Editing Cloquet, Minnesota

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{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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|official_name            = Cloquet
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|nickname                 = Wood City<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/06/19/cloquet-hopes-to-keep-identity-after-countrys-last-matchstick-factory-closes|title=Wood City: Cloquet hopes to keep its identity after country's last matchstick factory closes}}</ref>
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'''Cloquet''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Cloquet.ogg|k|l|oʊ|ˈ|k|eɪ}} {{respell|kloh|KAY|'}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> is a city in [[Carlton County, Minnesota|Carlton County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, at the junction of [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 33]]. Part of the city lies within the [[Fond du Lac Indian Reservation]] and serves as one of the reservation's three administrative centers. The population was 12,568 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Cloquet_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2712160 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:CON-WED PLANT AT CLOQUET, MINNESOTA., DISCHARGES "WHITE WATER" INTO A SIDE CHANNEL OF THE ST. LOUIS RIVER. CON-WED... - NARA - 551569.jpg|thumb|right|Former Con-Wed plant (now a [[USG Corporation]] facility) in Cloquet, 1973]]
Cloquet began as a group of small settlements around three sawmills: Shaw Town, Nelson Town, and Johnson Town. These became known as Knife Falls after a local waterfall over sharp [[slate]] rocks, and later as Cloquet. The [[Ojibwe people|Ojibwe]] in the area called the area {{Lang|oj-latn|Mookomaan-onigamiing}}, meaning 'At the Knife Portage', as the portage to avoid Knife Falls connected the three communities. The area was [[plat]]ted in 1883 and the village of Cloquet was incorporated from the three settlements in 1884. It became a city with a mayor and city council in 1904. The word ''Cloquet'' first appeared on an 1843 map of the area by [[Joseph N. Nicollet]], which named the [[Cloquet River]], a tributary of the [[Saint Louis River (Lake Superior tributary)|Saint Louis River]], and the Cloquet Rapids to the north. ''Cloquet'' is a French surname, but historians have found no source for it. Some speculate that the river was named for the 19th-century French scientists [[Hippolyte Cloquet|Hippolyte]] and [[Jules Germain Cloquet|Jules]] Cloquet, and the settlement named for the river.<ref>
* {{cite book |last=O'Meara |first=Walter |title=We Made It Through the Winter: A Memoir of Northern Minnesota Boyhood |url=https://archive.org/details/wemadeitthroughw0000omea |url-access=registration |year=1974 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |location=St. Paul |pages=2; 115|isbn=9780873510929 }}
* {{cite book |last=Carroll |first=Francis M. |title=Crossroads in Time: A History of Carlton County, Minnesota |year=1987 |publisher=The Carlton County Historical Society |location=Cloquet, Minnesota |pages=203–5}}
* {{cite book |last1=Luukkonen |first1=Larry |last2=Wisuri |first2=Marlene |title=A Hometown Album: Cloquet's Centennial Story |year=2004 |publisher=Carlton County Historical Society |location=Cloquet, Minnesota |pages=16–18}}</ref>

The area was the site of the 1918 [[Cloquet fire]], which destroyed much of the town and killed 453 people.

Before and after [[World War II]] Cloquet was home of the nation's strongest [[Consumers' co-operative|consumers' cooperatives]]. The Cloquet Cooperative Society (founded in 1910) operated two cooperative stores, which handled food, hardware, shoes, dry goods, and furniture. Other [[cooperative]] services included a building supply store, a coal yard, a mortuary, an auto repair shop and a gas service station.

In 1939, the co-op did 35% of the business in the town, and 18% in Carlton County. By the mid-1950s, the consumer society had a membership of 4,262 out of a population of 8,500. This was a national record, given that the total business of all American co-ops combined represented only 0.5% of the economy. The Finnish cooperative groups of the area also had an influence on the American cooperative movement in general.

In the 1970s the area of the city was increased to over ten times what it had been in 1970. Despite this, the population of the city still declined from 1970 to 1980, even as the number of separate residences increased.<ref>[http://www.lakesnwoods.com/Cloquet.htm Guide of Cloquet, Minnesota]</ref>

===Architecture===
Cloquet is home to the [[R.W. Lindholm Service Station]], the only [[filling station]] designed by architect [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] and a structure now on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|36.01|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.22|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref name="gaz2020">{{cite web|title=2020 Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.2020.html |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref>

Cloquet is along the [[Saint Louis River (Lake Superior tributary)|Saint Louis River]], 20 miles southwest of [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]].

===Climate===
Cloquet has a [[Humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen Climate Classification]] Dfb) typical of its location in northern Minnesota, with warm summers and long, cold winters.
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|location = Cloquet, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 52
|Feb record high F = 57
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 86
|Nov record high F = 72
|Dec record high F = 57
|year record high F = 105
|Jan high F = 18.2
|Feb high F = 24.0
|Mar high F = 36.8
|Apr high F = 50.4
|May high F = 64.3
|Jun high F = 73.5
|Jul high F = 78.5
|Aug high F = 76.2
|Sep high F = 67.2
|Oct high F = 51.7
|Nov high F = 35.0
|Dec high F = 22.7
|year high F = 49.9
|Jan mean F = 9.9
|Feb mean F = 14.3
|Mar mean F = 26.4
|Apr mean F = 39.1
|May mean F = 51.4
|Jun mean F = 60.7
|Jul mean F = 66.3
|Aug mean F = 64.6
|Sep mean F = 56.4
|Oct mean F = 43.0
|Nov mean F = 28.4
|Dec mean F = 15.8
|year mean F = 39.7
|Jan low F = 1.7
|Feb low F = 4.6
|Mar low F = 16.1
|Apr low F = 27.9
|May low F = 38.4
|Jun low F = 47.8
|Jul low F = 54.0
|Aug low F = 53.0
|Sep low F = 45.6
|Oct low F = 34.3
|Nov low F = 21.9
|Dec low F = 9.0
|year low F = 29.5
|Jan record low F = −45
|Feb record low F = −41
|Mar record low F = −35
|Apr record low F = -7
|May record low F = 8
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 26
|Sep record low F = 19
|Oct record low F =  0
|Nov record low F = −24
|Dec record low F = −37
|year record low F = −45
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|Jan precipitation inch = 1.00
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.98
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.44
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.41
|May precipitation inch = 3.48
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.75
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.33
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.18
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.56
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.26
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.82
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.46
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|Jan snow inch = 13.5
|Feb snow inch = 13.5
|Mar snow inch = 10.3
|Apr snow inch = 6.4
|May snow inch = 0.3
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 1.8
|Nov snow inch = 9.6
|Dec snow inch = 15.9
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|Feb precipitation days = 8.4
|Mar precipitation days = 8.6
|Apr precipitation days = 9.9
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 13.3
|Jul precipitation days = 12.2
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|Sep precipitation days = 11.1
|Oct precipitation days = 12.1
|Nov precipitation days = 9.6
|Dec precipitation days = 11.1
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|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.1
|Nov snow days = 6.9
|Dec snow days = 12.7
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| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=dlh
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = June 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
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| title = Station: Cloquet, MN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 23, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 93
|1890= 2530
|1900= 3072
|1910= 7031
|1920= 5127
|1930= 6782
|1940= 7304
|1950= 7685
|1960= 9013
|1970= 8699
|1980= 11142
|1990= 10885
|2000= 11201
|2010= 12124
|2020= 12568
|estyear=2022
|estimate=12603
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=October 18, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 18, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2020,<ref name="2020-census-2712160">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Cloquet city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2712160&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref> the population was 12,568. The [[population density]] was {{convert|356.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,399 housing units at an average density of {{convert|153.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 7.0% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 1.8% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 12,124 people, 4,959 households, and 3,126 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|344.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,235 housing units at an average density of {{convert|148.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 4,959 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 37 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

[[Image:Dala horse-Grand Rapids, Minnesota-20070706.jpg|thumb|A large [[Dalecarlian horse]]]]

==Infrastructure==
===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]]
* [[Image:MN-33.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 33]]

==Education==
Most of Cloquet is zoned to [[Cloquet Public School District]]; small portions are zoned to [[Carlton Public School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27017_carlton/DC20SD_C27017.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805032540/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27017_carlton/DC20SD_C27017.pdf |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carlton County, MN|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

There is a K-12 tribal school, [[Fond du Lac Ojibwe School]], affiliated with the [[Bureau of Indian Education]] (BIE).

==Notable people==
* [[U. W. Hella|U.W. "Judge" Hella]], director of [[Minnesota State Parks]]
* [[Jerry Knickerbocker]], Minnesota state legislator and businessman
* [[Jessica Lange]], actress
* [[Jamie Langenbrunner]], former NHL player
* [[Clarence Larson]], chemist, Commissioner, [[U.S. Atomic Energy Commission]]
* [[Corey Millen]], former NHL player. Former head coach with [[Minnesota Wilderness]]
* [[Barbara Payton]], actress
* [[Derek Plante]], former NHL player. Currently an assistant coach with [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
* [[Roy W. Ranum]], mayor of Cloquet and Minnesota state senator
* [[Lawrence R. Yetka|Lawrence Yetka]], Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court<ref>{{Cite web|last=EHN|first=Reference Desk|title=Library Research Guides: Lawrence R. Yetka, Associate Justice 1973-1993: Biography|url=https://mncourts.libguides.com/yetka/bio|access-date=March 24, 2021|website=mncourts.libguides.com|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Florence C. Parker, ''The First 125 Years. A History of Distributive and Service Cooperation in the United States, 1829-1954'' (Superior WI: CLUSA, 1956).

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cloquet, Minnesota}}
* [https://www.cloquetmn.gov/ City of Cloquet, MN – Official Website]
* [http://www.cloquet.com/ Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce website]

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