Bigfork, Minnesota

Bigfork is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.

Minnesota State Highway 38 serves as a main route in the community.

Bigfork originally began as a settlement when Damase "Uncle Tom" Neveaux built a log cabin on the Big Fork River, claiming the stand of pine there, and began logging activities.

[5] By 1902, a post office was established,[6] and in 1906, a station was added to the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway.

On January 17, 1907, less than a year after the railway stop was completed, Bigfork was incorporated as a village.

[5] Bigfork Village Hall, built in 1936 with WPA funds, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

42.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Map of Minnesota highlighting Itasca County