Cook County, Minnesota
Interesting Facts
 Did you know that Cook
County is approximately 91% government land?
Between the State of
Minnesota, US Forest Service, Cook County, Tribal, Tax Forfeit and each city, the
State Parks, the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area and
Lake Superior, there is not much private land.
The main cause of the higher value of this area is that most of it, in its
current ownership, cannot be developed.
It's also one of the
largest and least populated counties in Minnesota
The 2000 census showed
there was 3.6 persons per mile, 1400+ square miles, only one tenth of one
percent of the
population of Minnesota lives in Cook County.
There's only one stop
light in the whole county!
Yes, there is only one stop light in a 1400+ square mile area. It is located at
the intersection of Hwy 61 and Broadway Ave in downtown Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Surrounded by very
unique territory
Two of the largest "paddle only areas" are accessed from Cook County. The [BWCAW]
Boundary
Waters Canoe area Wilderness and the
Quetico Provincial Park are managed for
paddle or no motor recreation. A large portion of Cook County is Superior
National Forest, including the BWCAW. Also the Grand Portage State Forest and
the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa comprise the eastern section.
Four State Parks
protect natural gems
From west to east along Hwy 61,
Temperance River,
Cascade River,
Judge Magney and
Grand Portage State Parks are
natural gems preserved for all of us to use and visit. All four have major river
systems flowing that terminate into Lake Superior. The first two are obvious, in
Magney the Brule [formerly and more logically the Arrowhead River] and in Grand
Portage the Pigeon River divides Minnesota and Ontario.
Cook
County borders Lake Superior for approx. 80 miles
The largest, deepest, and coldest of the Great Lakes is also the highest in
elevation. In the summer months you'll hear, " it's cooler by the lake " and in
the winter you'll hear " it's warmer by the lake. " The massive size and depth
of Lake Superior causes an inland maritime climate. It can be much warmer
in the winter and much cooler in the summer. Depending on which way the wind is
blowing...
read more about Lake
Superior click here.
See
Lake Superior ice coverage story
and images.
Cook County
has published a
Property Owner's
Resource Guide
This guide was developed to help property owners understand the Cook County Land
Use Ordinance. It contains helpful information on purchasing property, building
a home, installing and maintaining sewage treatment systems, protecting your
home from wildfire, and protecting water quality.
Download this pdf guide.
Find Out More About Most Minnesota Lakes!
Minnesota DNR Lake
Finder
The Lake Finder contains data for more than 4,500 lakes
and rivers throughout Minnesota, including:
lake
surveys,
lake depth maps,
lake water quality data and
lake water
clarity data (from the
Pollution Control Agency),
satellite-based water clarity
information (from the University of Minnesota), lake
notes, and
fish consumption advice (from the
Department of Health).
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Get yourself a Cook
or Lake County Plat Book
If you're looking to purchase
property in Cook or Lake County these books are a valuable tool and can be purchased from the
publisher for $30.00USD. Shows land ownership..
Go to plat book purchase page.
QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau
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People
QuickFacts |
Cook
County |
Minnesota |
|
Population, 2003 estimate
|
5,282 |
5,059,375 |
|
|
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
|
2.2% |
2.8% |
|
|
Population, 2000
|
5,168 |
4,919,479 |
|
|
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
|
33.6% |
12.4% |
|
|
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000
|
4.5% |
6.7% |
|
|
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000
|
20.4% |
26.2% |
|
|
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000
|
17.2% |
12.1% |
|
|
Female persons, percent, 2000
|
50.1% |
50.5% |
|
|
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
89.5% |
89.4% |
|
|
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% |
3.5% |
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
7.6% |
1.1% |
|
|
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% |
2.9% |
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000
(a) |
Z |
Z |
|
|
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% |
1.3% |
|
|
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000
|
2.1% |
1.7% |
|
|
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
0.8% |
2.9% |
|
|
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000
|
89.2% |
88.2% |
|
|
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000
|
57.8% |
57.0% |
|
|
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
|
2.7% |
5.3% |
|
|
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
|
4.3% |
8.5% |
|
|
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
|
88.7% |
87.9% |
|
|
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
|
28.8% |
27.4% |
|
|
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
|
678 |
679,236 |
|
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
|
18.2 |
21.9 |
|
|
Housing units, 2002
|
4,910 |
2,132,632 |
|
|
Homeownership rate, 2000
|
78.3% |
74.6% |
|
|
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
|
6.8% |
22.3% |
|
|
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
|
$107,700 |
$122,400 |
|
|
Households, 2000
|
2,350 |
1,895,127 |
|
|
Persons per household, 2000
|
2.17 |
2.52 |
|
|
Median household income, 1999
|
$36,640 |
$47,111 |
|
|
Per capita money income, 1999
|
$21,775 |
$23,198 |
|
|
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999
|
10.1% |
7.9% |
| |
Business
QuickFacts |
Cook
County |
Minnesota |
|
|
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001
|
263 |
140,968 |
|
|
Private nonfarm employment, 2001
|
2,125 |
2,418,159 |
|
|
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001
|
Z |
1.0% |
|
|
Nonemployer establishments, 2000
|
701 |
317,874 |
|
|
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)
|
NA |
76,244,894 |
|
|
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
|
44,037 |
48,097,982 |
|
|
Retail sales per capita, 1997
|
$9,302 |
$10,260 |
|
|
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997
|
F |
3.7% |
|
|
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997
|
32.0% |
26.4% |
|
|
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002
|
120 |
38,977 |
|
|
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)
|
33,722 |
27,055,700 |
| |
Geography
QuickFacts |
Cook
County |
Minnesota |
|
|
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
|
1,451 |
79,610 |
|
|
Persons per square mile, 2000
|
3.6 |
61.8 |
|
|
Metropolitan Area
|
None |
Many
Closest is Duluth |
|
|
FIPS Code
|
031 |
27 |
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be
of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not
available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F:
Fewer than 100 firms
.
|
- Moose Country Realty, LLC Grand Marais,
Minnesota
