Keewatin, Minnesota

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• Purchase of cat cages OK'd for new shelter
  

  A request for funds to purchase cat cages for the new city-owned animal shelter had councilors scratching for answers early last week.

• The lights of Fourth Avenue
  

  Fourth Avenue in Keewatin takes on a festive look each December. The three first place winners of this year's lighting contest live within two blocks of each other on the residential street.

• Panel seeking answers to taconite dust and lung diseases
  

  Experts on a health panel on cancer rates among Iron Range miners said Thursday evening they are making progress on a number of related studies.

• Range's fast fall follows boom
  

  After years of prosperity that crescendoed to a boom for much of 2008, the world economic crisis has brought hard times back to the Iron Range with stunning speed.

• KeeTac plant to be idled
  

  PITTSBURGH a " Keewatin Taconite is among three U.S. Steel facilities expected to be idled sometime within the next several weeks, according to a company announcement made late Tuesday.

• Economy Takes Toll On Iron Range
  

  The downturn in global steel markets continues to take its toll on Iron Range mines.

• KeeTac workers learn more about layoffs
  

  Employees at Keewatin Taconite received official word Wednesday that it will be the first taconite operation in Minnesota to shut down altogether since the recession has cut deeply into the demand for pellets.

• More layoffs in the iron industry
  

  Layoffs are coming to the Minnesota Iron Range.A Three-hundred-fiftyA hourly and 80 management positions are being eliminated.

• Keewatin Taconite plant to be idled
  

  Keewatin Taconite is among three U.S. Steel facilities expected to be idled sometime within the next several weeks.

• U.S. Steel laying off 400 at Keewatin plant
  

  Hundreds of workers at the taconite plant in Keewatin are wondering how long the layoff will last this time.

• U.S. Steel Idles Keewatin Taconite
  

  U.S. Steel announced they are idling several facilities, including Keewatin Taconite, in the next several week.

• Layoffs loom as Iron Range feels pinch of tough economy
  

  The Iron Range is beginning to feel the pain of worldwide economic downturn. At least half the state's six mining companies expect layoffs.

• Review Of NE Minn. Taconite Expansion To Begin
  

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• Vote Yes
  

  "Lately, local schools have been struggling, but I am never going to give up on our kids and teachers." This quote by Tom Anzelc is just the right attitude needed by the citizens of our school district to save ...

• Make N-K's future bright
  

  High school is supposed to be a fun learning experience for teens, but what happens when they aren't learning things they're interested in? Some skip school, some just don't try and do poorly.

• Five vie for seats on Nashwauk-Keewatin School Board
  

  On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters in the Nashwauk-Keewatin School District will elect three people to serve on the N-K School Board.

• Vermilion park deal on hold over land price
  

  When Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his support for creation of Lake Vermilion State Park near Soudan, Minn., he said the owner of the 2,500 acres of spectacular, cliff-strewn shoreline, U.S. Steel Corp., would ...

• Keetac expansion nears end of phase 1 in environmental review
  

  Comment on This Story / Send This Article to a Friend Business North - Around The Region - Duluth & Superior Newspaper Keetac expansion nears end of phase 1 in environmental review 10/1/2008 by Beth Bily U.S. ...

• September 26 Prep Football Scores
  

  International Falls vs. Eveleth-Gilbert ppd. to Sep 27. Ely vs. Nashwauk-Keewatin ppd.

City Description

Keewatin is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 1,164 at the 2000 census. U.S. Route 169 serves as a main arterial route in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (14.93%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,164 people, 522 households, and 306 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.7 people per square mile (182.7/km²). There were 550 housing units at an average density of 223.8/sq mi (86.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.77% White, 0.34% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population. There were 522 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The

City Contained By:

• Itasca County
• Minnesota

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 7.51096551997 km squared

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