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)
• Total	200,231
• Estimate  (2023)	200,514
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.stlouiscountymn.gov

St. Louis County is a county located in the Arrowhead Region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 200,231.^[3] Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county in Minnesota by land area, and the largest in the United States by total area east of the Mississippi River. St. Louis County is included in the Duluth, MN–Superior, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Major industries include pulpwood production and tourism. Open pit mining of taconite and processing it into high grade iron ore remains an important part of the economy of the Iron Range and is directly tied to shipping in the twin ports of Duluth and Superior. Parts of the federally recognized Bois Forte and Fond du Lac Indian reservations are in the county.