Babbitt, town (1990 pop. 1,562), St. Louis co., NE Minn., 12 mi/19 km S of Ely, at SW end of Birch L. reservoir; 47°38'N 91°56'W. Timber; dairying; cattle; alfalfa; recreation; mfg. (consumer goods); taconite plant. Terminus (to SE) of Reserve Mining Co. RR to Silver Bay iron ore–processing plant and loading facilities on L. Superior. In Vermilion Iron Range; Superior Natl. Forest to N, E, and S; Bear Head L. State Park to NW.
