Editing Northome, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

Northome is located at {{coord|47|52|19|N|94|16|48|W|type:city}} (47.871986, -94.280248).

There are named former townships around Northome (Bridgie, Englewood, Wildwood, etc.) but in Koochiching County all townships are unorganized.  Therefore, for Census and other government purposes, the city of Northome also lends its name to the surrounding [[Northome (unorganized territory), Minnesota|Unorganized Territory of Northome]] (approximately {{convert|300|sqmi|km2|sigfig=1}} of SW Koochiching County, excluding Northome and Mizpah, with 500 people in the 2000 census).

===Economy===
Important sources of employment in the area include the Northome School, independent resorts, logging and farming, and several stores in the town, including the Shining Light Cafe. The local newspaper was the ''Northome Record'', produced from 1905 to 2007. Shortly after the ''Northome Record'' ceased the ''Northome Area News'' was created by a local family.

The nearest stop light is 40 miles away in [[Bemidji, Minnesota|Bemidji]], the regional shopping hub.

===Wildlife===
The town is on the shores of Bartlett Lake; to the south is Island Lake, popular for fishing and swimming. The lake holds [[Northern Pike]], [[crappie]], [[perch]], and [[Ameiurus|bullhead]]. Other smaller lakes are in the area as well, together supporting a variety of fish including [[Walleyed Pike|walleye]] and northern pike.  Unlike most of the rest of the Lower 48 states, timber wolves (the [[grey wolf]]) were never eradicated from this area,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/animals/mammals/wolves/RangeExpansion.pdf | title=Wolf Range 1978-1998}}</ref> and wolves can still be heard at night, though rarely seen. [[Bald eagle]]s and [[American black bear|black bears]] are commonly sighted. There have also been occasional reports of [[cougar]] sightings. This area is in the southern part of the [[Taiga]], or boreal forest, with a mix of [[Populus tremuloides|quaking aspen]] (colloquially called ''popple''), [[Abies balsamea|balsam fir]], [[Thuja occidentalis|northern white cedar]] and others, including some remaining [[white pine]] and [[Norway pine]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Northome 3S, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals: 1415ft (431m)
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 52
|Feb record high F = 55
|Mar record high F = 67
|Apr record high F = 74
|May record high F = 87
|Jun record high F = 86
|Jul record high F = 92
|Aug record high F = 92
|Sep record high F = 85
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 75
|Dec record high F = 47
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 39.1
|Feb avg record high F = 43.3
|Mar avg record high F = 55.8
|Apr avg record high F = 67.3
|May avg record high F = 80.7
|Jun avg record high F = 83.1
|Jul avg record high F = 86.6
|Aug avg record high F = 86.7
|Sep avg record high F = 81.2
|Oct avg record high F = 72.6
|Nov avg record high F = 55.2
|Dec avg record high F = 41.3
|year avg record high F = 88.7

|Jan high F = 16.9
|Feb high F = 23.0
|Mar high F = 35.0
|Apr high F = 49.5
|May high F = 62.8
|Jun high F = 72.1
|Jul high F = 77.1
|Aug high F = 75.8
|Sep high F = 67.0
|Oct high F = 52.4
|Nov high F = 34.7
|Dec high F = 21.8
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 6.0
|Feb mean F = 10.3
|Mar mean F = 22.3
|Apr mean F = 37.8
|May mean F = 51.1
|Jun mean F = 61.6
|Jul mean F = 65.9
|Aug mean F = 64.1
|Sep mean F = 55.8
|Oct mean F = 43.3
|Nov mean F = 27.0
|Dec mean F = 12.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = -4.9
|Feb low F = -2.4
|Mar low F = 9.7
|Apr low F = 26.2
|May low F = 39.3
|Jun low F = 51.1
|Jul low F = 54.7
|Aug low F = 52.3
|Sep low F = 44.7
|Oct low F = 34.1
|Nov low F = 19.3
|Dec low F = 3.8
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -33.0
|Feb avg record low F = -28.7
|Mar avg record low F = -17.7
|Apr avg record low F = 10.5
|May avg record low F = 25.7
|Jun avg record low F = 36.8
|Jul avg record low F = 43.5
|Aug avg record low F = 41.5
|Sep avg record low F = 30.1
|Oct avg record low F = 20.5
|Nov avg record low F = -1.7
|Dec avg record low F = -21.8
|year avg record low F = -34.5

| Jan record low F = -45
| Feb record low F = -44
| Mar record low F = -33
| Apr record low F = -4
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 29
| Jul record low F = 38
| Aug record low F = 34
| Sep record low F = 24
| Oct record low F = 13
| Nov record low F = -20
| Dec record low F = -38
| year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.77
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.64
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.20
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.82
|May precipitation inch = 3.01
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.23
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.84
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.20
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.10
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.68
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.36
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.03
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 9.8
|Feb snow inch = 9.1
|Mar snow inch = 6.9
|Apr snow inch = 8.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 2.6
|Nov snow inch = 6.1
|Dec snow inch = 13.5
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00215989&format=pdf
|title = Northome 3S, Minnesota 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 25, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (2008-2020 snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 25, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}