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Cloquet, Minnesota

Cloquet, Minnesota
City
Downtown Cloquet
Downtown Cloquet
Location of the city of Cloquetwithin Carlton County, Minnesota
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 / 46.72167; -92.45944Coordinates: 46°43′18″N 92°27′34″W / 46.72167°N 92.45944°W / 46.72167; -92.45944
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Carlton
Incorporated (village) 1884
Incorporated (city) 1904
Government
 • Mayor Dave Hallback
Area
 • Total 35.97 sq mi (93.16 km2)
 • Land 35.20 sq mi (91.17 km2)
 • Water 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)  2.14%
Elevation 1,207 ft (368 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 12,124
 • Estimate (2013) 12,050
 • Density 344.4/sq mi (133.0/km2)
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC-5)
ZIP code 55720
Area code(s) 218
FIPS code 27-12160
GNIS feature ID 0641345
Website www.ci.cloquet.mn.us

Cloquet (Listeni/klˈk/ kloh-KAY) is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 33. A portion of the city lies within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation and also serves as one of three administrative centers for the Indian Reservation. The population was 12,124 at the 2010 census.

Cloquet began as a group of small settlements around three sawmills: Shaw Town, Nelson Town, and Johnson Town. These later became known as Knife Falls after a local waterfall over sharp slate rocks, and later as Cloquet. The area was platted in 1883 and the village of Cloquet was incorporated from the three settlements in 1884. It became a city with a mayor and city council in 1904. The word "Cloquet" first appeared on a map of the area by Joseph N. Nicollet in 1843 which named the Cloquet River, a tributary of the Saint Louis River, and the Cloquet Rapids to the north. "Cloquet" is a French surname but historians researching the name of the river and city have found no definitive answer, and are reduced to speculations. One of these is that the river might have been named after 19th century French scientists, the Cloquet brothers Hipployte and Jules, with the settlement later being named after the river.


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