Zim, Minnesota
Zim is an unincorporated place in McDavitt Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.[1]
| Coordinates: 47°18′25″N 92°36′12″W / 47.30694°N 92.60333°WCoordinates: 47°18′25″N 92°36′12″W / 47.30694°N 92.60333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Township | McDavitt Township |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55738 |
| GNIS feature ID | 662843[1] |
Zim got its name from a nearby lumber camp of a man named Zimmerman.[2] Nearby is the "Sax-Zim Bog", one of the world's best birdwatching places.[3] It was named for the two nearby, mostly uninhabited, towns of Zim and Sax.[3] Every February the habitat hosts a three-day festival for birdwatchers.[3]
Zim, Minnesota Media
Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center sign
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zim, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Warren Upham, Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance, Volume 17 (St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1920), p. 492
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gustav Axelson (18 January 2013). "In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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