Babbitt, Minnesota
| Babbitt, Minnesota | |
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 Location of the city of Babbitt within Saint Louis County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 47°40′10″N 91°55′10″W / 47.66944°N 91.91944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.72 sq mi (276.40 km2) |
| • Land | 105.91 sq mi (274.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,483 ft (452 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,475 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,507 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 55706 |
| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-03106 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0660701 |
| Website | www.babbitt-mn.com |
Babbitt is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 1,475.
Saint Louis County Highway 21 (CR 21) serves as a main route in the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 106.72 square miles (276.40 km2); 105.91 square miles (274.31 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2) is water.
The city grew out of the formation of a taconite mine built by the Armco and Republic Steel starting in 1944. The company town was built near the eastern edge of the Mesabi Iron Range. The city of Silver Bay was built simultaneously along Lake Superior (60 miles to the southeast), and connected by train, for transportation of iron ore to cities along the Great Lakes. Babbitt is named after Judge Kurnal R. Babbitt of New York City. Judge Babbitt, who died on February 15, 1920, was general counsel for and a director of several mining companies. Before removing to New York in 1908, he practiced law in Colorado at Aspen, Cripple Creek, and Colorado Springs.
Babbitt is surrounded by the Superior National Forest and often has wild animals like deer and wolves within the city limits. In the summer black bears are often sighted.
Babbitt enjoys being the hometown to a few celebrities both local (Dale Kasten) and national (Buzz Schneider). Schneider's claim to fame was being on the 1976 Olympic hockey team and the 1980 Olympic gold medal hockey team. Schneider, known as the "Babbitt Rabbit", scored the first goal against the Russians in possibly the most renowned game of hockey ever played; the semi-finals of the 1980 Olympics (Miracle on Ice). Babbitt is home to a few NCAA division one hockey players, most notably: Buzz Schneider - University of Minnesota, Steve Schneider - Notre Dame, Greg Woods-Denver University and Mike Krensing - University of Minnesota Duluth. Schneider played on two national champion hockey teams at Minnesota. Babbitt is also home to the 1976 State High School Baseball Champions. Babbitt High School was the first ever Class "A" High School Baseball Champions, as champions before 1976 were 1 classification. John F. Kennedy High School in Babbitt was known as the Babbitt-Embarrass High School following a consolidation with the latter community. The school is now a K-12 facility called the Northeast Range School, established after another consolidation with the Tower-Soudan High School. The Babbitt-Embarrass school colors were purple and white; the school's mascot was the Knights. The school song was "The Ranger Song" from the musical comedy Rio Rita, which is a 1929 RKO Picture starring Bebe Daniels and John Boles along with the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey. The film is based on the 1927 stage musical produced by Florenz Ziegfeld.
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