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Taconite is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 360 at the 2010 census.

U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in the community.

Taconite city overview:
Name:	Taconite city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Itasca County
Elevation:	1,401 ft (427 m)
Total Area:	29.62 sq mi (76.72 km²)
Land Area:	27.97 sq mi (72.45 km²)
Water Area:	1.65 sq mi (4.28 km²)
Total Population:	651
Population Density:	23.27/sq mi (8.99/km²)
ZIP code:	55786
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2764048
GNISfeature ID:	0658590

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History

Taconite was established in 1907 and is one of several whistlestop cities located on Highway 169 collectively known as ‘Range Cities’. These cities were branded as such when they sprang up in parallel with the nearby iron mining operations that began in Coleraine and headed in a northeasterly direction. The mines and cities comprise part of what is known as Minnesota’s Iron Range, specifically the Mesabi Range.

Taconite is a derivation of the word Taconic, which is related to the Taconic Mountains of the eastern United States and contain similar geologic formations. ‘Taconic’ is based on a Native American word, documented in use as early as 1685, and spelled a number of ways including:

– Tachkanick – Taghconic – K’takantshan – Tachanizen – Tackinick – Tocconuc – Taughkaughnick – Taghonic – Toghconnuck – Taconick – Toghconnuc – Tacon’ic – Taghkan’nuc – Taconyte – Taghkanick and – Tac’onite

Taconite abuts what was originally called the Holman Mine, with independently operated mines located on either side of the city.

With closure of the mines, the withdrawal of dewatering equipment led to rain, runoff and underground springs raising water levels in the nearby mine pits. The abandoned pits that surround Taconite – including the Holman Mine—have been filled and joined into what is now called the Canisteo Mine complex.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.62 square miles (53.41 km), of which 19.91 square miles (51.57 km) is land and 0.71 square miles (1.84 km) is water.

Taconite is located adjacent to the Cannisteo mine pit. It was established in 1907 and refers to itself as the “Hub of the Nation”.