Baudette, Minnesota
| Baudette, Minnesota | |
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 Location of Baudette within Lake of the Woods County and state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 48°42′45″N 94°35′42″W / 48.71250°N 94.59500°WCoordinates: 48°42′45″N 94°35′42″W / 48.71250°N 94.59500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lake of the Woods |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.66 sq mi (12.07 km2) |
| • Land | 4.25 sq mi (11.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,106 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,080 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (92/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56623 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-04024 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0639732 |
| Website | City Website |
Baudette is a city and county seat of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2010 census. It is known as the Walleye Capital of the World.
Baudette was incorporated in 1907. Baudette began as a steamboat landing and lumber town with a sawmill, following the railroad coming through in 1901. It was named for Joseph Baudette, a trapper who had been in the area since the early 1880s. The post office at Baudette began in 1900, first called Port Hyland, with Daniel Hyland as postmaster, changing to Baudette in 1901. Baudette had a station of the Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad, now Canadian National Railway.
Baudette was largely destroyed by the Baudette Fire of 1910, but was quickly rebuilt.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.66 square miles (12.07 km2), of which 4.25 square miles (11.01 km2) is land and 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2) is water.
The city is located along the Rainy River at its confluence with the Baudette River. It lies across the Rainy River from the town of Rainy River, Ontario and southeast of the Lake of the Woods.
Baudette and Rainy River are connected by the Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge.
Minnesota Highway 11, Minnesota Highway 72, and Minnesota Highway 172 are three of the main routes in the community.
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