Silica is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Saint Louis County,
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
, United States.
The community is located immediately south of the city of
Hibbing at the intersection of State Highway 73 (
MN 73) and Saint Louis County Road 440 (Mattson Road). The
West Swan River flows through the community.
The boundary line between
Itasca and
Saint Louis counties is nearby.
References
* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota
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