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Mallard is an abandoned townsite in sections 5 and 8 of Itasca Township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The nearest community is Alida, Minnesota, to the north.

History

The village of Mallard took its name from nearby Mallard Lake and was incorporated on December 30, 1902. Mallard had a post office from 1902 until 1924.

Mallard’s growth was due mainly to the lumbering industry and servicing the many lumber camps in the area. The Red River Logging Company built the Walker Akeley rail spur which included Mallard in 1901. The town contained a post office, bank, druggist, dentist, butcher shop, merchandise stores, restaurant, barber, two hotels, livery stables, and several saloons. In 1907 the town hosted a newspaper named "Mallard Call." After logging ended around 1911 the railroad tracks were pulled up and Mallard began its decline.

Notes

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallard (historical)
2. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 128. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
3. "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
4. Sandin, Olga; Ressler, Norma (1996). Remembering Mallard. Clearwater County, Minnesota. p. 3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

External links

• View of downtown Mallard.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Bagley
Cities	Bagley Clearbrook Gonvick Leonard Shevlin
Townships	Bear Creek Clover Copley Dudley Eddy Falk Greenwood Hangaard Holst Itasca La Prairie Leon Long Lost Lake Minerva Moose Creek Nora Pine Lake Popple Rice Shevlin Sinclair Winsor
CDPs	Ebro Elbow Lake‡ Rice Lake Roy Lake‡ South End
Unorganized territories	North Clearwater South Clearwater
Unincorporated communities	Alida Weme Zerkel
Indian reservations	Red Lake Indian Reservation‡ White Earth Indian Reservation
Ghost town	Mallard
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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