Welcome to Koochiching County ...
Time Zone: Koochiching County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of International Falls is the Seat for Koochiching County.
Koochiching County was founded in 1906 and was created by taking area from Itasca County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Koochiching had a population of 12,229 people. This is a decrease of 8.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,315 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Koochiching represented 0.25% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in Koochiching County:
- Big Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- International Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mizpah
(40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mizpah is located in Koochiching County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Northome
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranier is located in Koochiching County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranier <2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Koochiching County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Beltrami County
- Itasca County
- Lake of the Woods County
- Saint Louis County
- 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |