Editing Carlton County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Carlton County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = May 23
 | founded year         = 1857 (created)<br/>1870 (organized)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Place Names |url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm?SendingPage=Region.cfm&county=9 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025203046/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm?SendingPage=Region.cfm&county=9 |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |access-date=March 17, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>
 | seat wl              = Carlton
 | largest city wl      = Cloquet
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 875
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 861
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 14
 | area percentage      = 1.6%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 36207
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 36825 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 42.1
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = www.carltoncountymn.gov
 | named for            = Reuben B. Carlton
 | ex image             = Carlton Courthouse 002.JPG
 | ex image cap         = [[Carlton County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 8th
}}

'''Carlton County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state|State]] of [[Minnesota]], formed in 1857. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 36,207.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/carltoncountyminnesota/PST045222 |access-date=April 14, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Carlton, Minnesota|Carlton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>  Part of the [[Fond du Lac Indian Reservation]] lies in northeastern Carlton County.

Carlton County is part of the [[Duluth MN–WI Metropolitan Area|Duluth, MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Carlton County lies on Minnesota's eastern edge. Its eastern boundary abuts [[Wisconsin]]. The [[Saint Louis River (Lake Superior tributary)|Saint Louis River]] flows east-southeast through the county, discharging into [[Lake Superior]]. The [[Moose Horn River]] flows southwest through the county, discharging into the [[Kettle River (St. Croix River)|Kettle River]]. The [[Nemadji River]] and the South Fork Nemadji River flow east through the county, meeting a few miles east of its eastern boundary before reaching Lake Superior. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, heavily wooded,<ref name="CCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlton+County,+MN/@46.5650661,-92.819317,43118m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52ae2b8c5ca33f47:0x8d2bcd65fe2ee844!8m2!3d46.5619247!4d-92.6847226 ''Carlton County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 5, 2019)]</ref> and slopes to the several river valleys. The county's northwest corner lies at {{convert|1,329|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL,<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Carlton County MN"  Google Maps (accessed March 5, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> and a small hill {{convert|0.2|mi|km}} west of Rogers Lake<ref name=CCM/> rises to {{convert|1,450|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18351 Carlton County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 5, 2019)]</ref>

The county has an area of {{convert|875|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|861|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (1.6%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]]
* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]
* [[Image:MN-27.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 27]]
* [[Image:MN-33.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 33]]
* [[Image:MN-45.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 45]]
* [[Image:MN-73.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 73]]
* [[Image:MN-210.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 210]]
* [[Image:MN-289.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 289]]
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col|colwidth=26em}}
* [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|Saint Louis County]] – north
* [[Douglas County, Wisconsin]] – east
* [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine County]] – south
* [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]] – west
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* Black Hoof Wildlife Management Area
* Dye State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Fond du Lac State Forest]] (part)
* [[Jay Cooke State Park]]
* Kettle Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Nemadji State Forest]] (part)
* Sawyer State Wildlife Management Area
{{div col end}}
<ref name=CCM/>

==History==
Under a 1854 [[Treaty of La Pointe]] the [[Fond du Lac Indian Reservation]] and other reservations were established in exchange for all the Lake Superior [[Ojibwe]] land in the Arrowhead Region. Carlton County was formed and organized in 1870.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n92 73]}}</ref> It was named for Reuben B. Carlton, a member of the Minnesota Senate (1857–58).<ref>[https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11582 Minnesota Legislative Reference Library: RBCarlton (accessed March 5, 2019)]</ref>

In October 1918, an immense forest fire occurred, known as the [[Cloquet fire]]. The Carlton County Historical Society hosts a permanent exhibit about the fire of 1918, along with ones about the Ojibwe of Carlton County and the Logging Era.<ref>[http://www.carltoncountyhistory.org/ Carlton County Historical Society]</ref>

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Carlton, Minnesota]]
|1|20|0.95
|6|27|0.87
|17|38|1.49
|29|54|2.32
|39|67|3.23
|48|75|4.24
|54|80|4.21
|53|78|4.00
|45|68|4.34
|34|54|3.12
|22|37|1.96
|7|23|1.14
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="WX">{{Cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Carlton MN |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMN0126 |access-date=November 6, 2011 |publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Carlton have ranged from a low of {{convert|1|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|80|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-45|°F}} was recorded in January 1912 and a record high of {{convert|105|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|0.87|in}} in February to {{convert|4.34|in}} in September.<ref name=WX/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 51
|1870= 286
|1880= 1230
|1890= 5272
|1900= 10017
|1910= 17559
|1920= 19391
|1930= 21232
|1940= 24212
|1950= 24584
|1960= 27932
|1970= 28072
|1980= 29936
|1990= 29259
|2000= 31671
|2010= 35386
|2020= 36207
|estyear=2023
|estimate=36825
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=October 6, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=October 6, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |access-date=October 6, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Democgraphic profile of Carlton County, Minnesota'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carlton County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27017&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P22 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Carlton County, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US27017&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|31,458
|30,910
|88.90%
|85.37%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|494
|556
|1.40%
|1.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,012
|2,148
|5.69%
|5.93%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|160
|153
|0.45%
|0.42%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|2
|12
|0.01%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|9
|85
|0.03%
|0.23%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|767
|1,731
|2.17%
|4.78%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|484
|612
|1.37%
|1.69%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''35,386'''
|'''36,207'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 35,386 people living in the county. 89.7% were [[White American|White]], 5.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.4% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% of some other race and 2.4% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 1.4% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race). 16.4% were of [[German American|German]], 13.5% [[Finnish American|Finnish]], 8.9% [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]], 8.6% [[Swedish American|Swedish]] and 5.6% [[American ethnicity|American]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |title="American FactFinder" |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150108070337/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml |archive-date=January 8, 2015 |access-date=January 8, 2015}}</ref>

===2000 census===
[[File:CarltonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Carlton County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 31,671 people, 12,064 households, and 8,408 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|36.8|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 13,721 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.75% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.97% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 5.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.52% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 18.5% were of [[German people|German]], 16.9% [[Finnish people|Finnish]], 12.5% [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]], 11.8% [[Swedish people|Swedish]] and 5.8% [[Polish people|Polish]] ancestry. 95.5% spoke [[English language|English]], 1.8% [[finnish language|Finnish]] and 1.1% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 12,064 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

The county population contained 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,021, and the median income for a family was $48,406. Males had a median income of $38,788 versus $25,555 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,073. About 5.40% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.20% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Barnum, Minnesota|Barnum]]
* [[Carlton, Minnesota|Carlton]] (county seat)
* [[Cloquet, Minnesota|Cloquet]]
* [[Cromwell, Minnesota|Cromwell]]
* [[Kettle River, Minnesota|Kettle River]]
* [[Moose Lake, Minnesota|Moose Lake]]
* [[Scanlon, Minnesota|Scanlon]]
* [[Wrenshall, Minnesota|Wrenshall]]
* [[Wright, Minnesota|Wright]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Big Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota|Big Lake]]
* [[Esko, Minnesota|Esko]]
* [[Mahtowa, Minnesota|Mahtowa]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Atkinson, Minnesota|Atkinson]]
* [[Automba, Minnesota|Automba]]
* [[Duesler, Minnesota|Duesler]]
* [[Harney, Minnesota|Harney]]
* [[Holyoke, Minnesota|Holyoke]]
* [[Iverson, Minnesota|Iverson]]
* [[Nemadji, Minnesota|Nemadji]]
* [[Otter Creek, Minnesota|Otter Creek]]
* [[Pleasant Valley, Minnesota|Pleasant Valley]]
* [[Sawyer, Minnesota|Sawyer]]
* [[Scotts Corner, Minnesota|Scotts Corner]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=16em}}
* [[Atkinson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Atkinson Township]]
* [[Automba Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Automba Township]]
* [[Barnum Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Barnum Township]]
* [[Beseman Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Beseman Township]]
* [[Blackhoof Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Blackhoof Township]]
* [[Eagle Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Eagle Township]]
* [[Holyoke Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Holyoke Township]]
* [[Kalevala Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Kalevala Township]]
* [[Lakeview Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Lakeview Township]]
* [[Mahtowa Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Mahtowa Township]]
* [[Moose Lake Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Moose Lake Township]]
* [[Perch Lake Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Perch Lake Township]]
* [[Silver Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Silver Township]]
* [[Silver Brook Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Silver Brook Township]]
* [[Skelton Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Skelton Township]]
* [[Split Rock Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Split Rock Township]]
* [[Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Thomson Township]]
* [[Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Twin Lakes Township]]
* [[Wrenshall Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Wrenshall Township]]
{{div col end}}

===Unorganized territories===
* [[Clear Creek, Minnesota|Clear Creek]]
* [[North Carlton, Minnesota|North Carlton]] Includes Corona, Progress, Red Clover, and Sawyer Unorganized Townships.

==Government and politics==
===Local government===
As of 2019, the Carlton County Sheriff is Kelly Lake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sheriff's Office, Carlton County, MN |url=https://www.co.carlton.mn.us/261/Sheriffs-Office |access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=www.co.carlton.mn.us}}</ref> The Carlton County Board of Commissioners has five members, each representing one district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=County Board of Commissioners Carlton County, MN |url=https://www.co.carlton.mn.us/386/County-Board-of-Commissioners |access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=www.co.carlton.mn.us}}</ref> In April 2019 Lake and the Fond du Lac Police Department collaborated on [[sex trafficking]] training on behalf of other sheriff agencies that would be affected by the upcoming [[Enbridge Line 3]].<ref name="rez">{{Cite web |date=June 2019 |title=Nahgahchiwanong Dibahjim owinn an |url=http://www.fdlrez.com/newspaper/archive/June19.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110013824/http://www.fdlrez.com/newspaper/archive/June19.pdf |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |publisher=Fond du Lac Reservation Business Committee. |page=17}}</ref> In 2017, Carlton County published a detailed Jail & Criminal Justice System Planning Study.<ref name="jail">{{Cite report |url=https://www.co.carlton.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/2036/Carlton-County-Jail--Criminal-Justice-System-Planning-Study |title=CARLTON COUNTY JAIL & CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PLANNING STUDY |date=December 5, 2017 |pages=196 |access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref> As of 2019, Carlton County Public Health employs 36 county staff and 6 contract staff. It has been operating since 1920.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Health |url=https://www.co.carlton.mn.us/333/Public-Health |access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=Carlton County, MN www.co.carlton.mn.us}}</ref>

===National===
The Democratic Party historically dominated the county, carrying it by wide margins in every presidential election from 1932 to 2012, but [[Donald Trump]] lost by only 300 votes in 2016 and 307 votes in 2020 (a margin of under 2% and holding the Democrats to only a plurality in both elections), signaling a new competitiveness in Carlton County. The only other Republican to receive at least 40% of the vote since 1932 was [[Richard Nixon]] during his 49-state landslide in 1972. During the [[2022 Midterm Elections]], the Republican candidates for Attorney General and State Auditor won Carlton County,<ref>https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Index?ErsElectionId=149&scenario=StateFedCounty&CountyId=9&show=Go</ref> and Republicans also flipped State House District 11A,<ref>https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_house-MN-24362/</ref> which includes most of Carlton County and came among other seat flips on the [[Iron Range]] despite not winning the State House overall.<ref>https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/11/11/iron-range-seething-at-the-twin-cities-continues-right-turn/</ref> These wins marked a potential realignment towards the Republican Party. This trend continued in 2024, with Donald Trump becoming the first Republican since [[Herbert Hoover]] in 1928 to win the county, receiving 50.13% of the vote.<ref>https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Index?ErsElectionId=170&scenario=StateFedCounty&CountyId=9&show=Go</ref>
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{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|9,791|10,098|480|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|8,160|8,460|1,591|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,586|11,389|461|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,549|11,501|399|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|6,642|11,462|230|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,578|8,620|883|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,034|8,052|1,829|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,922|7,736|3,089|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,626|8,790|144|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|4,877|9,189|137|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,760|8,822|1,251|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,371|9,247|334|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|5,445|7,116|169|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|3,016|8,538|464|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,780|9,552|27|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,613|7,576|35|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|4,168|6,484|25|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|4,175|6,432|91|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,742|6,967|448|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,653|6,153|50|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,400|7,159|111|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,163|7,136|179|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,336|3,586|916|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,582|2,138|438|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,142|303|2,869|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,833|1,152|779|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,096|1,115|517|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|283|631|1,673|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,487|506|391|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,480|236|208|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,119|467|41|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,169|543|29|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|737|370|153|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Board of Commissioners {{!}} Carlton County, MN |url=https://www.co.carlton.mn.us/386/County-Board-of-Commissioners |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.co.carlton.mn.us}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
!Next Election
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Dick Brenner
|District 1
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner and Vice Chair 
|Marv Bodie 
|District 2
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Thomas R. Proulx
|District 3
|2028
|-
|
|Commissioner and Chairperson 
|Susan Zmyslony
|District 4
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Gary Peterson
|District 5
|2024
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2023-2025)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Senate
|Jason Rarick<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1240 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 11
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|House of Representatives
|Jeff Dotseth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Jeff Dotseth (11A) – Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15598 |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=www.house.mn.gov}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 11A
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2023-2025)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Pete Stauber]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Pete Stauber |url=https://stauber.house.gov/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Representative Pete Stauber |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 8th congressional district|8th]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Amy Klobuchar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar |url=https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=www.klobuchar.senate.gov}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|N/A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Tina Smith]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.smith.senate.gov/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Senator Tina Smith |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|N/A
|}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Carlton County, Minnesota]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.co.carlton.mn.us/ Carlton County official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311162050/http://www.carltoncountyhelp.org/ Carltoncountyhelp.org: A guide to service organizations in Carlton County MN]
* [[Minnesota Department of Transportation|Mn/DOT]] – [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519080533/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/carlton.pdf map of Carlton County]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Carlton County, Minnesota
|Northeast = [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|Saint Louis County]]
|Southeast = [[Douglas County, Wisconsin]]
|South     = [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine County]]
|West      = [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]]
}}

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[[Category:1870 establishments in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1870]]