Cook County, Minnesota
The Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais, listed on the NRHP since 1983 |
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US state : | Minnesota |
Administrative headquarters : | Grand Marais |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 411 W 2nd Street Grand Marais, MN 55604-2307 |
Foundation : | November 3, 1874 |
Made up from: | Lake County |
Area code : | 001 218 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 5176 (2010) |
Population density : | 1.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 8650 km² |
Water surface : | 4893 km² |
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Website : www.co.cook.mn.us |
The Cook County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 5,176 people and a population density of 1.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Grand Marais .
geography
The county is in the far northeast of Minnesota. It is bounded to the north by the Pigeon River , which forms the border with Canada . To the southeast, the county is bordered by Lake Superior , one of the five Great Lakes . It has an area of 8650 square kilometers, of which 4893 square kilometers are water.
In the extreme northeastern tip of the county is the Grand Portage Indian Reservation of the Anishinabe Indians. Embedded in it is the Grand Portage National Monument , a memorial of the federal government for an important historical traffic route on the Great Lakes and a base for the fur trade in the 18th century.
The following counties and districts border Cook County:
Rainy River District Ontario, Canada |
Thunder Bay District Ontario, Canada |
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Lake County |
Keweenaw County, Michigan 1 |
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Ashland County, Wisconsin 1 |
Ontonagon County, Michigan 1 |
1 - maritime limit in Lake Superior
The Pigeon River in Grand Portage State Park
history
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 65 | - | |
1890 | 98 | 50.8% | |
1900 | 810 | 726.5% | |
1910 | 1336 | 64.9% | |
1920 | 1841 | 37.8% | |
1930 | 2435 | 32.3% | |
1940 | 3030 | 24.4% | |
1950 | 2900 | -4.3% | |
1960 | 3377 | 16.4% | |
1970 | 3423 | 1.4% | |
1980 | 4092 | 19.5% | |
1990 | 3868 | -5.5% | |
2000 | 5168 | 33.6% | |
2010 | 5176 | 0.2% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Cook County was formed on November 3, 1874 from parts of Lake County. It was named after Michael Cook , a major in the American Civil War .
14 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 28, 2018).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Cook County had 5,176 people in 2,627 households. The population density was 1.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 1.95 people lived in each of the 2,627 households.
The racial the population was composed of 88.1 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 8.5 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.
16.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 49,496 USD . The per capita income was $ 30,501. 9.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cook County localities
Other Unincorporated Communities
structure
In addition to the city of Grand Marais, Cook County is divided into three townships and three unorganized territories (UT):
Township | Population (2010) |
FIPS |
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East Cook UT | 775 | 27-17531 |
Grand Portage UT | 565 | 27-25071 |
Lutsen Township | 415 | 27-38550 |
Schroeder Township | 205 | 27-58999 |
Tofte Township | 249 | 27-65065 |
West Cook UT | 1616 | 27-69307 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 83000902. Retrieved April 16, 2013
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 659461. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cook County, MN Retrieved April 16, 2013
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 16, 2013
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
- ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′ N , 90 ° 33 ′ W