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Welcome to Itasca County ...

Time Zone: Itasca County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Grand Rapids is the Seat for Itasca County.

Itasca County was founded in 1849.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Itasca had a population of 45,130 people. This is an increase of 0.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 45,037 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Itasca represented 0.85% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Itasca County:

  • Bigfork
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bovey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovey is located in Itasca County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
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  • Bowstring Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bowstring Lake is located in Itasca County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Calumet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cohasset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Coleraine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Lake is located in Itasca County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,502 people
  • Deer River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Effie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Effie is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
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    • Grand Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Keewatin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Keewatin is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
    • La Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • La Prairie is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
    • Little Sand Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Sand Lake is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Marble
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marble is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
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    • Nashwauk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Northeast Itasca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Northeast Itasca is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Squaw Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Taconite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Taconite is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Warba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Warba is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
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    • Zemple
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zemple is located in Itasca County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people

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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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.