Carlton County, Minnesota

Time zones in Carlton County

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

1. 5572017,448 people
2. 558108,285 people
3. 557335,139 people
4. 557674,582 people
5. 557073,470 people
6. 557183,111 people
7. 557832,639 people
8. 557971,457 people
9. 557261,087 people
10. 55757739 people
11. 55798627 people
12. 55787621 people

15 ZIP Code areas overlap Carlton County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Carlton County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Carlton County, largest first

1. Thomson Township5,534 people
2. Twin Lakes Township2,259 people
3. Barnum Township1,172 people
4. Blackhoof Township1,039 people
5. Moose Lake Township1,036 people
6. Perch Lake Township985 people
7. Mahtowa Township690 people
8. Eagle Township554 people
9. Silver Brook Township544 people
10. Skelton Township477 people
11. Wrenshall Township422 people
12. Atkinson Township383 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Minnesota, by county

School districts in Carlton County, largest first

1. Cloquet Public School District14,761 people
2. Moose Lake Public School District5,828 people
3. Esko Public School District5,534 people
4. Carlton Public School District4,566 people
5. Barnum Public School District3,917 people
6. Cromwell-Wright Public Schools1,916 people
7. Wrenshall Public School District1,754 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Carlton County, largest first

1. Fond du Lac Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,799 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Cloquet, Minnesota (city)12,537 people
2. Moose Lake, Minnesota (city)2,863 people
3. Esko, Minnesota (CDP)1,813 people
4. Scanlon, Minnesota (city)1,146 people
5. Carlton, Minnesota (city)875 people
6. Barnum, Minnesota (city)503 people
7. Mahtowa, Minnesota (CDP)428 people
8. Cromwell, Minnesota (city)423 people
9. Wrenshall, Minnesota (city)404 people
10. Big Lake, Minnesota (CDP)378 people
11. Kettle River, Minnesota (city)140 people
12. Wright, Minnesota (city)96 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

1. Pine County, Minnesota35 mi south
2. Aitkin County, Minnesota36 mi west
3. Douglas County, Wisconsin38 mi east
4. St. Louis County, Minnesota68 mi north

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