Aitkin County, Minnesota

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Location: Aitkin County, Minnesota
Surnames/tags: Aitkin_County_Minnesota United_States_Project

Welcome to the Aitkin County, Minnesota project page!

The County of Aitkin was named after William Aitkin whose occupation was an English fur trader. Aitkin County was organized May 23, 1857. It was then that the Minnesota Territorial Legislature designated Aitkin as a county.^[1]

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Contents 1 Maps and Boundaries 2 Communities 2.1 Townships 2.2 Unincorporated Towns 2.3 National Protected Areas 2.4 Lakes 3 Records and Resources 4 Sources

Maps and Boundaries

• Itasca County (north)
• Saint Louis County (northeast)
• Carlton County (east)
• Pine County (southeast)
• Kanabec County (south)
• Mille Lacs County (south)
• Crow Wing County (southwest)
• Cass County (northwest)

Communities

Townships

• Aitkin Township
• Ball Bluff Township
• Balsam Township
• Beaver Township
• Clark Township
• Cornish Township
• Farm Island Township
• Fleming Township
• Glen Township
• Haugen Township
• Hazelton Township
• Hill Lake Township
• Idun Township
• Jevne Township
• Kimberly Township
• Lakeside Township
• Lee Township
• Libby Township
• Logan Township
• Macville Township
• Malmo Township
• McGregor Township
• Millward Township
• Morrison Township
• Nordland Township
• Pliny Township
• Rice River Township
• Salo Township
• Seavey Township
• Shamrock Township
• Spalding Township
• Spencer Township
• Turner Township
• Verdon Township
• Wagner Township
• Waukenabo Township
• Wealthwood Township
• White Pine Township
• Williams Township
• Workman Township

Unincorporated Towns

• Davidson
• Jewett
• Northeast Aitkin
• Northwest Aitkin

National Protected Areas

• Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Lakes

There are 130 lakes found in Aitkin County, Minnesota.

Records and Resources

• https://aitkincohs.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Aitkin_County,_Minnesota
• http://www.wikiwand.com/en/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Aitkin_County,_Minnesota

Sources

1. ↑ "History of Aitkin County." Welcome to Aitkin County. Accessed August 23, 2018. https://www.co.aitkin.mn.us/visitor/history.html.