Cook County (Minnesota)

The Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 5176 inhabitants and a population density of 1.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Grand Marais.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme northeastern Minnesota. It is bordered to the north by the Pigeon River, which forms the border with Canada. In the southeast of 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 miles are water.

In the extreme northeastern tip of the county, the Grand Portage Indian Reservation is the Anishinabe Indians. Embedded in it is the Grand Portage National Monument, a memorial to the federal government for an important historical traffic route to the Great Lakes and base of the fur trade in the 18th century.

At the Cook County borders the following counties and districts:

1 - maritime boundary in Lake Superior

The Pigeon River State Park in Grand Portage

The Temperance River in Temperance River State Park

In the Cascade River State Park

History

The Cook County was formed on November 3, 1874 parts of Lake County. It was named after Michael Cook, a Major in the American Civil War.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Cook County 5176 people in 2627 households. The population density was 1.4 people per square kilometer. In the 2627 households lived statistically 1.95 per person.

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 Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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. The per capita income was $ 30,501. 9.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Cook County

City

• Grand Marais

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Lutsen

Other Unincorporated communities

• Croft Ville
• Grand Portage
• Hovland
• Mineral Center

• Pigeon River
• Taconite Harbor
• Tofte

Structure

The Cook County is divided near the town of Grand Marais in three townships and three Unorganized Territories (UT ):