Editing Crookston, Minnesota

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{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
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|official_name            = Crookston, Minnesota
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metro]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Greater Grand Forks]]
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|government_type          = Mayor-council (weak-mayor, strong-council)
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Dale Stainbrook<ref name="Mayor & City Council">{{cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.crookston.mn.us/Directory.aspx?did=21 |publisher=City of Crookston, Minnesota |access-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930202012/https://www.crookston.mn.us/Directory.aspx?DID=21 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Council–manager government|City Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Charles Reynolds
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal council|City Council]]
|leader_name2             = Kristie Jerde<br>Henry Fischer<br>Clayton Briggs<br>Don Cavalier<br>Derek Brekken<br>Dylane Klatt<br>Tim Menard<br>Morgan Hibma
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1872
|established_title1       = Organized
|established_date1        = 1876
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = February 14, 1879
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|population_total         = 7482
|population_density_km2   = 548.61
|population_density_sq_mi = 1420.87
|population_urban         = 7618<ref name="urban area">{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|title=2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=Federal Register|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=November 17, 2024|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230035004/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 56716
|area_code                = [[Area code 218|218]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-13870
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|blank1_info              = 2393678<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|2393678|City of Crookston|November 17, 2024}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 7.375%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/crookston.html|title=Crookston (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=April 15, 2024|archive-date=January 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123004840/https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/crookston.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.crookston.mn.us/|crookston.mn.us}}
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'''Crookston''' is a city in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The population was 7,482 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/Crookston_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2713870 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115053525/https://data.census.gov/profile/Crookston_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2713870 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is part of the "[[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]], [[North Dakota|ND]]-[[Minnesota|MN]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]" or "[[Greater Grand Forks]]".

Crookston is the [[episcopal seat]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston]]. Crookston is partially a commuter town to the larger city of [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]].

==History==
===Early history===
The Crookston area was virtually unoccupied until European contact and remained little more than a hunting ground associated with the [[Pembina Region|Pembina]] settlements until the 1860s.<ref name="LakesnWoods">{{cite web |title=Crookston Minnesota Community Guide |url=https://lakesnwoods.com/Crookston.htm |publisher=LakesnWoods |access-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414175815/https://lakesnwoods.com/Crookston.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The land in Crookston's immediate vicinity is not connected with any verifiable [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or European historic events or circumstances until transfer in the [[Treaty of Old Crossing|Treaties of Old Crossing]] in 1863–64.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} Before that, the territory now included in Crookston was part of [[Rupert's Land]] and [[Assiniboia]] before becoming part of the United States as a result of the boundary settlement in the [[Treaty of 1818]].<ref name="LakesnWoods"/>

The Crookston area was traversed by trappers and traders, including [[Ojibwa]] and [[Lakota people|Lakota]], [[Métis people (United States)|Métis]], and European settlers, between 1790 and 1870. A branch of the [[Red River Trails]] passed nearby; it was used by [[fur trade]]rs between the 1840s and 1870s.<ref name="UMC - Polk County">{{cite web|title=Compendium of History and Biography of Polk County, Minnesota|url=http://umclibrary.crk.umn.edu/digitalprojects/polk2/index.html}}</ref>

===Settlement===
The present-day site of Crookston first saw settlement by non-Indian people around 1872.<ref name=EB>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Crookston |volume=7 |page=502}}</ref> It was the site of a federal land office<ref name=EB/> by 1876 and sited on a portion of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] that began operation by 1880. The town was incorporated on April 1, 1879<ref name=EB/> as "Queen City".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Kristina |title=Crookston, a Railroad and River Town |url=https://www.oakridger.com/story/lifestyle/2012/03/14/crookston-railroad-river-town/63548838007/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Oak Ridger |language=en-US |quote=in 1872, the name for the new settlement was the "Red Lake Crossing" ... As people began to populate the new community, the name of Crooksbury was chosen, but that only lasted for a short time. This was to honor Colonel William Crooks, an official of the railroad company. Then it was permanently changed to Crookston. |ref=2012 Oak Ridger / Crookston Times article}}</ref> By the end of that year, the town had a jail, graded streets, and a few plank sidewalks. Soon, it was decided that the town needed a new name. Two factions emerged supporting two different names. One wished to honor the town's first mayor, Captain Ellerey C. Davis, with the name Davis. Another group picked the name Crookston to honor Colonel William Crooks,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=EB/> a soldier and railroad builder. The name was reportedly chosen by [[coin toss]].

Soon, Scandinavian, French-Canadian, and German immigrants began populating Crookston. At one point, eight different railroad lines reached the town, and it became a center of commerce and manufacturing.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.115|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

Crookston sits in the fertile [[Red River Valley]], once a part of [[Glacier|glacial]] [[Lake Agassiz]]. As Lake Agassiz receded, it left behind rich mineral deposits. This made the area around Crookston prime for [[Agriculture|agricultural]] uses. Grains such as [[wheat]] and other crops, including [[sugar beet]]s and [[potato]]es, grow well in the area around Crookston.

Crookston has a relatively flat landscape. The [[Red Lake River]] flows through the city and makes several twists and turns ([[Oxbow lake|oxbow]]s). The riverbank has eroded somewhat.

U.S. Highways [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|2]] and [[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|75]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 9|9]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 102|102]] are four of the main routes in the community.

Crookston is the northern terminus of the [[Agassiz Recreational Trail]], a 53-mile multi-use trail built on an abandoned railroad grade that has its southern terminus at [[Ulen, Minnesota|Ulen]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Dokken|first=Brad|title=Construction begins on Agassiz trail bridges|newspaper=Northland Outdoors|date=December 24, 2009|url=http://www.northlandoutdoors.com/event/article/id/233102|access-date=March 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714195243/http://www.northlandoutdoors.com/event/article/id/233102/|archive-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref>

===Climate===
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| location = Crookston, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1890–present
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| Jan record high F = 57
| Feb record high F = 63
| Mar record high F = 78
| Apr record high F = 96
| May record high F = 101
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 104
| Sep record high F = 99
| Oct record high F = 89
| Nov record high F = 73
| Dec record high F = 56
| year record high F = 105
| Jan avg record high F = 37.7
| Feb avg record high F = 39.4
| Mar avg record high F = 54.2
| Apr avg record high F = 74.2
| May avg record high F = 85.4
| Jun avg record high F = 89.6
| Jul avg record high F = 90.7
| Aug avg record high F = 91.6
| Sep avg record high F = 88.4
| Oct avg record high F = 77.2
| Nov avg record high F = 56.3
| Dec avg record high F = 40.7
| year avg record high F = 93.9
| Jan high F = 15.8
| Feb high F = 20.4
| Mar high F = 34.0
| Apr high F = 51.3
| May high F = 66.6
| Jun high F = 76.0
| Jul high F = 80.3
| Aug high F = 79.6
| Sep high F = 70.4
| Oct high F = 54.1
| Nov high F = 36.2
| Dec high F = 22.4
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| Jan mean F = 6.1
| Feb mean F = 10.1
| Mar mean F = 24.4
| Apr mean F = 40.7
| May mean F = 54.7
| Jun mean F = 65.1
| Jul mean F = 69.1
| Aug mean F = 67.4
| Sep mean F = 58.2
| Oct mean F = 43.7
| Nov mean F = 27.5
| Dec mean F = 13.8
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| Jan low F = −3.6
| Feb low F = -0.2
| Mar low F = 14.8
| Apr low F = 30.1
| May low F = 42.8
| Jun low F = 54.3
| Jul low F = 57.8
| Aug low F = 55.2
| Sep low F = 46.0
| Oct low F = 33.3
| Nov low F = 18.8
| Dec low F = 5.2
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| Jan avg record low F = -27.9
| Feb avg record low F = -23.0
| Mar avg record low F = -10.8
| Apr avg record low F = 14.5
| May avg record low F = 27.8
| Jun avg record low F = 41.1
| Jul avg record low F = 46.0
| Aug avg record low F = 42.8
| Sep avg record low F = 30.4
| Oct avg record low F = 18.3
| Nov avg record low F = -1.6
| Dec avg record low F = -17.2
| year avg record low F = -28.4
| Jan record low F = −44
| Feb record low F = −51
| Mar record low F = −39
| Apr record low F = −10
| May record low F = 6
| Jun record low F = 27
| Jul record low F = 38
| Aug record low F = 31
| Sep record low F = 11
| Oct record low F = −2
| Nov record low F = −30
| Dec record low F = −38
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| Jan precipitation inch = 0.51
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.53
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.73
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.27
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1227
|1890= 3457
|1900= 5359
|1910= 7559
|1920= 6825
|1930= 6321
|1940= 7161
|1950= 7352
|1960= 8546
|1970= 8312
|1980= 8628
|1990= 8119
|2000= 8192
|2010= 7891
|2020= 7482
|estyear=2023
|estimate=7268
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=November 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 16, 2024|archive-date=July 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711040810/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|url-status=live}}</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|publisher=census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

Crookston has not seen major population growth since the 1970s. The economy has suffered due to a lack of well-paying jobs and available housing.<ref name="CityOfCrookston Housing">{{cite web|title=2014 - City of Crookston Study|url=http://www.crookston.mn.us/archive/2014/2014%20-%20City%20of%20Crookston%20Housing%20Study.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041613/http://www.crookston.mn.us/archive/2014/2014%20-%20City%20of%20Crookston%20Housing%20Study.pdf |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |url-status=live|publisher=City of Crookston|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>

As of the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], there are 3,321 estimated households in Crookston with an average of 2.04 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $52,557. Approximately 15.3% of the city's population lives at or below the poverty line. Crookston has an estimated 60.8% employment rate, with 29.4% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.2% holding a high school diploma.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Crookston city, Minnesota|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/crookstoncityminnesota/PST045223|access-date=November 16, 2024|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (92.5%), Spanish (5.0%), Indo-European (0.3%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.6%), and Other (0.6%).

The median age in the city was 39.4 years.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Crookston, Minnesota – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Crookston city, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2713870|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
! 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) – Crookston city, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2713870&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
! {{partial|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) – Crookston city, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2713870&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 7,196
| 6,576
| style='background: #ffffe6; |5,695
| 87.84%
| 83.34%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |76.12%
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 35
| 99
| style='background: #ffffe6; |238
| 0.43%
| 1.25%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3.18%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 119
| 109
| style='background: #ffffe6; |95
| 1.45%
| 1.38%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |1.27%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 36
| 124
| style='background: #ffffe6; |57
| 0.44%
| 1.57%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.76%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| 0
| 0
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3
| 0.00%
| 0.00%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 0
| 3
| style='background: #ffffe6; |8
| 0.00%
| 0.04%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| 84
| 109
| style='background: #ffffe6; |298
| 1.03%
| 1.38%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3.98%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 722
| 871
| style='background: #ffffe6; |1,088
| 8.81%
| 11.04%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |14.54%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''8,192'''
| '''7,891'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''7,482'''
| '''100.00%'''
| '''100.00%'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 7,482 people and 3,087 households, and 1,647 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Crookston%20city,%20Minnesota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1446.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,445 housing units at an average density of {{convert|666.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.90% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.78% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.30% from some other races and 8.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 14.54% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Crookston city, Minnesota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/crookston-city-minnesota/160-2713870/ |access-date=April 15, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.4% were under 5 years of age, and 20.8% were 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 7,891 people, 3,109 households, and 1,743 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1533.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,303 housing units at an average density of {{convert|641.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.79% from some other races and 2.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 11.04% of the population.

There were 3,109 households, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 40.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.9% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 35.1 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 16.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 8,192 people, 3,078 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1658.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,382 housing units at an average density of {{convert|684.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.64% from some other races and 1.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 8.81% of the population.

There were 3,078 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.10.

The city's age distribution shows 24.2% under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,609, and the median income for a family was $44,157. Males had a median income of $30,564 versus $21,021 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,219. About 7.5% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
===K–12===
Crookston is in [[Crookston School District 593]], and is home to [[Crookston High School]], home of the Pirates. Students from the neighboring towns of [[Euclid, Minnesota|Euclid]], [[Gentilly Township, Polk County, Minnesota|Gentilly]], and [[Mentor, Minnesota|Mentor]] attend Crookston High. The school district enrolled 1,135 students in K-12 in the school year 2022–23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crookston Public School District |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=2709720 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306021606/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=2709720 |url-status=live }}</ref> Before the new high school was built in 1997, students attended Central High School in downtown Crookston. Central High School had been in operation since 1913, but Crookston High School was established in 1914.

Private elementary schools include Cathedral Elementary (Catholic, formerly Mount Saint Benedict High School), Our Savior's Lutheran, and Bible Baptist.

===Higher education===
Crookston has the [[University of Minnesota Crookston]] (a campus of the [[University of Minnesota system]]). It began as an agricultural high school before becoming a two-year college and then a four-year university.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brief overview of the history of the U of M Crookston Campus |url=https://crk.umn.edu/campus-history |access-date=April 15, 2024 |publisher=University of Minnesota Crookston}}</ref> On January 30, 2010, the new Crookston Sports Center was dedicated. The university enrolled about 1,729 students in the fall 2024 term.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=https://crk.umn.edu/quick-facts |access-date=November 16, 2024 |publisher=University of Minnesota Crookston |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214191921/https://crk.umn.edu/quick-facts |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Media==
The local newspaper is the ''[[Crookston Daily Times]]''.

===Television===
Crookston is part of the [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]/[[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]] television market. [[PBS]] member station [[KCGE]] (channel 16) is [[city of license|licensed]] to Crookston, serving Grand Forks.

===Local radio stations===
[[KROX (AM)|KROX]] 1260 [[AM band|AM]] (also broadcast locally on [[broadcast translator|translator]] K289CE 105.7 [[FM band|FM]]) specifically covers the community. [[media in Grand Forks, North Dakota|Radio stations from Grand Forks]], [[Thief River Falls, Minnesota#Media|Thief River Falls]], and [[KRJB]] 106.5 [[FM band|FM]] broadcasting from [[Ada, Minnesota|Ada]] can also be easily received. Radio stations [[KQHT]] 96.1 FM and [[KYCK]] 97.1 FM are also licensed to Crookston, but broadcast from Grand Forks and serve the region in general.

==Culture==
Crookston is home to the Grand Theater, the oldest continuously operating [[movie theater]] in the United States. Built in 1910, it served as an opera house until 1917, when it began to primarily show movies. It played host to entertainers including early film actress [[Mary Pickford]].<ref>Helgerson, Brooke. (2010). [[hdl:11299/97478|"The Grand Theater: A Case Study of Architecture and Community."]] Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, December 1, 2017.</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Dan Anderson (basketball, born 1943)|Dan Anderson]], professional basketball player, was born in Crookston in 1943.
* [[Joseph H. Ball]], U.S. senator from Minnesota from 1940 to 1949, was born in Crookston in 1905.
* [[John Christgau]] (1934–2018), an American author of fiction and non-fiction.
* [[Ronald Davies (judge)|Ronald N. Davies]], judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of North Dakota]], 1955–1985, was born in Crookston in 1904.
* [[Jules Ellingboe]] (1892–1948), racing driver.
* [[Philip Hamre]], medical technician and Minnesota state legislator.
* [[Miner A. Helgeson]], farmer and Minnesota state legislator.
* [[Leroy E. Matson]], Minnesota Supreme Court justice.
* [[John Noah]], ice hockey player, was born in Crookston in 1927.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Noah|publisher=Sports Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/john-noah-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161823/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/john-noah-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Julius Spokely]], sheriff and Minnesota state legislator.
* [[Milton Orville Thompson]], [[NASA]] astronaut and research scientist, was born in Crookston in 1926.
* [[Theodore W. Thorson]], Minnesota state legislator and educator, was born in Crookston in 1922.
* [[Wes Westrum]], played for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]].
* [[Ed Widseth]], played for the [[New York Giants]].
* [[Harvey A. Wilder]] (1907–1968), farmer and Minnesota state legislator.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.crookston.mn.us/ City of Crookston – official website]
*[http://www.visitcrookston.com/ Crookston Convention & Visitor's Bureau]
*[http://www.lakesnwoods.com/CrookstonGallery.htm Crookston Photo Gallery]
*[http://www.crookstontimes.com/ Crookston Daily Times]
*For text of the initial Treaty of Old Crossing (1863), see [[s:Old Crossing Treaty of 1863|WikiSource]] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512003858/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~woss/redlake1/cross1.html  University of Texas].
*For text of the 1864 supplement to the 1863 treaty, known as the Treaty of Old Crossing (1864), see [[s:Old Crossing Treaty of 1864 amendment|WikiSource]] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083542/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~woss/pre1890/1864sup.html  University of Texas].

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