Regional position
At rank 410, Duluth, Minnesota (code 17000, estimate 88,330) is a city; code 17000 makes the entry specific for guide readers in Minnesota. Place code 17000 makes the location reproducible; the locator assigns Duluth, Minnesota (rank 410) coordinates 46 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds north and 92 degrees 8 minutes 3 seconds west. Rank 410 is comparison, not geographic footprint; population estimate 88,330 positions Duluth, Minnesota (latitude 46.77446) among listed places. Inside Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota (FIPS 27-17000) belongs to prairie, northern forest, lake country, and the headwaters of the Mississippi; rank 410 identifies the entry inside that much wider setting.
Water and drainage
On a Minnesota map, Duluth, Minnesota (code 17000, estimate 88,330) can be oriented across the Mississippi headwaters, lake country, prairie watersheds, and northern rivers; the coordinate remains the actual locator. Near Duluth, Minnesota (rank 410), the broader evidence reads the Mississippi begins at Lake Itasca; rank 410 marks the entry while water supplies orientation. Code 17000 confirms identity; at 46 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds north, Duluth, Minnesota (latitude 46.77446) remains a marker while the drainage layer supplies direction. Use the water layer to compare the setting of Duluth, Minnesota (FIPS 27-17000); state 27 and place 17000 preserve the reference.
Relief and elevation
Rank 410 identifies the chosen city entry; for Duluth, Minnesota (code 17000, estimate 88,330), prairie, lake country, forested uplands, and glacial deposits gives the guide a landform story outside streets. Reference 27-17000 fixes Duluth, Minnesota (rank 410) on the page; Terrain explains why distance need not follow a straight line. Identifier 27-17000 holds attribution plain; the wider relief story for Duluth, Minnesota (latitude 46.77446) includes the observation that the Minnesota River enters the Mississippi at Fort Snelling. The water layer reveals organization while rank 410 identifies the entry; the landform near Duluth, Minnesota (FIPS 27-17000) is not a flat backdrop.
Settlement pattern
The map presents Duluth, Minnesota (code 17000) as an incorporated city within a wider human pattern; rank 410 offers comparison. Code 17000 is not a shortcut for jurisdictional shape; read 88,330 as the reported size of Duluth, Minnesota (rank 410). The setting of Duluth, Minnesota (latitude 46.77446) reflects relationships among natural systems; the plotted marker remains tied to rank 410. Readers place Duluth, Minnesota (FIPS 27-17000) more carefully by keeping the state backdrop behind the local pattern; rank 410 identifies the entry. For rank 410, Duluth, Minnesota (estimate 88,330) stays a defined entry inside a wider and changing settlement landscape.
Reading the city map
Start the Duluth, Minnesota (code 17000, estimate 88,330) guide at state scale; rank 410 is an inventory clue, while 46 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds north offers geographic location. Use 27-17000 as the key for Duluth, Minnesota (rank 410), next use its reference to keep location consistent across guide scales. Identifier 27-17000 prevents drift; Keep Duluth, Minnesota (latitude 46.77446), drainage, and terrain in one sequence as the guide changes scale. Rank 410 identifies the city entry; one state-scale clue behind Duluth, Minnesota (FIPS 27-17000) is that the Saint Louis River watershed lies at the head of the Great Lakes system.