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
Alger is located in Minnesota
Alger
Alger
Alger is located in the United States
Alger
Alger
Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 91°41′34″W / 47.14722°N 91.69278°W / 47.14722; -91.69278
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake
Elevation
1,444 ft (440 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55616
Area code218
GNIS feature ID654565[1]

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

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