Rainfall on this hill runs to three watersheds: [[Hudson Bay]] to the north, the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]] to the east (via [[Lake Superior]]), or the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to the south and west (via the Mississippi River).<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 km NE of Hibbing, Minnesota, United States 7/1/1983 |url=http://msrmaps.com/download.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=15&X=627&Y=6571&W=3&qs=%7cHibbing%7cMN%7c |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025135538/http://msrmaps.com/download.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=15&X=627&Y=6571&W=3&qs=%7cHibbing%7cMN%7c |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=June 17, 2011 |website=Microsoft Research Terraserver |publisher=USGS |quote=See USGS map sheet "Hibbing Quadrangle", Minnesota-St. Louis county, 7.5 minute series, the "three-way watershed" marker is located at a spot on the hill about 375 meters south of the truck shop on the property of Hibbing Taconite mining company.}}</ref> The county is drained by the [[St. Louis River|St. Louis]], [[Vermilion River (Minnesota)|Vermilion]], and other rivers.<ref name=ac/> [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]] on Lake Superior is one of the most important fresh-water ports in the United States. The county encompasses part of the [[Iron Range]]. It has had a significant [[taconite]] mining industry, with active mines located in Hibbing, Mountain Iron, Eveleth, Virginia, and Babbitt, in addition to Keewatin in [[Itasca County]]. ===Major highways=== {{See also|County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota}} {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35]] * [[Image:I-535.svg|24px]] [[Interstate 535]] β John Blatnik Bridge * [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2|U.S. Highway 2]] * [[Image:US 53.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 53|U.S. Highway 53]] * [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169|U.S. Highway 169]] * [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 1]] * [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]] * [[Image:MN-33.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 33]] * [[Image:MN-37.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 37]] * [[Image:MN-39.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 39]] β McCuen Street * [[Image:MN-61.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 61]] β North Shore * [[Image:MN-73.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 73]] * [[Image:MN-135.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 135]] * [[Image:MN-169.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 169]] * [[Image:MN-194.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 194]] * [[Image:MN-210.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 210]] * [[File:St Louis County Route 4 MN.svg|20px]] [[St. Louis County Road 4]] - Rice Lake Road * [[File:St Louis County Route 13 MN.svg|20px]] [[St. Louis County Road 13]] β Midway Road {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Rainy River District, Ontario]], Canada (north) * [[Lake County, Minnesota|Lake County]] (east) * [[Douglas County, Wisconsin]] (southeast) * [[Carlton County, Minnesota|Carlton County]] (south) * [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]] (southwest) * [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca County]] (west) * [[Koochiching County, Minnesota|Koochiching County]] (northwest) ===National protected areas=== * [[Superior National Forest]] (part) ** [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness]] (part) * [[Voyageurs National Park]] (part)
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