Welcome to Cook County ...
Time Zone: Cook County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Grand Marais is the Seat for Cook County.
Cook County was founded in 1874 and was created by taking area from Lake County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cook had a population of 5,463 people. This is an increase of 5.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,161 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Cook represented 0.1% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in Cook County:
- East Cook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Cook is located in Cook County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Grand Marais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Portage
(36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Portage is located in Cook County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- West Cook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Cook is located in Cook County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,701 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Cook County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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