Editing Crow Wing County, Minnesota

{{short description|County in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Crow Wing County
 | state                = Minnesota
 | founded date         = May 23
 | founded year         = 1857 (created)<br/>March 3, 1870 (organized)
 | seat wl              = Brainerd
 | largest city         = Brainerd
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1157
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 999
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 157
 | area percentage      = 14%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 66123
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 68642 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 66.2
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = https://crowwing.us
 | named for            = [[Crow Wing River]]
 | ex image             = Crow Wing Co. Courthouse.JPG
 | ex image cap         = [[Crow Wing County Courthouse and Jail|Historic Crow Wing County courthouse]]
 | district             = 8th
}}

'''Crow Wing County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the East Central part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 66,123.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/crowwingcountyminnesota/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Brainerd, Minnesota|Brainerd]].<ref>{{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 county was formed in 1857, and was organized in 1870.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm?SendingPage=Region.cfm&county=18|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027031642/http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/county.cfm?SendingPage=Region.cfm&county=18|archive-date=October 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Crow Wing County is included in the Brainerd, MN [[Brainerd, Minnesota micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
This area was long occupied by the [[Ojibwe people]], also known as Chippewa. In addition, numerous [[Dakota people]] lived in central and southern Minnesota before European settlement. European Americans established a trading post by 1837 in this area, on the east side of the [[Mississippi River]] opposite the mouth of the Crow Wing River. The post (named Crow Wing) soon became a center of trading with the region's Native Americans, with a general-supply store that served the area. By 1866, the village contained about 600 whites and Chippewa; it was a major population center. The territorial government enacted the county's creation on May 23, 1857, and named Crow Wing the county seat.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Crow Wing}}</ref> The governmental structure of the county was not effected until March 3, 1870. The county was named for the river,<ref>{{cite book|author=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n173 154]}}</ref> which is named for an island in the river that resembles a crow's wing.

[[Brainerd, Minnesota|Brainerd]] township was founded in 1870 when the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]] selected the site for a crossing of the [[Mississippi River]]. It attracted development and population, soon surpassing Crow Wing. It was also designated as the new county seat, drawing off more residents and businesses from what became known as a ghost town, [[Old Crow Wing, Minnesota|Old Crow Wing]]. [[Crow Wing State Park]] encompasses much of the former village site along the river.

Brainerd City was incorporated on November 19, 1881, named for Lawrence Brainerd, the father-in-law of [[J. Gregory Smith]], the first president of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Smith served as governor of Vermont from 1863 to 1865 before moving west. He is called the father and founder of Brainerd. Lawrence Brainerd was the first president of the [[Vermont Central Railroad]]. {{citation needed|date=November 2018}} The Northern Pacific Railroad ran a special train as its first service to Brainerd on March 11, 1871. Its regular passenger service began the next September. <!-- What routes/cities did it serve? -->The first passenger train from the [[Twin Cities]], by way of [[Sauk Rapids, Minnesota|Sauk Rapids]], arrived on November 1, 1877.

On February 18, 1887, the Minnesota legislature annexed part of [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]] (west of the Mississippi) to Crow Wing County, which doubled the former area of Crow Wing County.
[[File:Crow Wing Co 3-18-15 No Text Wiki Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Crow Wing County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011).''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 53–56. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]
[[File:Crow Wing State Park Neighborhood.jpg|thumb|right|Soils of Crow Wing State Park neighborhood]]

==Geography==
Crow Wing County has an area of {{convert|1157|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|999|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|157|sqmi}} (14%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2013|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 6, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Topography and vegetation===
Crow Wing County has two [[state forest]]s, the [[Crow Wing State Forest]] and the [[Emily State Forest]]. The Cuyuna Lakes State Trail lies in the [[Upper Mississippi River]] Basin. The topography is gently rolling to flat, mostly wooded and heavily dotted with waters and wetlands.<ref name=CWCM>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Crow+Wing+County,+MN/@46.4803814,-94.36605,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b6e4389b3dd911:0x8f05b1cea6f7491f!8m2!3d46.5957987!4d-94.1401699 ''Crow Wing County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 7, 2019)]</ref> It is home to an abundance of [[wildlife]], including [[white-tailed deer]], [[cottontail rabbit]], [[snowshoe hare]], [[raccoon]], [[red fox]], [[gray fox]], [[coyote]], [[mink]], [[muskrat]], [[squirrel]]s, [[beaver]], occasional [[American black bear]], [[Bald eagle]], [[osprey]] and many other [[waterfowl]].

===Lakes and rivers===
The main river is the [[Mississippi River]], and there are several smaller streams.
It has about 417 recognized lakes. The top ten by size are:
# [[Gull Lake (Cass County, Minnesota)|Gull Lake]] – {{convert|9419|acre|km2}}
# [[Pelican Lake (Crow Wing County, Minnesota)|Pelican Lake]] – {{convert|8254|acre|km2}}
# [[Whitefish Lake (Minnesota)|Upper and Lower White Fish Lake]] – {{convert|7372|acre|km2}}
# [[North Long Lake]] – {{convert|5997|acre|km2}}
# [[Lake Edward (Minnesota)|Lake Edward]] – {{convert|2576|acre|km2}}
# [[Bay Lake (Minnesota)|Bay Lake]] – {{convert|2393|acre|km2}}
# Cross Lake – {{convert|1752|acre|km2}}
# [[Round Lake (Minnesota)|Round Lake]] – {{convert|1645|acre|km2}}
# [[Big Trout Lake]] – {{convert|1343|acre|km2}}
# Lower South Long Lake – {{convert|1312|acre|km2}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US_169_(MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 169]]
* [[Image:MN-6.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 6]]
* [[Image:MN-18.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 18]]
* [[Image:MN-25.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 25]]
* [[Image:MN-210.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 210]]
* [[Image:MN-371.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 371]]
*{{jct|MN-Bus|371|dab1=Brainerd|state=MN}}
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]] – northeast
* [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]] – southeast
* [[Morrison County, Minnesota|Morrison County]] – southwest
* [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]] – northwest, north
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Crow Wing State Forest]]
* Crow Wing State Park (part)
* Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area
* Cuyuna Lakes State Trail (within Cuyuna Country SRA)<ref>[https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_trails/cuyuna_lakes/index.html Minnesota Div of Natural Resources: Cuyuna Lakes State Trail (accessed March 7, 2019)]</ref>
* Duck Lakes State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Emily State Forest]]
* Loerch State Wildlife Management Area
* Mille Lacs Moraine Scientific and Natural Area
* Safari North Wildlife Park
* Upper Dean State Wildlife Management Area
{{div col end}}
<ref name=CWCM/>

===Superfund site and environmental damage===
The presence of railroads increased development in the county, but also brought environmental problems. The [[Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter)]] [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] [[Superfund]] site is between Brainerd and [[Baxter, Minnesota|Baxter]]. [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] had a treatment plant in Crow Wing County for railroad ties, to protect the wood from weather and insects. Wastewater generated from the wood-treating process was sent to two shallow, unlined ponds. This created sludge that contaminated both the underlying soils and the [[groundwater]] with [[creosote]] and [[polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons]] (PAHs).<ref>[http://www.epa.gov/region5/superfund/npl/minnesota/MND000686196.html "Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter) Fact Sheet"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205201337/http://www.epa.gov/region5/superfund/npl/minnesota/MND000686196.html|date=December 5, 2012 }}, ''EPA'', July 13, 2012</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 269
|1870= 200
|1880= 2319
|1890= 8852
|1900= 14250
|1910= 16861
|1920= 24566
|1930= 25627
|1940= 30226
|1950= 30875
|1960= 32134
|1970= 34826
|1980= 41722
|1990= 44249
|2000= 55099
|2010= 62500
|2020= 66123
|estyear=2024
|estimate=68642
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br/>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 6, 2014|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623053220/https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |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 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Crow Wing County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crow Wing County, Minnesota|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Crow%20Wing%20County,%20Minnesota&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|61,252
|92.6%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|383
|0.6%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|623
|0.9%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|332
|0.5%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|19
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|2,602
|3.9%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|912
|1.4%
|}

===2000 census===
[[File:CrowWingCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Crow Wing County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 55,099 people, 22,250 households, and 15,174 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|55.2|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 33,483 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.5|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.64% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.78% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 32.5% were of [[German people|German]], 16.4% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 9.4% [[swedish people|Swedish]], 6.2% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5.2% [[United States|American]] ancestry.

There were 22,250 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.

The county population contained 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,589, and the median income for a family was $44,847. Males had a median income of $33,838 versus $22,896 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,174. About 6.50% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Baxter, Minnesota|Baxter]]
* [[Brainerd, Minnesota|Brainerd]] (county seat)
* [[Breezy Point, Minnesota|Breezy Point]]
* [[Crosby, Minnesota|Crosby]]
* [[Crosslake, Minnesota|Crosslake]]
* [[Cuyuna, Minnesota|Cuyuna]]
* [[Deerwood, Minnesota|Deerwood]]
* [[Emily, Minnesota|Emily]]
* [[Fifty Lakes, Minnesota|Fifty Lakes]]
* [[Fort Ripley, Minnesota|Fort Ripley]]
* [[Garrison, Minnesota|Garrison]]
* [[Ironton, Minnesota|Ironton]]
* [[Jenkins, Minnesota|Jenkins]]
* [[Manhattan Beach, Minnesota|Manhattan Beach]]
* [[Nisswa, Minnesota|Nisswa]]
* [[Pequot Lakes, Minnesota|Pequot Lakes]]
* [[Riverton, Minnesota|Riverton]]
* [[Trommald, Minnesota|Trommald]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Merrifield, Minnesota|Merrifield]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Barrows, Minnesota|Barrows]]
* [[Bay Lake, Minnesota|Bay Lake]]
* [[Crosby Beach, Minnesota|Crosby Beach]]
* [[Crow Wing, Minnesota|Crow Wing]]
* [[Ideal Corners, Minnesota|Ideal Corners]]
* [[Iron Hub, Minnesota|Iron Hub]]
* [[Klondyke, Minnesota|Klondyke]]
* [[Lake Hubert, Minnesota|Lake Hubert]]
* [[Legionville, Minnesota|Legionville]]
* [[Little Pine, Minnesota|Little Pine]]
* [[Loerch, Minnesota|Loerch]]
* [[Mission, Minnesota|Mission]]
* [[Old Crow Wing, Minnesota|Old Crow Wing]] (ghost town)
* [[Pine Center, Minnesota|Pine Center]]
* [[St. Mathias, Minnesota|Saint Mathias]]
* [[Shephard, Minnesota|Shephard]]
* [[Swanburg, Minnesota|Swanburg]]
* [[Wolford, Minnesota|Wolford]]
* [[Woodrow, Minnesota|Woodrow]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Bay Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Bay Lake Township]]
* [[Center Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Center Township]]
* [[Crow Wing Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Crow Wing Township]]
* [[Daggett Brook Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Daggett Brook Township]]
* [[Deerwood Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Deerwood Township]]
* [[Fairfield Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Fairfield Township]]
* [[Fort Ripley Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Fort Ripley Township]]
* [[Gail Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Gail Lake Township]]
* [[Garrison Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Garrison Township]]
* [[Ideal Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Ideal Township]]
* [[Irondale Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Irondale Township]]
* [[Jenkins Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Jenkins Township]]
* [[Lake Edwards Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Lake Edwards Township]]
* [[Little Pine Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Little Pine Township]]
* [[Long Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Long Lake Township]]
* [[Maple Grove Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Maple Grove Township]]
* [[Mission Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Mission Township]]
* [[Nokay Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Nokay Lake Township]]
* [[Oak Lawn Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Oak Lawn Township]]
* [[Pelican Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Pelican Township]]
* [[Perry Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Perry Lake Township]]
* [[Platte Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Platte Lake Township]]
* [[Rabbit Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Rabbit Lake Township]]
* [[Roosevelt Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Roosevelt Township]]
* [[Ross Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Ross Lake Township]]
* [[St. Mathias Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Saint Mathias Township]]
* [[Sibley Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Sibley Township]] (former)
* [[Timothy Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Timothy Township]]
* [[Wolford Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Wolford Township]]
{{div col end}}

===Unorganized territories===
* [[Dean Lake, Minnesota|Dean Lake]]
* [[West Crow Wing, Minnesota|West Crow Wing]]

==Government and politics==
Crow Wing County has voted Republican for several decades. In only one presidential election since 1976 has the county selected the Democratic candidate.
{{PresHead|place=Crow Wing County, Minnesota|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|27,423|14,173|770|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|25,676|13,726|771|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|22,287|10,982|2,573|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|19,415|14,760|745|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|18,567|15,859|739|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|19,106|14,005|434|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|15,035|11,255|1,838|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|10,095|11,156|3,712|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|9,112|8,896|6,531|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|11,017|9,674|220|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|11,362|8,719|151|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|10,844|9,323|1,510|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|8,072|10,653|839|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,774|7,328|449|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|6,687|7,411|697|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,131|9,197|21|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,727|6,835|52|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,657|5,556|30|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,992|5,883|81|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,702|6,773|370|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,500|5,504|63|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,524|6,876|150|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,611|6,561|501|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,991|5,068|519|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,436|2,851|196|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,230|417|3,802|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,262|1,077|1,142|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,715|1,568|578|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|691|709|1,897|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,681|661|487|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,150|333|309|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,803|804|75|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,701|1,066|99|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|916|519|290|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Board {{!}} Crow Wing County, MN – Official Website|url=https://crowwing.us/65/County-Board|access-date=April 25, 2023|website=crowwing.us}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Paul Koering
|District 1
|-
|
|Commissioner and Vice Chair
|John Lubke
|District 2
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Steve Barrows
|District 3
|-
|
|Commissioner and Chair
|Rosemary Franzen
|District 4
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Doug Houge
|District 5
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2018–2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Senate
|[[Carrie Ruud]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=MN State Senate|url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1196|access-date=June 25, 2020|website=www.senate.mn|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 10
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|House of Representatives
|[[Josh Heintzeman]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Josh Heintzeman (10A) – Minnesota House of Representatives|url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15435|access-date=June 25, 2020|website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 10A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|House of Representatives
|[[Dale Lueck]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Dale Lueck (10B) – Minnesota House of Representatives|url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15439|access-date=June 25, 2020|website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 10B
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2018–2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|[[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)}}" |
|[[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>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|N/A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[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
|}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27035_crow_wing/DC20SD_C27035.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707125343/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27035_crow_wing/DC20SD_C27035.pdf |archive-date=July 7, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crow Wing County, MN|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st27_mn/schooldistrict_maps/c27035_crow_wing/DC20SD_C27035_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Aitkin Public School District]]
* [[Brainerd Public School District]]
* [[Crosby-Ironton Public School District]]
* [[Little Falls Public School District]]
* [[Onamia Public School District]]
* [[Pequot Lakes Public Schools]]
* [[Pierz Public School District]]
* [[Pine River-Backus Public School District]]

== See also ==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Crow Wing County, Minnesota]]
* [[List of Superfund sites in Minnesota]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{AmCyc Poster|Crow Wing}}
* [http://www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/ Crow Wing County official website]
* [http://www.crowwinghistory.org/ Crow Wing County Historical Society website]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Crow Wing County, Minnesota
|North     = [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]]
|Northeast = [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]]
|Southeast = [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs County]]
|Southwest = [[Morrison County, Minnesota|Morrison County]]
}}

{{Crow Wing County, Minnesota}}
{{Brainerd micropolitan area}}
{{Minnesota}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|46.49|-94.07|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-MN_source:UScensus1990}}

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[[Category:Minnesota placenames of Native American origin]]