Country United States County Itasca GNIS ID 656702 Zip code 56636 Local time Sunday 11:26 PM | State Minnesota Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 406 m Population 212 (2010) Area code 218 | |
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Weather -10°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 56% Humidity Area 4.944 km² (4.861 km² Land / 8 ha Water) | ||
Inger is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, along the Bowstring River of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population was 212.
Map of Inger, MN 56636, USA
The center of Inger is generally considered at the junction of Itasca County Roads 35 and 146. State Highway 46 (MN 46) is also in the vicinity. Inger is located 22 miles northwest of Deer River.
In Ojibwe, the community is called Chi-achaabaaning, meaning "by the Big Bowstring" due to its location along the Bowstring River. The village is located in the former Inger Township, which reverted to being unorganized. Named for one of its pioneer settlers, a post office was in operation from 1912 until 1955.
Located 9 miles south of Inger is the Winnibigoshish Lake Dam, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.