Big Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota

Big Lake
Big Lake
Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community
	Big Lake Location of the community of Big Lake; within Perch Lake Township, Carlton County
	Coordinates: 46°42′04″N 92°37′16″W / 46.70111°N 92.62111°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Carlton County
Area
• Total	2.906 sq mi (7.53 km2)
• Land	2.111 sq mi (5.47 km2)
• Water	0.805 sq mi (2.08 km2)
Elevation	1,319 ft (402 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	443
• Density	150/sq mi (59/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	2583774

Big Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Perch Lake Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 443 as of the 2010 census.^[2]

Carlton County Road 25 (Mission Road) and County 7 (Cary Road) are two of the main routes in the community. State Highway 210 (MN 210) and the community of Sawyer are both nearby.

Big Lake is located 10 miles west of Cloquet.

Education

It is divided between the Carlton School District and the Cloquet School District.^[4]

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ "Big Lake Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carlton County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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[GR1-1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

[GR8-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

[3] "Big Lake Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[4] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carlton County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Carlton
Cities	Barnum Carlton Cloquet Cromwell Kettle River Moose Lake Scanlon Wrenshall Wright	Map of Minnesota highlighting Carlton County
Townships	Atkinson Automba Barnum Beseman Blackhoof Eagle Holyoke Kalevala Lakeview Mahtowa Moose Lake Perch Lake Silver Silver Brook Skelton Split Rock Thomson Twin Lakes Wrenshall
CDPs	Big Lake Esko Mahtowa
Unorganized territories	Clear Creek North Carlton
Unincorporated communities	Atkinson Automba Corona Duesler Harney Holyoke Iverson Nemadji Otter Creek Pleasant Valley Sawyer Scotts Corner Thomson
Indian reservations	Fond du Lac Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Big Lake
Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community
Big Lake Location of the community of Big Lake within Perch Lake Township, Carlton County
Coordinates: 46°42′04″N 92°37′16″W / 46.70111°N 92.62111°W / 46.70111; -92.62111
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Carlton County
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.906 sq mi (7.53 km²)
• Land	2.111 sq mi (5.47 km²)
• Water	0.805 sq mi (2.08 km²)
Elevation	1,319 ft (402 m)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	443
• Density	150/sq mi (59/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	2583774^[3]