ZIP Code 55720

Cloquet ((listen) kloh-KAY) is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 33. Part of the city lies within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation and serves as one of the reservation's three administrative centers. The population was 12,568 at the 2020 census. The Cloquet Coöperative Society (founded in 1910) operated two cooperative stores, which handled food, hardware, shoes, dry goods, and furniture. By the mid-1950s, the consumer society had a membership of 4,262 out of a population of 8,500. This was a national record, given that the total business of all American co-ops combined represented only 0.5% of the economy. The area was the site of the 1918 Cloquet Fire, which destroyed much of the town and killed approximately 500 people. It is home to the Lindholm Service Station, the only gas station designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and a structure now on the National Register of Historic Places. The city has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Climate Classification Dfb) typical of its location in northern Minnesota, with warm summers and long, cold winters. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has an area of 36.01 square miles (93.3 km²), of which 35.22 sq miles (91.2 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles [2.1 km²] is water.

History

Cloquet began as a group of small settlements around three sawmills: Shaw Town, Nelson Town, and Johnson Town. It became a city with a mayor and city council in 1904. Cloquet is famed in American economic history because before and after World War II it was home of the nation's strongest consumers cooperatives. The Cloquet Coöperative Society (founded in 1910) operated two cooperative stores, which handled food, hardware, shoes, dry goods, and furniture. Other cooperative services included a building supply store, a coal yard, a mortuary, an auto repair shop and a gas service station. It is home to the R.W. Lindholm Service Station, the only gas station designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and a structure now on the National Register of Historic Places. The area was the site of the 1918 Cloquet Fire, which destroyed much of the town and killed approximately 500 people. In the 1970s the area of the city was increased to over ten times what it had been in 1970. Some speculate that the river was named for the 19th-century French scientists Hippolyte and Jules Cloquet, and the settlement named forThe Cloquet River, a tributary of the Saint Louis River, is named after the Cloquet Rapids to the north. In 1939, the co-op did 35% of the business in the town, and 18% in Carlton County. By the mid-1950s, the consumer society had a membership of 4,262 out of a population of 8,500.

Geography

Cloquet is along the Saint Louis River, 20 miles southwest of Duluth.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 36.01 square miles (93.3 km²) The city has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Climate Classification Dfb) typical of its location in northern Minnesota, with warm summers and long, cold winters. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, Cloquet has a population of 2,816. The city is located on the St. Louis River and is located along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. It is located in the Upper Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, and has a latitude of 35.22 miles (91.2 km²), and a longitude of 55.8 miles (88.1 km²). The city's population was 2,081 in the 2010 Census. It has a climate of Dfb (Humid continental) with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters. The climate is typical of the northern Minnesota area, with hot, humid summers and cool, dry winters. It also has a long, wet winter. The town has a high school population of 1,071. It was founded in 1883. It had a population 1,082 in 1894. It now has a total population of 3,814. It lies on the SaintLouis River, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The river runs through the city.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, the city's population was 12,568. There were 5,399 housing units at an average density of 153.3 per square mile (59.2/km²) Ethnically, the population was 1.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2010, there were 12,124 people, 4,959 households, and 3,126 families residing in the city. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was2.96. The median income for a city household in the 2010 census was $35.675, and the median for a family was $47,799. In 2000, the town had a population of 11,201, with 4,805 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 88.21% White, 0.16% African American, 9.35% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0,01% Pacific Islander, and 1.75% from two or more races. In the city, the median age was 37.5 years, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5%. The city has a population density of 356.9 inhabitants per squaremile (137.8/km 2) and a median income of $26.4 per capita (for males and $17.8 per capita for females). The city is located on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Infrastructure

The U.S. has one of the worst infrastructure in the world for major highways. Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 33 are two of the busiest highways in the country. Minnesota has the third busiest highway in the United States, with more than 1,000 miles of highway. The state has the fourth busiest highway system in the U.N. says it has the second-worst road network in the nation, behind only New York City and Los Angeles. The United States has the fifth-worst highway system, behind New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The U.K. has the sixth-worst, with nearly 1,700 miles of highways. The nation's busiest highway is Interstate 35, followed by Minnesota's state highways 33 and 33. The longest highway is Minnesota's I-35, which runs from Minneapolis to St. Paul, with about 1,500 miles. The most busy highway is I-15, which is about 2,400 miles in the north and 2,500 in the south. The busiest highway for the state is Minnesota’s I-33, which connects Minneapolis with St. Louis and Minneapolis-Saint Paul. It is the only highway that runs through the Twin Cities and the second busiest in the state, with a total length of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,600 miles) The state highway system is the third-busiest in America, after New Jersey and New York. It was built in the 1950s and 1960s.

Education

There is a K-12 tribal school, Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Most of Cloquet is zoned to Cloquet Public School District. Small portions of Carlton Public School district are also in Cloquet. Cloquet has a population of about 2,000 people. The town is located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is part of the Superior-Crowley School District, which is in the state of Wisconsin. The Cloquet School District has a enrollment of about 1,000 students. The school district has a budget of about $1.5 million for the 2014-15 school year. It also has an enrollment of around 1,200 students in the 2007-08 school year, the most recent year for which data is available. The district has an average enrollment of just over 1,300 students. It has a school population of around 2,200. The community has a history of being poor, especially in the early 1900s and early 20th century. It was the site of the first school in the United States, Cloquet High School, which was founded in 1858. The city's first post-secondary institution was Cloquet College, which opened in 1881. It now has a post-graduate program, the Cloquet Institute of Technology, which offers classes in business and technology. The area's first high school was Cloquet High School. The current high school is Cloquet Junior High, founded in 1969. The high school has a graduation rate of about 10%.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota = 98.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Cloquet = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 12,568 individuals with a median age of 38 age the population dropped by -0.01% in Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 356.87 residents per square mile of area (137.79/km²). There are average 2.32 people per household in the 4,748 households with an average household income of $39,817 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.90% of the available work force and has dropped -3.75% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.60%. The number of physicians in Cloquet per 100,000 population = 85.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Cloquet = 29.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 67.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 115. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 178. 80 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and -2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 54, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota which are owned by the occupant = 71.05%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 51 years with median home cost = $134,640 and home appreciation of -1.07%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $10.96 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,193 per student. There are 19.6 students for each teacher in the school, 513 students for each Librarian and 550 students for each Counselor. 7.60% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 9.64% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.16% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).