Cloquet | |
|---|---|
 Cloquet Avenue in downtown Cloquet | |
| Nickname: Wood City[1] | |
 Location of the city of Cloquet within Carlton County, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′18″N 92°27′34″W / 46.72167°N 92.45944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Carlton |
| Incorporated (village) | 1884 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roger Maki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.01 sq mi (93.27 km2) |
| • Land | 35.22 sq mi (91.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2) 2.14% |
| Elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,568 |
| • Estimate (2022)[5] | 12,603 |
| • Density | 356.87/sq mi (137.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55720 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-12160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0641345[3] |
| Website | cloquetmn.gov |
Cloquet (/kloʊˈkeɪ/ kloh-KAY)[6] 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.[4]
- ^ "Wood City: Cloquet hopes to keep its identity after country's last matchstick factory closes".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cloquet, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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