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Alger, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 91°41′34″W / 47.14722°N 91.69278°W / 47.14722; -91.69278
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Lake
Elevation	1,444 ft (440 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55616
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	654565

Alger is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is nine miles north of Two Harbors, near the intersection of Lake County Highway 2 and Alger Grade, Township Road 24.

Alger, Minnesota gets its name from the old railway and logging company, Alger-Smith Lumber Company (which dissolved in 1919). The founder of that lumber company was former Michigan governor Russell Alexander Alger.

Alger is located near the boundary line between Silver Creek Township and Lake No. 2 Unorganized Territory of Lake County.

It is located within ZIP code 55616 based in Two Harbors.

References

1. "Alger, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Two Harbors
Cities	Beaver Bay Silver Bay Two Harbors
Townships	Beaver Bay Crystal Bay Fall Lake Silver Creek Stony River
CDPs	Finland Knife River
Other communities	Alger Castle Danger Cramer East Beaver Bay Highland Illgen City Isabella Larsmont Lax Lake Little Marais McNair Murphy City Sawbill Landing Section Thirty Silver Creek Stewart Toimi Waldo Wales
Unorganized territories	Lake No. 1 Lake No. 2
Ghost town	Splitrock
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