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Crookston, Minnesota
City in Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County.[7] The population was 7,482 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks".
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Coordinates: 47°45′40″N 96°37′02″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Polk |
Metro | Greater Grand Forks |
Settled | 1872 |
Organized | 1876 |
Incorporated | February 14, 1879 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council (weak-mayor, strong-council) |
• Mayor | Dale Stainbrook[1] |
• City Administrator | Charles Reynolds |
• City Council | Kristie Jerde Henry Fischer Clayton Briggs Don Cavalier Joe Kresl Dylane Klatt Tim Menard Morgan Hibma |
Area | |
• City | 5.115 sq mi (13.249 km2) |
• Land | 5.115 sq mi (13.249 km2) |
• Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
• Metro | 3,407 sq mi (8,825 km2) |
Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
Population | |
• City | 7,482 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 7,323 |
• Density | 1,446/sq mi (558/km2) |
• Metro | 103,120 |
• Metro density | 30.3/sq mi (11.69/km2) |
Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 56716 |
Area code | 218 |
FIPS code | 27-13870 |
GNIS feature ID | 2393678[3] |
Sales tax | 7.375%[6] |
Website | crookston.mn.us |
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Crookston is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston. Crookston is partially a commuter town to the larger city of Grand Forks, North Dakota.