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Coordinates: 45°26′41″N 93°27′37″W / 45.44472°N 93.46028°W / 45.44472; -93.46028
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In 2008, a fire destroyed the County Line Bar and Grill, formerly Hierlinger’s general store, and the Farmers Cooperative Mercantile Company of West Stanford it reopened January 2013 at the same location. Crown largely consists of the store, County Line Bar, and Zion Lutheran Church and School one mile north of Crown.
In 2008, a fire destroyed the County Line Bar and Grill, formerly Hierlinger’s general store, and the Farmers Cooperative Mercantile Company of West Stanford it reopened January 2013 at the same location. Crown largely consists of the store, County Line Bar, and Zion Lutheran Church and School one mile north of Crown.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
* [[Image:US_169.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 169 in Minnesota|United States Highway 169]]
* [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 47]]
* [[Image:Isanti_County_Route_8_MN.svg|20px]] [[List of county roads in Isanti County, Minnesota#8|Isanti County Road 8]]
* [[Image:Isanti_County_Route_7_MN.svg|20px]] [[List of county roads in Isanti County, Minnesota#7|Isanti County Road 7]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:14, 1 August 2021

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Crown is located in Minnesota
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Crown is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 45°26′41″N 93°27′37″W / 45.44472°N 93.46028°W / 45.44472; -93.46028
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyIsanti
TownshipStanford Township
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code763
GNIS feature ID642513[1]

Crown is an unincorporated community in Stanford Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located north of St. Francis.

Isanti County Roads 7 and 8 are two of the main routes in the community. State Highway 47 (MN 47) and U.S. Highway 169 are nearby.

History

Crown was founded in the late 19th century by primarily German immigrants. It had a creamery, three stores with bars, a blacksmith shop, a garage repair shop, and a German Lutheran Church and a Lutheran School.

The Lemke family owned the remaining community store from 1905 to 2005, when it was sold and renamed "Crown Gas and Goodies".

In 2008, a fire destroyed the County Line Bar and Grill, formerly Hierlinger’s general store, and the Farmers Cooperative Mercantile Company of West Stanford it reopened January 2013 at the same location. Crown largely consists of the store, County Line Bar, and Zion Lutheran Church and School one mile north of Crown.

Infrastructure

Transportation

References

  1. ^ "Crown, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  • Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2013/2014 edition