Zim, Minnesota

Zim is an unincorporated place in McDavitt Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

Zim, Minnesota
Zim, Minnesota
Location of the community of Zim
within McDavitt Township, Saint Louis County
Zim, Minnesota
Zim, Minnesota (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°18′25″N 92°36′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySaint Louis
TownshipMcDavitt Township
Elevation
1,342 ft (409 m)
Population
  Total20
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55738
Area code(s)218
GNIS feature ID662843[1]

Zim got its name from a nearby lumber camp of a man named Zimmerman.[2] Nearby is the "Sax-Zim Bog", one of the world's best birdwatching places.[3] It was named for the two nearby, mostly uninhabited, towns of Zim and Sax.[3] Every February the habitat hosts a three-day festival for birdwatchers.[3]

References

  1. "Zim, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Warren Upham, Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance, Volume 17 (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1920), p. 492
  3. Gustav Axelson (18 January 2013). "In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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