Pokegama, Minnesota facts for kids
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Pokegama
Bakegamaang
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 Pokegama, Minnesota
Location in Minnesota
Pokegama, Minnesota
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Township | Pokegama Township |
| Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
55030 and 55063
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| Area code(s) | 320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 649613 |
Pokegama (/pəˈkɛɡɒˌmɑː/) is an unincorporated community in Pokegama Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States; along the Pokegama Lake. Its name in Ojibwe is Bakegamaang, meaning "at the side-lake", referring to Pokegama Lake's position to the Snake River.
The community is located between Pine City and Henriette; near the intersection of Pine County 7 and Pine County 13.
History
Originally an Ojibwa village, Pokegama housed a Presbyterian Mission ran by Frederick Ayer, claiming to print the first Christian Bible in the Ojibwe language in Minnesota.
As of 2004, Pokegama held the Minnesota state record low temperature records for March (-49 F in 1897), November (-45 F in 1896), and December (-57 F in 1898).
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