History
Carlton County was established, with boundaries as they currently are, in 1857, and is home to over 35,000 citizens, including over 3,200 people of the Fond du Lac Reservation, the Lake Superior Band of Ojibway. Our population is mostly rural, 34.8 persons per square mile, with ten cities. Our largest city is Cloquet, which is home to 12,124 persons and the Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College. You can also visit the City of Moose Lake, one of our many caring communities. The City of Carlton has served as the county seat since 1871.
Carlton County is well known for the devastating Fire of 1918. The Carlton County Historical Society and the Cloquet Public Library can provide you with more information on this chapter and other chapters of Carlton County history.
Carlton County genealogical information is available through the County Recorder's Office or GenWeb.
Cities & Towns
Cities
- Barnum
- Carlton
- Cloquet
- Cromwell
- Kettle River
- Moose Lake
- Scanlon
- Wrenshall
- Wright
Townships
- Atkinson Township
- Automba Township
- Barnum Township
- Beseman Township
- Blackhoof Township
- Eagle Township
- Holyoke Township
- Kalevala Township
- Lakeview Township
- Mahtowa Township
- Moose Lake Township
- Perch Lake Township
- Silver Brook Township
- Silver Township
- Skelton Township
- Split Rock Township
- Thomson Township
- Twin Lakes Township
- Wrenshall Township
Unorganized
- Clear Creek
- Corona
- Progress
- Red Clover
- Sawyer