Cloquet is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 33. Part of the city lies within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation and serves as one of the reservation's three administrative centers. The population was 12,568 at the 2020 census.
Midway Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,399 at the 2010 census.
Brimson is an unincorporated community in Ault Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Rollins is an unincorporated community in Ault Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Minnesota State Highway 33 (MN 33) is a 19.748-mile (31.781 km) state highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) at Cloquet and continues to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 53 (US 53) at Independence. The highway is constructed as a four-lane expressway with a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit, except for a short distance through the city of Cloquet, where the route is located on a four-lane city surface street. MN 33 is a bypass of Duluth for travelers headed to the Iron Range of northern Minnesota and International Falls.
The Cloquet fire was an immense forest fire in northern Minnesota, United States in October 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads and dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake, Cloquet, and Kettle River. Cloquet was hit the hardest by the fires. It was the worst natural disaster in Minnesota history in terms of the number of casualties in a single day. In total, 453 people died and 52,000 people were injured or displaced, 38 communities were destroyed, 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) were burned, and $73 million in property damage was suffered. Thirteen million dollars in federal aid were disbursed.
Esko is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,082.
Markham is an unincorporated community in Colvin Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Independence is an unincorporated community in New Independence Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Burnett is an unincorporated community in Industrial Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Munger is an unincorporated community in Solway Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Taft is an unincorporated community in Grand Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Mahtowa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mahtowa Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 370.
Holyoke is an unincorporated community in Holyoke Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It is located between Sandstone and Duluth.
Sawyer is an unincorporated community in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
Iverson is an unincorporated community in Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
Atkinson is an unincorporated community in Atkinson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
Otter Creek is an unincorporated community in Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The community took its name from nearby Otter Creek.
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses 327,098 acres (1,323.7 km2); 48,384 acres (195.8 km2) of which are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands.
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