Carlton County
Also known as Carlton County, Minnesota, Carlton County, MN
county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- May 23, 1857 (created), 1870 (organized)
- Named after
- Reuben B. Carlton
- Seat
- Carlton
- Largest city
- Cloquet
- Total
- 875 sq mi (2,270 km )
- Land
- 861 sq mi (2,230 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 36,711
- Density
- 42.1/sq mi (16.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Article
Carlton County is a county in the State of Minnesota, formed in 1857. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,207. Its county seat is Carlton. Part of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation lies in northeastern Carlton County.
Carlton County is part of the Duluth, MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.