Census Data for Alger
As far as we can tell, Alger has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Alger, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Two Harbors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
- Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <1>
- Silver Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- Silver Bay is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Bay <1>
Lake County ...
Alger is located in Lake County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lake County.
Miscellaneous Information for Alger ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lake County or the community of Alger:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Alger:
- GNIS ID for Alger: 654565
- GNIS ID for Lake County: 659484
- GNIS ID for State of Minnesota: 662849
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 27 (Minnesota)
- County Code: 075 (Lake County)
- Place Code: 01000 (Alger)
- State & County Code: 27/075 (Minnesota / Lake County)
- State & Place Code: 27/01000 (Minnesota / Alger)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Alger is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Alger.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |