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{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Nevis |settlement_type = [[City]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images ---------------> |image_skyline = World's biggest Tiger Muskie-Nevis, Minnesota.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = World's biggest Tiger Muskie |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps -----------------> |image_map = Hubbard_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Nevis_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Nevis, Minnesota |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location -------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Minnesota]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Hubbard County, Minnesota|Hubbard]] <!-- Government -----------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Jeanne Thompson |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area -----------------> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 2.62 |area_land_km2 = 2.40 |area_water_km2 = 0.22 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.01 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.93 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.08 <!-- Population -----------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_footnotes = |population_total = 377 |population_density_km2 = 157.07 |population_density_sq_mi = 406.69 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 449 |elevation_ft = 1473 |coordinates = {{coord|46|57|51|N|94|50|40|W|region:US-MN|display=inline}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 56467 |area_code = [[Area code 218|218]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 27-45340<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0657586<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://nevis.govoffice.com/|nevis.gov}} |footnotes = }} '''Nevis''' ({{IPAc-en|Λ|n|iΛ|v|α΅»|s}} {{respell|NEE|viss}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> is a city in [[Hubbard County, Minnesota|Hubbard County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 377 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2745340 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> [[Minnesota State Highway 34]] serves as a main arterial route in the community. Nevis began as a railway village. A post office was established in 1899, and the village separated from Nevis Township and incorporated in 1921.<ref>{{cite book | last = Upham | first = Warren | title = Minnesota Place Names: a Geographical Encyclopedia | publisher = Minnesota Historica Society | year = 2001 | isbn = 9780873513968 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PP1}}</ref> The Louis J. Moser House near Nevis was constructed in the early 1900s and used as a fishing camp. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota#Hubbard County|National Register of Historic Places]]. [[Robert G. Renner]], a U.S. federal judge, was born in Nevis in 1923. The [[Muskellunge|muskie fish]] is native to the waterways in the area, and is celebrated in Nevis. Nevis Muskie Days are held each July, and include a 5K run, a street dance, and numerous vendors.<ref>{{cite web | title = Calendar of Events | publisher = Nevis Civic & Commerce | url = http://www.nevischamber.com/calendar.htm | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130608103048/http://www.nevischamber.com/calendar.htm | archivedate = June 8, 2013 }}</ref> The city is also home to the [[Nevis Tiger Muskie]], a 30-foot-long sculpture. Nevis is located along the [[Heartland State Trail]], a multi-use recreational rail trail.
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