Editing Duluth, Minnesota (section)

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, U.S.}}
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{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Duluth, Minnesota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = Zenith city of unsalted seas
|motto                    = 
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|map_caption              = Location of Duluth in [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|St. Louis County]], [[Minnesota]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|St. Louis County]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metro]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Twin Ports]]
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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]<ref>Duluth Charter, Chapter II §2</ref>
|leader_title             = [[List of mayors of Duluth, Minnesota|Mayor]]
|governing_body           = [[Duluth City Council]]
|leader_name              = [[Roger Reinert]]
|leader_party             = [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|DFL]]
|leader_title1            = [[City manager]]
|leader_name1             = Dave Montgomery
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|leader_name2             = 
|established_title        = First Settled
|established_date         = 1850-51
|established_title1       = Platted
|established_date1        = 1856
|established_title2       = Incorporated (town)
|established_date2        = May 19, 1857
|established_title3       = Incorporated (city)
|established_date3        = March 5, 1870
|established_title4       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] (city charter)
|established_date4        = March 2, 1887
|named_for                = [[Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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|population_total         = 86697
|population_density_km2   = 472.39
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|population_rank          = US: 398th<br>MN: [[List of cities in Minnesota|4th]]
|population_urban         = 119411<ref name="urban area">{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|title=2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=Federal Register|date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> (US: [[List of United States urban areas|281st]])
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|population_blank1        = 326968 (US: [[Combined statistical area|112nd]])
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|population_demonym       = Duluthian
|demographics_type1       = GDP
|demographics1_footnotes  = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Total Gross Domestic Product for Duluth, MN-WI (MSA)|url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP20260|work=[[Federal Reserve Economic Data]] |publisher=[[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]}}</ref>
|demographics1_title1     = Metro
|demographics1_info1      = $16.822 billion (2022)
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 55801–55808, 55810–55812, 55814–55816
|area_code                = [[Area code 218|218]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-17000
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 661145<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|661145}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 8.875%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/duluth.html|title=Duluth (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=November 18, 2024}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://duluthmn.gov/|duluthmn.gov}}
|footnotes                = 
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'''Duluth''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Duluth.ogg|d|ə|ˈ|l|uː|θ}} {{respell|də|LOOTH}}) is a [[Port|port city]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]] and the [[county seat]] of [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|St. Louis County]]. Located on [[Lake Superior]] in Minnesota's [[Arrowhead Region]], the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population was 86,697 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Duluth_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2717000 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref> making it Minnesota's [[List of cities in Minnesota|fifth-largest city]]. Duluth forms a metropolitan area with neighboring [[Superior, Wisconsin]], called the [[Twin Ports]]. Duluth is south of the [[Iron Range]] and the [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness]]. It is named after [[Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut]], the area's first known European explorer.

Duluth is on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the [[Great Lakes]]. It is the largest metropolitan area, the second-largest city, and the largest U.S. city on the lake. Duluth is accessible to the Atlantic Ocean, {{convert|2300|mi|km|-1}} away, via the [[Great Lakes Waterway]] and [[St. Lawrence Seaway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duluth Seaway Port Authority |url=http://www.duluthport.com/port.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123153713/http://www.duluthport.com/port.php |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |access-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref> The Port of Duluth is the world's farthest inland port accessible to oceangoing ships<ref>{{Cite web |last=Circle |first=Twelve Mile |date=March 20, 2014 |title=Farthest Inland Port |url=https://www.howderfamily.com/blog/farthest-inland-port/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702055726/https://www.howderfamily.com/blog/farthest-inland-port/ |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=July 2, 2020 |website=Twelve Mile Circle |language=en-US}}</ref> and is the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Duluth Seaway Port Authority |url=http://www.duluthport.com/port.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123153713/http://www.duluthport.com/port.php |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |access-date=July 2, 2020 |website=www.duluthport.com}}</ref> It is also among the top 20 U.S. ports by tonnage. Common items shipped from Duluth include coal, iron ore, grain, limestone, cement, salt, wood pulp, steel coil, and [[wind turbine]] parts.

Duluth is a popular [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] tourist destination. The city is home to the [[Great Lakes Aquarium]], a freshwater aquarium. The [[Aerial Lift Bridge]], next to [[Canal Park (Duluth)|Canal Park]], crosses the [[Duluth Ship Canal]] into the Duluth–Superior harbor. [[Minnesota Point]], known locally as Park Point, is the world's longest freshwater [[Peresyp|baymouth bar]], stretching {{convert|6|mi|km|0}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientific and Natural Areas: Minnesota Point Pine Forest: Minnesota DNR |url=http://www.dnr.minnesota.gov/snas/sna02000/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328071840/http://www.dnr.minnesota.gov/snas/sna02000/index.html |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |access-date=August 12, 2011 |publisher=Dnr.minnesota.gov |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The city is also the starting point for road trips along the [[North Shore (Lake Superior)|North Shore]] of Lake Superior to [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]].

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