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Bigfork is a small city in Itasca County in northern Minnesota, which grew up as a logging settlement on the Big Fork River.

Bigfork began when Damase "Uncle Tom" Neveaux built a log cabin on the Big Fork River and claimed the stand of pine there; he reached the area in 1887 and the settlement began in 1892, though he was legally a squatter until the land was opened for settlement in 1900.

A post office was established at Bigfork in 1902, and in 1906 a station was added on the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway.

Bigfork was incorporated as a village on January 17, 1907, less than a year after the railway stop was completed.

Bigfork Village Hall, built in 1936 with Works Progress Administration funds, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The 2020 census counted 400 people in Bigfork.

At the 2010 census, Bigfork had 446 people living in 195 households.

Bigfork's population peaked at 469 residents in the 2000 census.

Scenic State Park, one of Minnesota's state parks, lies nearby and draws visitors to the Bigfork area.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bigfork covers about 1.80 square miles, almost all of it land.