Silver Bay, Minnesota

Silver Bay
Taconite Plant in Silver Bay
Taconite Plant in Silver Bay
Location of the city of Silver Bay within Lake County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Silver Bay
within Lake County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°17′33″N 91°16′22″W / 47.29250°N 91.27278°W / 47.29250; -91.27278
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake
Area
 • Total8.06 sq mi (20.88 km2)
 • Land7.63 sq mi (19.76 km2)
 • Water0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 • Total1,857
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
1,858
 • Density243.45/sq mi (93.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55614
Area code218
FIPS code27-60250[4]
GNIS feature ID0658258[5]
Websitesilverbay.com

Silver Bay is a city in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,857 at the time of the 2020 census.[6] It is the largest population center in a natural tourism area which includes, Tettegouche State Park and the Split Rock Lighthouse. It is a port along Lake Superior for iron ore and has taconite mining facilities of its own.

The North Shore National Scenic Drive runs through town.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census (City) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2022.

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