Duluth is a port city in Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. It was originally inhabited by people of the Chippewa tribe, who originally named it "Keegewaquampe", which roughly is translated to "people among the great hill". Duluth is the fourth largest city in Minnesota.
Duluth isn't simply a great place to spend your vacation, it's a great place to spend your life. Nationally ranked as one of the best and most affordable places to live in America, our wonderful little city is also one of the top places to work. We're home to Soft Center, a European-based business concept that unites technology businesses, educational institutions and government agencies, helping them grow together. We're also home to flourishing aviation companies like Cirrus Aviation, plus manufacturing and health care industries, not to mention some of the hardest working people in the world. Beyond that, our schools, cultural opportunities, laid-back way of life and tremendous natural surroundings make Duluth too much for just one trip - you'll just have to come back and stay a while.
Here’s a place for the adventurous types to learn exactly what we offer, by the numbers.
105 municipal parks totaling 3,264 acres, plus:
- Two 27-hole golf courses.
- 41 tennis courts.
- 29 baseball/softball fields.
- 22 neighborhood recreation centers.
- 11 senior centers.
- 45 miles of snowmobile trails.
- 44 kilometers of cross-country ski trails.
- 8 self-guided hiking trails.
- Regional zoo.
Dozens of rivers and creeks within the city. Secluded waterfalls throughout town. Hartley Park is 975 acres; Barton Peak Forest Park is 2,775 acres. By comparison, New York’s Central Park is just 860 acres. Rock–climbing opportunities throughout the city. Home to the North Shore Scenic Drive, designated a National All American Road. 30-mile scenic drive follows ancient shoreline 600 feet above the city. Abundance of wildlife; including bear, deer and moose within city limits.
Fishing opportunities: salmon, lake trout, sturgeon, walleye, other big-water fish, plus the annual “smelt run.”
International sculpture garden features works from sister cities in Sweden, Russia, Canada and Japan. Rose garden blooms with more than 40,000 roses. Enger Tower overlooks the city and was dedicated by Crown Prince Olav of Norway. Park Point beach is the world’s longest natural sand bar, jutting seven miles into Lake Superior. Rated by Golf Digest (July ’98) as first in the nation for quality and accessibility in public golf. Recognized by the Audubon Society, Hawk Ridge acts as a “funnel” for tens of thousands of migratory hawks, eagles and other birds of prey. Some of the most vertical downhill skiing in the Midwest. Gateway to Lake Superior’s scenic north shore.
- 2.5-hour drive to the Canadian border.- Split Rock lighthouse.
- Gooseberry Falls State Park.- Tettegouche State Park. One-hour drive from the Iron Range.- Largest open-pit mine in the world.- Supplied the iron that built the nation. Just over one-hour drive to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness/Quetico Canadian Provincial Park.- Thousands of acres of untouched wilderness.- Much of the area is accessible only by canoe and portage.
Housing Cost
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $154,700
Demographics
Population in July 2007: 84,397. Duluth covers 68.0 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 700 feet above sea level.
Area code: 218
Weather
Duluth, MN climate is mild during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 60's and extremely cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 10's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 74.90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 1.10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 17 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 18 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Duluth is 25.60 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is July with an average rainfall of 3.73 Inches.
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