Carlton County, Minnesota

Carlton County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46°35′N 92°41′W / 46.59°N 92.68°W / 46.59; -92.68
Country United States
State Minnesota
FoundedMay 23, 1857 (created)
1870 (organized)
Named afterReuben B. Carlton
SeatCarlton
Largest cityCloquet
Area
  Total
875 sq mi (2,270 km2)
  Land861 sq mi (2,230 km2)
  Water14 sq mi (40 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
36,207
  Estimate 
(2023)
36,825
  Density42.1/sq mi (16.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.carltoncountymn.gov

Carlton County is a county in the State of Minnesota, formed in 1857. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,207. Its county seat is Carlton. Part of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation lies in northeastern Carlton County.

Carlton County is part of the Duluth, MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.