Place:Aitkin, Minnesota, United States

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NameAitkin
Alt namesAikensource: Family History Library Catalog
Aitkinsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates46.6°N 93.417°W
Located inMinnesota, United States     (1857 - )
See alsoBenton, Minnesota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Ramsey, Minnesota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Aitkin
Arthyde
Bain
Ball Bluff
Balsam
Bennettville
Dads Corner
East Lake
Giese
Glen
Glory
Grayling
Hassman
Haypoint
Hill City
Jacobson
Kimberly
Lawler
Libby
Malmo
McGrath
McGregor
Minnewawa
Nichols
Palisade
Pine Knoll
Redtop
Ronald
Rossburg
Sheshebee
Shovel Lake
Solana
Swatara
Tamarack
Thor
Waldeck
Waukenabo
Wealthwood
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Aitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,697. Its county seat is Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized in 1871.

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History

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Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. It was named for William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor. Formed from Ramsey and Pine counties, Aiken County originally consisted of the 17 townships closest to Mille Lacs Lake. It acquired outlands of Ramsey, Itasca and Pine Counties to its north and east. It was organized in 1871, taking up lands from Cass and Itasca Counties and losing a point in the southwestern corner to Crow Wing County to form its current boundaries.

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Date Event Source
1857 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1862 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1872 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1874 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1885 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 2
1870 178
1880 366
1890 2,462
1900 6,743
1910 10,371
1920 15,043
1930 15,009
1940 17,865
1950 14,327
1960 12,162
1970 11,403
1980 13,404
1990 12,425
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