Itasca County, Minnesota

Itasca County
Itasca County
County
	Itasca County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
	Minnesota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 47°31′N 93°38′W / 47.51°N 93.63°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	October 27, 1849
Named for	Lake Itasca
Seat	Grand Rapids
Largest city	Grand Rapids
Area
• Total	2,928 sq mi (7,580 km2)
• Land	2,668 sq mi (6,910 km2)
• Water	260 sq mi (700 km2) 8.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	45,014
• Estimate (2023)	45,365
• Density	16.9/sq mi (6.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.co.itasca.mn.us

Itasca County (/aɪˈtæskə/ eye-TASS-kə)^[2] is a county located in the Iron Range region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,014.^[3] Its county seat is Grand Rapids.^[4] The county is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version of the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. Portions of the Bois Forte and Leech Lake Indian reservations are in the county.

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^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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