Strategic Location

Locations

Carton County has the distinct competitive advantage of “location - location - location” as it is located just minutes southwest of the City of Duluth covering 875 square miles. There are nine cities (recent merger between Thomson and Carlton), 19 townships and 5 unorganized townships.       See map

Population Density

Cloquet is the largest city with a population of 12,124. Carlton County is also home to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa with their reservation boundaries covering both Carlton and St. Louis Counties.

Natural Resources

Carlton County has a natural resource-based economy in the primary industrial sectors of Wood and Wood Byproducts but has an increasing presence of transportation-based businesses due to its transportation corridors.