Cook County, Minnesota

administration
The Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais, listed on the NRHP since 1983
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
map

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
Lake County		Keweenaw County, Michigan ¹
	Ashland County, Wisconsin ¹	Ontonagon County, Michigan ¹

^{1 - maritime limit in Lake Superior}

Grand Marais on Lake Superior
The Pigeon River in Grand Portage State Park
The Temperance River in Temperance River State Park
In Cascade River State Park

history

Population development
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

City

Grand Marais

Census-designated place (CDP)

Lutsen

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
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

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

Commons : Cook County, Minnesota - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 83000902. Retrieved April 16, 2013

[2] GNIS-ID: 659461. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-3] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cook County, MN Retrieved April 16, 2013

[naco-4] National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 16, 2013

[5] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011

[6] Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011

[7] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.

[8] Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020