Map of Crosby city, Minnesota

Crosby is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,386 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. Crosby is adjacent to its twin city of Ironton, in the Cuyuna iron range.

Crosby city overview:
Name:	Crosby city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Crow Wing County
Elevation:	1,260 ft (380 m)
Total Area:	3.73 sq mi (9.66 km²)
Land Area:	2.96 sq mi (7.65 km²)
Water Area:	0.77 sq mi (2.01 km²)
Total Population:	2,360
Population Density:	798.65/sq mi (308.31/km²)
ZIP code:	56441
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2713924
GNISfeature ID:	0642478
Website:	www.crosbymn.govoffice3.com

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History

Crosby was built for the sole purpose of mining. It was named for George H. Crosby, a businessman in the mining industry.

Crosby was the location of Minnesota’s worst mining disaster, the Milford Mine disaster. On February 5, 1924, a new tunnel was blasted too close to nearby Foley Lake, and water rushed in, killing 41 miners.

In the 1932 local elections, Karl Emil Nygard was elected president of Crosby’s Village Council, making it the first city in the United States to have a Communist mayor.

In August 1957, David G. Simons, a 35-year-old Air Force major, climbed to nearly 102,000 feet (31,000 m) above the earth as part of Project Manhigh. The flight, which was launched from Crosby’s 400-foot-deep (120 m) Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake, helped the United States take its fledgling steps into space exploration. Simons returned to Crosby in 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of the project.

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Geography

Crosby is in eastern Crow Wing County at the intersection of Minnesota Highways 6 and 210. Ironton is adjacent to the west and Deerwood lies to the east along route 210. Serpent Lake is adjacent to the southeast and the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area is to the northwest. The Mississippi River flows by four miles to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 3.73 square miles (9.66 km), of which 3.07 square miles (7.95 km) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.71 km) is water.