Place:Ulen, Clay, Minnesota, United States

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NameUlen
Alt namesUhlensource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS27022293
TypeCity
Coordinates47.067°N 96.25°W
Located inClay, Minnesota, United States
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Ulen is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Branch of the Wild Rice River. The population was 476 at the 2020 census.

Near this small community, what is believed to be an authentic Viking sword known as the Ulen sword was found in a field by Hans O. Hansen in 1911. The sword is currently on display in the Ulen Museum. Ulen and the area surrounding is mostly inhabited by later generation Norwegian-Americans.

Ulen is the southern terminus of the Agassiz Recreational Trail, a 53-mile multi-use trail built on an abandoned railroad grade which has its northern terminus at Crookston, Minnesota. As of 2021, Mayor of Ulen is Mary A. Knopfler.

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