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History · Angle Inlet

Half of Angle Inlet’s homes were built after 1970

Most of Angle Inlet was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Angle Inlet’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Angle Inlet are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Angle Inlet, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Angle Inlet yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Angle Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 54 as of the 2020 census. The community is part of the Northwest Angle, the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel; it is the northernmost census-designated place in the contiguous United States. The French built Fort Saint Charles nearby in 1732. Angle Inlet has the last one-room school in Minnesota and a post office with a sign stating that it is the "Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous U.S." Angle Inlet is only accessible year round by paved road from Manitoba, Canada, with an ice road connecting…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 60 to 54 (-10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Angle Inlet on the map, 1967 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Angle Inlet. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Angle Inlet on the 1967 USGS mapAngle Inlet on the 1985 USGS map1967Angle Inlet sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Angle Inlet.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.