Floodwood, Minnesota
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Floodwood, Minnesota is a small rural city in St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Floodwood, Minnesota canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10218760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Floodwood, Minnesota Context triple: [Minnesota's 8th congressional district, containsCity, Floodwood, Minnesota]
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A.
Fountain, Minnesota
Fountain, Minnesota is a small city in southeastern Minnesota known as the "Sinkhole Capital of the United States" due to its karst topography and numerous sinkholes.
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B.
Zumbro Falls, Minnesota
Zumbro Falls, Minnesota is a small rural city in Wabasha County known for its location along the Zumbro River and its susceptibility to river flooding.
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C.
Watertown, Minnesota
Watertown, Minnesota is a small city in Carver County known for its rural charm, proximity to the Twin Cities metro area, and access to the Crow River and regional parks.
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D.
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota is a suburban city in the Twin Cities metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and proximity to Saint Paul.
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E.
Waverly, Minnesota
Waverly, Minnesota is a small city in Wright County known historically as the rural hometown and death place of former U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Floodwood, Minnesota Target entity description: Floodwood, Minnesota is a small rural city in St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota.
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A.
Fountain, Minnesota
Fountain, Minnesota is a small city in southeastern Minnesota known as the "Sinkhole Capital of the United States" due to its karst topography and numerous sinkholes.
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B.
Zumbro Falls, Minnesota
Zumbro Falls, Minnesota is a small rural city in Wabasha County known for its location along the Zumbro River and its susceptibility to river flooding.
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C.
Watertown, Minnesota
Watertown, Minnesota is a small city in Carver County known for its rural charm, proximity to the Twin Cities metro area, and access to the Crow River and regional parks.
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D.
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota is a suburban city in the Twin Cities metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and proximity to Saint Paul.
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E.
Waverly, Minnesota
Waverly, Minnesota is a small city in Wright County known historically as the rural hometown and death place of former U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 218 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | St. Louis County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | small rural population ⓘ |
| economicCharacter | rural ⓘ |
| elevationInFeet | 1263 ⓘ |
| elevationInMeters | 385 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 27-21608 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0661594 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Floodwood City Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Floodwood River bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicSchool | Floodwood School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highway |
Minnesota State Highway 73
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Highway 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1893 ⓘ |
| knownFor | annual catfish days festival ⓘ |
| landAreaSquareKilometers | 2.67 ⓘ |
| landAreaSquareMiles | 1.03 ⓘ |
| latitude | 46.9269° N ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Duluth, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Rapids, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNearRiver | Saint Louis River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Floodwood River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | 92.9033° W ⓘ |
| nickname | Catfish Capital of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.ci.floodwood.mn.us/ ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Duluth metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2000 | 503 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 528 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 477 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 55736 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ small-scale retail ⓘ |
| region | Arrowhead Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Floodwood School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| waterAreaSquareKilometers | 0.05 ⓘ |
| waterAreaSquareMiles | 0.02 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Floodwood, Minnesota Description of subject: Floodwood, Minnesota is a small rural city in St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.