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Northeast St. Louis is a special kind of area in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. It's called an "unorganized territory." This means it doesn't have its own local government, like a city or a town. Instead, the county government helps manage things there. In the year 2000, about 177 people lived in this area.

About the Land

Northeast St. Louis covers a very large area. It is about 540 square miles (1,398 square kilometers) in total. Most of this area is land, around 460 square miles (1,190 square kilometers). The rest, about 80 square miles (208 square kilometers), is made up of water. This means there are many lakes, rivers, or other water bodies in the territory.

Who Lives Here?

In 2000, a census counted the people living in Northeast St. Louis. There were 177 people living in 81 different homes. These homes included 57 families. The area is very spread out, with less than one person living per square mile. Most of the people living here were White. A smaller number were Native American or from two or more different backgrounds.

The average home had about two people living in it. The average family had about two to three people. The median age of people living here was 50 years old. This means half the people were younger than 50, and half were older. About 19% of the people were under 18 years old.

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