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Angle Inlet
Angle Inlet is located in Minnesota
Angle Inlet
Angle Inlet
Location in Minnesota
Angle Inlet is located in the United States
Angle Inlet
Angle Inlet
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Lake of the Woods
Township Angle
Area
 • Total 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2)
 • Land 1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2)
 • Water 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation
1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 54
 • Density 31.07/sq mi (12.00/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56711
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 639371

Angle Inlet is a small community in Minnesota, United States. It is special because it is the northernmost place in the main part of the United States. This means you have to drive through Manitoba, Canada, to get there from other parts of Minnesota! Angle Inlet is part of a unique area called the Northwest Angle.

In 2020, about 54 people lived in Angle Inlet. Long ago, in 1732, the French built a fort called Fort Saint Charles nearby. Angle Inlet also has the last one-room school in Minnesota. Its post office has a sign saying it's the "Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous U.S."

Who Lives in Angle Inlet?

Angle Inlet is a very small community. In 2020, the US Census counted about 54 people living there. This was a small drop from 60 people in the 2010 Census.

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 54
U.S. Decennial Census

Weather in Angle Inlet

Angle Inlet has a climate with warm summers and very cold, snowy winters. It's known for having some of the most extreme winters in the main part of the United States. This is because it's so far north and in the middle of a large continent.

There isn't a weather station right in Angle Inlet. However, scientists at Oregon State University use information from nearby areas to figure out the weather patterns here.

Climate data for Angle Inlet, MN. Elev: 1079 ft (329 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean maximum °F (°C) 36.4
(2.4)
37.6
(3.1)
51.4
(10.8)
67.1
(19.5)
79.3
(26.3)
84.7
(29.3)
86.2
(30.1)
85.4
(29.7)
80.7
(27.1)
69.4
(20.8)
51.2
(10.7)
37.1
(2.8)
89.1
(31.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 12.9
(−10.6)
18.0
(−7.8)
31.8
(−0.1)
46.5
(8.1)
60.8
(16.0)
70.6
(21.4)
76.1
(24.5)
74.3
(23.5)
64.4
(18.0)
49.0
(9.4)
32.4
(0.2)
18.4
(−7.6)
46.3
(7.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 3.3
(−15.9)
7.2
(−13.8)
21.2
(−6.0)
36.9
(2.7)
51.5
(10.8)
62.2
(16.8)
66.6
(19.2)
64.9
(18.3)
55.2
(12.9)
41.5
(5.3)
25.6
(−3.6)
10.5
(−11.9)
37.2
(2.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −6.3
(−21.3)
−3.6
(−19.8)
10.6
(−11.9)
27.4
(−2.6)
42.2
(5.7)
53.8
(12.1)
57.1
(13.9)
55.6
(13.1)
46.0
(7.8)
33.9
(1.1)
18.8
(−7.3)
2.5
(−16.4)
28.2
(−2.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −30.6
(−34.8)
−26.4
(−32.4)
−15.4
(−26.3)
12.0
(−11.1)
28.7
(−1.8)
41.6
(5.3)
46.6
(8.1)
44.7
(7.1)
32.7
(0.4)
20.6
(−6.3)
−0.2
(−17.9)
−22.0
(−30.0)
−32.6
(−35.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.73
(19)
0.62
(16)
0.86
(22)
1.33
(34)
3.00
(76)
4.17
(106)
3.55
(90)
3.01
(76)
3.03
(77)
2.27
(58)
1.04
(26)
0.95
(24)
24.57
(624)
Average relative humidity (%) 82.9 81.7 74.6 63.3 63.9 71.3 74.7 74.3 76.4 76.3 83.1 85.0 74.9
Average dew point °F (°C) −0.7
(−18.2)
2.8
(−16.2)
14.4
(−9.8)
25.6
(−3.6)
39.7
(4.3)
52.8
(11.6)
58.3
(14.6)
56.5
(13.6)
47.9
(8.8)
34.6
(1.4)
21.2
(−6.0)
6.9
(−13.9)
30.0
(−1.1)
Source: PRISM Climate Group

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