St. Louis County, Minnesota

County in Minnesota, United States

U.S. county in Minnesota

St. Louis County

U.S. county

St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth

St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth

Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota

Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota

Minnesota's location within the U.S.

Minnesota's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State| File:Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota
Founded| February 20, 1855[1]
Named for| St. Louis River[2]
Seat| Duluth
Largest city| Duluth
Area

• Total| 6,860 sq mi (17,800 km2)
• Land| 6,247 sq mi (16,180 km2)
• Water| 612 sq mi (1,590 km2)  8.9%%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 200,231
• Estimate

(2021)

| 199,182 Decrease
• Density| 29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district| 8th
Website| www.stlouiscountymn.gov

St. Louis County is a county located in the Arrowhead Region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 200,231.[3] Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county in Minnesota by land area, and the largest in the United States by total area east of the Mississippi River, ahead of Aroostook County, Maine.[4]

St. Louis County is included in the Duluth, MN-Superior WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Major industries include pulpwood production and tourism. Open pit mining of taconite and processing it into high grade iron ore remains an important part of the economy of the Iron Range. Parts of the federally recognized Bois Forte and Fond du Lac Indian reservations are in the county.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Major highways
* 2.2 Adjacent counties
* 2.3 National protected areas
* 3 Climate and weather
* 4 Demographics
* 4.1 2020 census
* 5 Government
* 6 Politics
* 6.1 Presidential elections
* 6.2 Congress
* 7 Communities
* 7.1 Cities
* 7.2 Townships
* 7.3 Unorganized territories
* 7.4 Census-designated places
* 7.5 Unincorporated communities
* 7.6 Ghost towns
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## History[edit | edit source]

This area was long inhabited by Algonquian-speaking tribes: the Ojibwe (Chippewa), Ottawa and Potawatomi peoples were loosely affiliated in the Council of Three Fires. As American settlers entered the territory, the Native Americans were pushed to outer areas.

The Minnesota Legislature established St. Louis County on February 20, 1855, as Doty County, and changed its name to Newton County on March 3, 1855. It originally consisted of the area east and south of the St. Louis River, while the area east of the Vermilion River and north of the St. Louis River was part of Superior County. Superior County was renamed St. Louis County.

On March 1, 1856, that St. Louis County was renamed as Lake County. Newton County was renamed as St. Louis County and had that eastern area added to it; it was also expanded westward by incorporating parts of Itasca County, which then also included most of Carlton County. On May 23, 1857, St. Louis County took its current shape when Carlton County was formed from parts of St. Louis and Pine counties.

## Geography[edit | edit source]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,860 square miles (17,800 km2), of which 6,247 square miles (16,180 km2) is land and 612 square miles (1,590 km2) (8.9%) is water.[5] It is the largest county in Minnesota and the largest (by total area) in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

Voyageurs National Park, established in 1975, is located in its northwestern corner, on the south shore of Rainy Lake on the Canada–US border; it is popular with water enthusiasts and fishers. The county includes parts of Superior National Forest, established in 1909, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on the border, established in 1978. The BWCAW is a 1,090,000-acre (4,400 km2) wilderness area designated for fishing, camping, hiking, and canoeing, and is one of the most visited wilderness areas in the United States. St. Louis County has more than 500 lakes. The largest lakes are Pelican and Vermilion.[6]

The "Hill of Three Waters" on the Laurentian Divide lies northeast of Hibbing. Rainfall on this hill runs to three watersheds: Hudson Bay to the north, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the east (via Lake Superior), or the Gulf of Mexico to the south and west (via the Mississippi River).[7] The county is drained by the St. Louis, Vermilion, and other rivers.[6]

Duluth on Lake Superior is one of the most important fresh-water ports in the United States.

The county encompasses part of the Iron Range. It has had a significant taconite mining industry, particularly in the city of Virginia.

### Major highways[edit | edit source]

See also: County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota

* File:I-35.svg Interstate Highway 35
* File:I-535.svg Interstate Highway 535 – John Blatnik Bridge
* File:US 2.svg U.S. Highway 2
* File:US 53.svg U.S. Highway 53
* File:US 169 (MN).svg U.S. Highway 169
* File:MN-1.svg Minnesota State Highway 1
* File:MN-23.svg Minnesota State Highway 23
* File:MN-33.svg Minnesota State Highway 33
* File:MN-37.svg Minnesota State Highway 37
* File:MN-39.svg Minnesota State Highway 39 – McCuen Street
* File:MN-61.svg Minnesota State Highway 61 – North Shore
* File:MN-73.svg Minnesota State Highway 73
* File:MN-135.svg Minnesota State Highway 135
* File:MN-169.svg Minnesota State Highway 169
* File:MN-194.svg Minnesota State Highway 194
* File:MN-210.svg Minnesota State Highway 210
* File:St Louis County Route 4 MN.svg St. Louis County Road 4 \- Rice Lake Road
* File:St Louis County Route 13 MN.svg St. Louis County Road 13 – Midway Road

### Adjacent counties[edit | edit source]

* Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada (north)
* Lake County (east)
* Douglas County, Wisconsin (southeast)
* Carlton County (south)
* Aitkin County (southwest)
* Itasca County (west)
* Koochiching County (northwest)

### National protected areas[edit | edit source]

* Superior National Forest (part)
* Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (part)
* Voyageurs National Park (part)

## Climate and weather[edit | edit source]

The county has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), slightly moderated by its proximity to Lake Superior. Winters are long, snowy, and very cold, normally seeing maximum temperatures remaining below 32 °F (0 °C) on 106 days. Due to global warming, in January 2019 Tracy Twine, professor at the University of Minnesota's Department of Soil, Water and Climate, said "we just don't expect temperatures to be below 10 degrees Fahrenheit in Duluth anymore.[8] Public schools and other government offices shut down on January 29–30, 2019 because of wind chills of −70 °F or −56.7 °C.[9] This apparent anomaly was attributed to changes in the global jet stream due to the climate change.[10]

## Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1860| 406| | —
1870| 4,561| | 1,023.4%
1880| 4,504| | −1.2%
1890| 44,862| | 896.0%
1900| 82,932| | 84.9%
1910| 163,274| | 96.9%
1920| 206,391| | 26.4%
1930| 204,596| | −0.9%
1940| 206,917| | 1.1%
1950| 206,062| | −0.4%
1960| 231,588| | 12.4%
1970| 220,693| | −4.7%
1980| 222,229| | 0.7%
1990| 198,213| | −10.8%
2000| 200,528| | 1.2%
2010| 200,226| | −0.2%
2020| 200,231| | 0.0%
2021 (est.)| 199,182| [11]| −0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
1790-1960[13] 1900-1990[14]
1990-2000[15] 2010-2020[3]

File:USA St. Louis County, Minnesota age pyramid.svg

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

### 2020 census[edit | edit source]

St. Louis County, Minnesota - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)  Race / Ethnicity  | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 184,769  | 176,112  | 92.28%  | 87.95%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 2,588  | 4,075  | 1.29%  | 2.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 4,277  | 4,305  | 2.14%  | 2.15%
Asian alone (NH)  | 1,760  | 1,901  | 0.88%  | 0.95%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 60  | 58  | 0.03%  | 0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH)  | 95  | 579  | 0.05%  | 0.29%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 4,168  | 9,598  | 2.08%  | 4.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 2,409  | 3,603  | 1.20%  | 1.80%
Total | 200,226 | 200,231 | 100.00% | 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

As of the 2010 census, there were 200,226 people in the county. The racial makeup of the county was 94.0% White, 2.2% Native American, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% of some other race and 2.3% of two or more races. 1.2% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). According to the 2010–2015 American Community Survey, the ancestral makeup was 24.3% German, 15.9% Norwegian, 13.0% Swedish, and 10.2% Irish.[18]

As of the 2000 census, there were 200,528 people, 82,619 households, and 51,389 families in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km2). There were 95,800 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.86% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 2.03% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

27.60% of households included children under the age of 18, 49.30% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.80% were non-families. 31.20% of all households consisted of individuals, and 13.00% of individuals 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.90.

The population contained 22.40% under the age of 18, 11.40% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,306, and the median income for a family was $47,134. Males had a median income of $37,934 versus $24,235 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,982. About 7.20% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.

## Government[edit | edit source]

St. Louis County is governed by an elected and nonpartisan board of commissioners. In Minnesota, county commissions usually have five members, but St. Louis, Hennepin, and Ramsey counties have seven-member boards. Each commissioner represents a single-member district of equal population.

The county commission elects a chair who presides at meetings.

Commissioners as of January 2015:

District  | Commissioner  | In office since  | Current term expires

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1st | Frank Jewell | 2011 | January 2, 2023
2nd | Patrick Boyle | 2014 | January 4, 2021
3rd | Beth Olson | 2017 | January 4, 2021
4th | Paul McDonald | 2019 | January 2, 2023
5th | Keith Musolf | 2019 | January 4, 2021
6th | Keith Nelson (chair) | 2003 | January 2, 2023
7th | Mike Jugovich | 2017 | January 4, 2021

## Politics[edit | edit source]

Election results from statewide races[19]

Year  | Office  | GOP | DFL | Others
2020  | President | 41.0%  | 56.6% | 2.4%
Senator | 38.4%  | 53.8% | 7.8%
2018  | Governor | 35.4%  | 60.8% | 2.9%
Senator | 30.5%  | 66.2% | 2.5%
Senator (Special) | 34.7%  | 60.6% | 3.7%
2016  | President | 39.7%  | 51.4% | 8.9%
2014  | Governor | 32.5%  | 62.1% | 2.4%
Senator | 32.0%  | 64.2% | 2.3%
2012  | President | 33.9%  | 63.5% | 2.7%
Senator | 23.0%  | 73.8% | 2.0%
2010  | Governor | 28.6%  | 61.8% | 8.3%
2008  | President | 32.6%  | 65.1% | 2.3%
Senator | 32.4%  | 54.6% | 13.0%
2006  | Governor | 29.3%  | 64.6% | 6.1%
Senator | 25.9%  | 70.9% | 3.2%
2004  | President | 33.6%  | 65.2% | 1.2%
2002  | Governor | 26.5%  | 59.9% | 13.6%
Senator | 31.6%  | 65.4% | 3.0%
2000  | President | 33.0%  | 59.8% | 7.2%
Senator | 31.7%  | 63.3% | 5.0%
1998  | Governor | 28.1%  | 47.3% | 24.6%
1996  | President | 25.5%  | 60.6% | 13.9%
Senator | 28.5%  | 64.7% | 6.8%
1994  | Governor | 44.6%  | 53.0% | 2.4%
Senator | 35.9%  | 56.9% | 7.2%
1992  | President | 22.6%  | 56.8% | 20.6%

In 2007, St. Louis County considered doing a study about dividing into two counties, but the proposal was not acted on.[20]

This county is one of the most reliably Democratic counties in the state, as no Republican or Independent candidate has won the county in a statewide election since 1992. The only time a Democrat obtained less than 50% of the vote was in 1998, when Jesse Ventura of the Reform ticket won statewide; some 24% of the county voted for him. Since 1992, the only time when a Republican obtained more than 34% of the vote was in the elections of 1994 (year of Republican Revolution) when the incumbent Independent-Republican governor won the statewide vote by a landslide of more than 60%, and when the Independent-Republican senatorial candidate won election with 49% statewide, both of which are rare occurrences in Minnesota.

### Presidential elections[edit | edit source]

St. Louis County has long been one of the strongest Democratic bastions in the state outside of the Twin Cities. The Democrats have carried the county for 23 consecutive presidential elections; the last Republican candidate to carry the county was Herbert Hoover in 1928, before the Great Depression.[21] In recent elections, Republicans have received about 1/3rd of the county's vote. In 2016, Donald Trump earned 39.7% of the county's vote, while the Democratic vote deteriorated to 51.4% (the lowest percentage since 1932); according to exit polls, this was due to residents' concerns about the decline of mining and forestry in the county.[22] This was the closest that a Republican had come to winning the county since 1932. In 2020, Trump became the first Republican since Herbert Hoover to get more than 40% of the vote in St. Louis County, but Joe Biden bolstered the Democratic margin of victory from 11.7% to 15.6%.

United States presidential election results for St. Louis County, Minnesota[23] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 49,017  | 41.01%  | 67,704  | 56.64% | 2,810  | 2.35%
2016 | 44,630  | 39.70%  | 57,771  | 51.39% | 10,021  | 8.91%
2012 | 39,131  | 33.85%  | 73,378  | 63.48% | 3,085  | 2.67%
2008 | 38,742  | 32.61%  | 77,351  | 65.10% | 2,721  | 2.29%
2004 | 40,112  | 33.55%  | 77,958  | 65.20% | 1,495  | 1.25%
2000 | 35,420  | 32.96%  | 64,237  | 59.78% | 7,807  | 7.26%
1996 | 25,553  | 25.50%  | 60,736  | 60.62% | 13,907  | 13.88%
1992 | 24,579  | 22.59%  | 61,813  | 56.81% | 22,423  | 20.61%
1988 | 31,799  | 30.80%  | 70,344  | 68.14% | 1,094  | 1.06%
1984 | 34,162  | 30.27%  | 77,683  | 68.83% | 1,013  | 0.90%
1980 | 33,407  | 29.13%  | 69,403  | 60.52% | 11,864  | 10.35%
1976 | 35,331  | 30.97%  | 75,040  | 65.78% | 3,704  | 3.25%
1972 | 41,435  | 39.77%  | 61,103  | 58.65% | 1,642  | 1.58%
1968 | 25,981  | 25.52%  | 72,267  | 70.99% | 3,549  | 3.49%
1964 | 25,246  | 24.00%  | 79,529  | 75.61% | 408  | 0.39%
1960 | 39,620  | 36.18%  | 69,270  | 63.25% | 632  | 0.58%
1956 | 39,902  | 38.84%  | 62,190  | 60.54% | 631  | 0.61%
1952 | 38,900  | 37.66%  | 63,032  | 61.03% | 1,354  | 1.31%
1948 | 28,490  | 29.28%  | 62,553  | 64.29% | 6,249  | 6.42%
1944 | 27,493  | 29.90%  | 63,369  | 68.92% | 1,080  | 1.17%
1940 | 32,243  | 31.42%  | 68,620  | 66.87% | 1,760  | 1.72%
1936 | 22,332  | 23.88%  | 69,365  | 74.18% | 1,813  | 1.94%
1932 | 34,883  | 41.66%  | 40,181  | 47.99% | 8,665  | 10.35%
1928 | 44,331  | 61.13% | 25,401  | 35.03%  | 2,785  | 3.84%
1924 | 37,033  | 57.31% | 2,577  | 3.99%  | 25,013  | 38.71%
1920 | 27,987  | 56.98% | 14,767  | 30.07%  | 6,361  | 12.95%
1916 | 10,834  | 41.47%  | 12,056  | 46.15% | 3,234  | 12.38%
1912 | 3,881  | 18.59%  | 5,124  | 24.54%  | 11,873  | 56.87%
1908 | 12,076  | 66.08% | 4,464  | 24.43%  | 1,734  | 9.49%
1904 | 10,375  | 77.74% | 1,972  | 14.78%  | 998  | 7.48%
1900 | 8,851  | 63.72% | 4,667  | 33.60%  | 372  | 2.68%
1896 | 9,810  | 56.36% | 7,412  | 42.58%  | 184  | 1.06%
1892 | 5,157  | 49.67% | 3,586  | 34.54%  | 1,640  | 15.80%

### Congress[edit | edit source]

St. Louis County is in Minnesota's 8th congressional district. For 36 years it was represented by Democrat Jim Oberstar. He was defeated in 2010 by Republican Chip Cravaack. Two years later Cravaack was defeated by Democrat Rick Nolan, who represented the district until his retirement in 2019. Republican St. Louis County commissioner Pete Stauber succeeded Nolan in one of three Democrat-to-Republican district flips in 2018, two of which happened in Minnesota.

## Communities[edit | edit source]

### Cities[edit | edit source]

* Aurora
* Babbitt
* Biwabik
* Brookston
* Buhl
* Chisholm
* Cook
* Duluth (county seat)
* Ely
* Eveleth
* Floodwood
* Gilbert
* Hermantown
* Hibbing
* Hoyt Lakes
* Iron Junction
* Kinney
* Leonidas
* McKinley
* Meadowlands
* Mountain Iron
* Orr
* Proctor
* Rice Lake
* Tower
* Virginia
* Winton

### Townships[edit | edit source]

* Alango Township
* Alborn Township
* Alden Township
* Angora Township
* Arrowhead Township
* Ault Township
* Balkan Township
* Bassett Township
* Beatty Township
* Biwabik Township
* Breitung Township
* Brevator Township
* Camp 5 Township
* Canosia Township
* Cedar Valley Township
* Cherry Township
* Clinton Township
* Colvin Township
* Cotton Township
* Crane Lake Township
* Culver Township
* Duluth Township
* Eagles Nest Township
* Ellsburg Township
* Elmer Township
* Embarrass Township
* Fairbanks Township
* Fayal Township
* Field Township
* Fine Lakes Township
* Floodwood Township
* Fredenberg Township
* French Township
* Gnesen Township
* Grand Lake Township
* Great Scott Township
* Greenwood Township
* Halden Township
* Industrial Township
* Kabetogama Township
* Kelsey Township
* Kugler Township
* Lakewood Township
* Lavell Township
* Leiding Township
* Linden Grove Township
* McDavitt Township
* Meadowlands Township
* Midway Township
* Morcom Township
* Morse Township
* Ness Township
* New Independence Township
* Normanna Township
* North Star Township
* Northland Township
* Owens Township
* Pequaywan Township
* Pike Township
* Portage Township
* Prairie Lake Township
* Sandy Township
* Solway Township
* Stoney Brook Township
* Sturgeon Township
* Toivola Township
* Van Buren Township
* Vermilion Lake Township
* Waasa Township
* White Township
* Willow Valley Township
* Wuori Township

### Unorganized territories[edit | edit source]

* Angleworm Lake
* Bear Head Lake
* Birch Lake
* Camp A Lake
* Crab Lake
* Dark River
* Gheen
* Hay Lake
* Heikkala Lake
* Hush Lake
* Janette Lake
* Leander Lake
* Linwood Lake
* Marion Lake
* McCormack
* Mud Hen Lake
* Nett Lake
* Northeast St. Louis
* Northwest St. Louis
* Pfeiffer Lake
* Picket Lake
* Potshot Lake
* Sand Lake
* Slim Lake
* Sturgeon River
* Sunday Lake
* Tikander Lake
* Whiteface Reservoir

### Census-designated places[edit | edit source]

* Mahnomen
* Nett Lake
* Soudan

### Unincorporated communities[edit | edit source]

* Alborn
* Angora
* Ash Lake
* Bassett
* Bear River
* Bengal
* Brimson
* Britt
* Burnett
* Burntside
* Buyck
* Canyon
* Celina
* Central Lakes
* Cherry
* Clover Valley
* Cotton
* Crane Lake
* Culver
* Cusson
* Eldes Corner
* Elmer
* Embarrass
* Fairbanks
* Florenton
* Forbes
* Four Corners
* French River
* Gheen
* Gheen Corner
* Glendale
* Gowan
* Greaney
* Idington
* Independence
* Island Lake
* Kabetogama
* Keenan
* Kelsey
* Linden Grove
* Makinen
* Markham
* McComber
* Meadow Brook
* Melrude
* Munger
* Palmers
* Palo
* Payne
* Peary
* Petrel
* Peyla
* Pineville
* Prosit
* Ramshaw
* Robinson
* Rollins
* Saginaw
* Sax
* Shaw
* Sherman Corner
* Side Lake
* Silica
* Simar
* Skibo
* Sturgeon
* Taft
* Toivola
* Twig
* Vermilion Dam
* Wahlsten
* Wakemup
* Whiteface
* Wolf
* Zim

### Ghost towns[edit | edit source]

* Carson Lake[24]
* Costin Village
* Elcor
* Fermoy
* Spina

## See also[edit | edit source]

* National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Minnesota
* Independent School District 2142

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 164.
3. ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: St. Louis County, Minnesota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
4. ^ Duluth News Tribune September 22, 2004, p. 2B. According to the US Census Bureau, Aroostook County has a smaller overall area (which includes interior waters and adjacent waters) but a greater land area.
5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
6. ^ a b Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Saint Louis. I. A N. E. county of Minnesota" . The American Cyclopædia.
7. ^ "7 km NE of Hibbing, Minnesota, United States 7/1/1983". Microsoft Research Terraserver. USGS. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011. "See USGS map sheet "Hibbing Quadrangle", Minnesota-St. Louis county, 7.5 minute series, the "three-way watershed" marker is located at a spot on the hill about 375 meters south of the truck shop on the property of Hibbing Taconite mining company."
8. ^ Jennifer Bjorhus (January 16, 2019). "U scientists: Minnesota is one of the nation's fastest-warming states". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2019. "said Tracy Twine, an associate professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Soil, Water and Climate. “We just don’t expect temperatures to be below 10 degrees Fahrenheit in Duluth anymore,” Twine said."
9. ^ "Weather-related closings and cancellations for this week". Duluth News Tribune. January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019. "Duluth Public Schools - closed Tuesday and Wednesday"
10. ^ "Here's how Global Warming leads to colder winters in the Northeast". ThinkProgress. January 24, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
11. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
12. ^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
13. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
14. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
15. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
16. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau.
17. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau.
18. ^ "2015 American Community Survey". Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
19. ^ [1]. Uselectionatlas.org
20. ^ St. Louis County considers a split|Minnesota Public Radio News. Minnesota.publicradio.org (30 July 2007; accessed 12 July 2013.)
21. ^ "Presidential election of 1928 - Map by counties". geoelections.free.fr.
22. ^ "Hibbing voters tapped GOP Trump change", Minnesota Public Radio News, November 9, 2016
23. ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
24. ^ Carson Lake. Hibbing Historical Society and Museum. Accessed 11 April 2021.

## External links[edit | edit source]

* St. Louis County Government site – Link
* Duluth News Tribune site
* Mn/DOT maps of St. Louis County (Southwest portion, West–Central portion, Southeast portion, East–Central portion, Northern part of West–Central portion, Northwest portion, Northeast portion)

Places adjacent to St. Louis County, Minnesota

| Koochiching County | Rainy River District, Ontario |

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Itasca County |

St. Louis County, MinnesotaEast

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Aitkin County | Carlton County | Lake Superior
Douglas County, Wisconsin

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Twin Ports, Minnesota-Wisconsin

Core cities|

* Duluth° (MN)
* Superior° (WI)

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Surrounding
communities|

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* Cloquet° (MN)

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(under 10,000)|

* Carlton° (MN)
* Duluth* (MN)
* Esko§ (MN)
* French River† (MN)
* Harney† (MN)
* Hermantown° (MN)
* Lakewood* (MN)
* Oliver‡ (WI)
* Palmers† (MN)
* Parkland* (WI)
* Parkland† (WI)
* Proctor° (MN)
* Rice Lake° (MN)
* Riverview† (WI)
* Scanlon° (MN)
* Superior‡ (WI)
* Superior* (WI)
* Thomson* (MN)
* Two Harbors° (MN)
* Wrenshall° (MN)

Counties|

* Carlton (MN)
* Douglas (WI)
* Lake (MN)
* Saint Louis (MN)

*town/township ‡village °city §CDP †unincorporated community

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Municipalities and communities of St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Duluth

Cities|

* Aurora
* Babbitt
* Biwabik
* Brookston
* Buhl
* Chisholm
* Cook
* Duluth
* Ely
* Eveleth
* Floodwood
* Gilbert
* Hermantown
* Hibbing
* Hoyt Lakes
* Iron Junction
* Kinney
* Leonidas
* McKinley
* Meadowlands
* Mountain Iron
* Orr
* Proctor
* Rice Lake
* Tower
* Virginia
* Winton

Map of Minnesota highlighting Saint Louis County

Townships|

* Alango
* Alborn
* Alden
* Angora
* Arrowhead
* Ault
* Balkan
* Bassett
* Beatty
* Biwabik
* Breitung
* Brevator
* Camp 5
* Canosia
* Cedar Valley
* Cherry
* Clinton
* Colvin
* Cotton
* Crane Lake
* Culver
* Duluth
* Eagles Nest
* Ellsburg
* Elmer
* Embarrass
* Fairbanks
* Fayal
* Field
* Fine Lakes
* Floodwood
* Fredenberg
* French
* Gnesen
* Grand Lake
* Great Scott
* Greenwood
* Halden
* Industrial
* Kabetogama
* Kelsey
* Kugler
* Lakewood
* Lavell
* Leiding
* Linden Grove
* McDavitt
* Meadowlands
* Midway
* Morcom
* Morse
* Ness
* New Independence
* Normanna
* North Star
* Northland
* Owens
* Pequaywan
* Pike
* Portage
* Prairie Lake
* Sandy
* Solway
* Stoney Brook
* Sturgeon
* Toivola
* Van Buren
* Vermilion Lake
* Waasa
* White
* Willow Valley
* Wuori

CDPs|

* Mahnomen
* Nett Lake
* Soudan

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alborn
* Angora
* Ash Lake
* Bassett
* Bear River
* Bengal
* Brimson
* Britt
* Burnett
* Burntside
* Buyck
* Canyon
* Celina
* Central Lakes
* Cherry
* Clover Valley
* Cotton
* Crane Lake
* Culver
* Cusson
* Eldes Corner
* Elmer
* Embarrass
* Fairbanks
* Florenton
* Forbes
* Four Corners
* French River
* Gheen
* Gheen Corner
* Glendale
* Gowan
* Greaney
* Idington
* Independence
* Island Lake
* Kabetogama
* Keenan
* Kelsey
* Linden Grove
* Makinen
* Maney
* Markham
* McComber
* Meadow Brook
* Melrude
* Munger
* Palmers
* Palo
* Paupores
* Payne
* Peary
* Petrel
* Peyla
* Pineville
* Prosit
* Ramshaw
* Robinson
* Rollins
* Saginaw
* Sax
* Shaw
* Sherman Corner
* Side Lake
* Silica
* Simar
* Skibo
* Sturgeon
* Taft
* Toivola
* Twig
* Vermilion Dam
* Wahlsten
* Wakemup
* Whiteface
* Wolf
* Zim

Unorganized
territories|

* Angleworm
* Bear Head Lake
* Birch Lake
* Camp A Lake
* Crab Lake
* Dark River
* Gheen
* Hay Lake
* Heikkala Lake
* Hush Lake
* Janette Lake
* Leander Lake
* Linwood Lake
* Marion Lake
* McCormack
* Mud Hen Lake
* Nett Lake
* Northeast St. Louis
* Northwest St. Louis
* Pfeiffer Lake
* Picket Lake
* Potshot Lake
* Sand Lake
* Slim Lake
* Sturgeon River
* Sunday Lake
* Tikander Lake
* Whiteface Reservoir

Former CDP|

* Arnold

Ghost towns/
Neighborhoods|

* Costin Village
* Elcor
* Fermoy
* Kelly Lake
* Leetonia
* Little Swan
* Spina
* West Virginia

Indian
reservations|

* Fond du Lac Indian Reservation‡
* Lake Vermilion Indian Reservation
* Nett Lake Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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* Woodbury

Counties|

* Aitkin
* Anoka
* Becker
* Beltrami
* Benton
* Big Stone
* Blue Earth
* Brown
* Carlton
* Carver
* Cass
* Chippewa
* Chisago
* Clay
* Clearwater
* Cook
* Cottonwood
* Crow Wing
* Dakota
* Dodge
* Douglas
* Faribault
* Fillmore
* Freeborn
* Goodhue
* Grant
* Hennepin
* Houston
* Hubbard
* Isanti
* Itasca
* Jackson
* Kanabec
* Kandiyohi
* Kittson
* Koochiching
* Lac qui Parle
* Lake
* Lake of the Woods
* Le Sueur
* Lincoln
* Lyon
* Mahnomen
* Marshall
* Martin
* McLeod
* Meeker
* Mille Lacs
* Morrison
* Mower
* Murray
* Nicollet
* Nobles
* Norman
* Olmsted
* Otter Tail
* Pennington
* Pine
* Pipestone
* Polk
* Pope
* Ramsey
* Red Lake
* Redwood
* Renville
* Rice
* Rock
* Roseau
* Saint Louis
* Scott
* Sherburne
* Sibley
* Stearns
* Steele
* Stevens
* Swift
* Todd
* Traverse
* Wabasha
* Wadena
* Waseca
* Washington
* Watonwan
* Wilkin
* Winona
* Wright
* Yellow Medicine

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Coordinates: 47°35′N 92°28′W﻿ / ﻿47.58°N 92.46°W﻿ / 47.58; -92.46
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