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| Official name | Ely, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Settlement type | City |
| Map caption | Location of Ely, Minnesota |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision name | United States |
| Subdivision type1 | State |
| Subdivision name1 | Minnesota |
| Subdivision type2 | County |
| Subdivision name2 | St. Louis |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total km2 | 7.1 |
| Area land km2 | 7.0 |
| Area water km2 | 0.0 |
| Area total sq mi | 2.7 |
| Area land sq mi | 2.7 |
| Area water sq mi | 0.0 |
| Population as of | 2010 |
| Population total | 3460 |
| Population density km2 | 528.8 |
| Population density sq mi | 1369.5 |
| Timezone | Central (CST) |
| Utc offset | -6 |
| Timezone dst | CDT |
| Utc offset dst | -5 |
| Elevation m | 435 |
| Elevation ft | 1427 |
| Coordinates display | inline,title |
| Coordinates type | region:US_type:city |
| Area code | 218 |
| Blank name | FIPS code |
| Blank info | 27-19142 |
| Blank1 name | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 info | 0661205 |
| Website | http://www.ely.mn.us/ |
Ely ( ) is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA. It was once named "que quam chep", which means "land of the berries" in the Chippewa language. The population was 3,460 at the 2010 census. |date=April 2011}}
The town was first named Florence, but after discovering that another town in Minnesota was already named Florence, the name was changed to Ely. This name was in honor of Samuel B. Ely, a miner from Michigan who never actually saw the town.
After the addition of the railroad in 1888, the mines began shipping the iron ore to the docks of Lake Superior in Two Harbors, MN. Originally, the mining was an open pit operation since there was an abundance of iron ore on the surface. Later, deep shafts were made to start mining underground.
With the addition of underground mining, support beams made of logs were put in to prevent tunnel collapsing. This in turn started the logging and milling industry for Ely.
In 1967, the Pioneer mine closed. It was the last of 11 mines located in the Ely area. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and hosts Ely Arts & Heritage Center. Logging still takes place today in Ely, but on a limited basis.
Ely is the largest "jumping off" town for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, with extensive outfitting and other services. It can credibly be claimed to do the most wilderness canoeing outfitting of any town or city in the world.
Category:Cities in Minnesota Category:St. Louis County, Minnesota Category:Mining communities in Minnesota
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