Carlton County, Minnesota

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Carlton County, Minnesota
Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	May 23, 1857 [1]
Named for	Reuben B. Carlton, one of the first settlers in the area.
Seat	Carlton
Largest city	Cloquet
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	875.23 sq mi (2,267 km²) 860.33 sq mi (2,228 km²) 14.90 sq mi (39 km²), 1.70%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	35,386 37/sq mi (14/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.carlton.mn.us

Carlton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 35,386. Its county seat is Carlton. A portion of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation is in the county. Carlton County is included by the U.S. Census Bureau in the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 875.23 square miles (2,266.8 km²), of which 860.33 square miles (2,228.2 km²) (or 98.30%) is land and 14.90 square miles (38.6 km²) (or 1.70%) is water.

Major highways

Interstate 35 Minnesota State Highway 23 Minnesota State Highway 27 Minnesota State Highway 33

Minnesota State Highway 45 Minnesota State Highway 73 Minnesota State Highway 210 Minnesota State Highway 289

Adjacent counties

• St. Louis County, Minnesota (north and northeast)
• Douglas County, Wisconsin (southeast)
• Pine County, Minnesota (south)
• Aitkin County, Minnesota (west)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	51		—
1870	286		460.8%
1880	1,230		330.1%
1890	5,272		328.6%
1900	10,017		90.0%
1910	17,559		75.3%
1920	19,391		10.4%
1930	21,232		9.5%
1940	24,212		14.0%
1950	24,584		1.5%
1960	27,932		13.6%
1970	28,072		0.5%
1980	29,936		6.6%
1990	29,259		−2.3%
2000	31,671		8.2%
2010	35,386		11.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,671 people, 12,064 households, and 8,408 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 13,721 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.75% White, 0.97% Black or African American, 5.19% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.5% were of German, 16.9% Finnish, 12.5% Norwegian, 11.8% Swedish and 5.8% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.5% spoke English, 1.8% Finnish and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 12,064 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,021, and the median income for a family was $48,406. Males had a median income of $38,788 versus $25,555 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,073. About 5.40% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.20% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Carlton County Courthouse

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships		Unorganized townships	Unincorporated communities
Barnum Carlton Cloquet Cromwell Kettle River Moose Lake Scanlon Thomson Wrenshall Wright	Atkinson Township Automba Township Barnum Township Beseman Township Blackhoof Township Eagle Township Holyoke Township Kalevala Township Lakeview Township	Mahtowa Township Moose Lake Township Perch Lake Township Silver Township Silver Brook Township Skelton Township Split Rock Township Thomson Township Twin Lakes Township Wrenshall Township	Clear Creek North Carlton	Atkinson Automba Duesler Esko Harney Holyoke Iverson	Mahtowa Nemadji Otter Creek Pleasant Valley Sawyer Scotts Corner

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Carlton County, Minnesota

External links

• Carlton County official website
• Carltoncountyhelp.org: A guide to service organizations in Carlton County, MN
• Minnesota DOT map of Carlton County