St. Louis County, Minnesota

St. Louis County
County
St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°35′N 92°28′W / 47.58°N 92.46°W / 47.58; -92.46
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	February 20, 1855[1]
Named for	St. Louis River[2]
Seat	Duluth
Largest city	Duluth
Area
• Total	6,860 sq mi (17,800 km2)
• Land	6,247 sq mi (16,180 km2)
• Water	612 sq mi (1,590 km2)  8.9%
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	200,231
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.stlouiscountymn.gov

Saint Louis County (abbreviated St. Louis County) is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 200,231.^[3] Its county seat is Duluth.^[5] It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota. It is the largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River.^[6]

Saint Louis County is included in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan statistical area. Major industries include pulpwood production and tourism. Surface mining of high-grade iron-ore remains an important part of the economy of the Iron Range. Parts of the Bois Forte and Fond du Lac Indian reservations are in the county.

1. ↑ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 164.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: St. Louis County, Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
4. ↑ "St. Louis County, MN". Livability. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
5. ↑ "St. Louis County, Minnesota Free Public Records Directory". Inflection.com, Inc. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
6. ↑ Duluth News Tribune September 22, 2004, p. 2B. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arostook County, Maine has a smaller overall area but a greater land area.