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Aitkin County, Minnesota

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Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin Co Courthouse — CC BY-SA 3.0, Elkman · source

About Aitkin County

Aitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,697. Its county seat is Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized in 1871.

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Aitkin County at a glance

County seat
Aitkin
Population
15,697 (2020)
Land area
1,995 sq mi
Founded
1871

Largest communities in Aitkin County

  1. Aitkin county seat2,168
  2. Shamrock Township1,215
  3. Farm Island Township995
  4. Nordland Township983
  5. Aitkin Township910

History of Aitkin County

Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. It was named for William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor. Formed from Ramsey and Pine counties, Aiken County originally consisted of the 17 townships closest to Mille Lacs Lake. It acquired outlands of Ramsey, Itasca and Pine Counties to its north and east. It was organized in 1871, taking up lands from Cass and Itasca Counties and losing a point in the southwestern corner to Crow Wing County to form its current boundaries. In the 1970s and '80s, Aitkin County became home of three short-lived lesbian feminist farmsteads: Rising Moon Farm (1973 - 1980s), Mel’s Place (1974-5), and Del Lago Farm (1975-6), inspired by the commune, housing cooperative, and back-to-the-land movements.

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