{"id":4873,"date":"2023-06-30T08:25:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T08:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:28","slug":"aitkin-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/aitkin-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Aitkin County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aitkin County is a county in Minnesota, United States, along the Mississippi River as it flows through wooded rolling hills and lake country in the central part of the state. It had a population of 15,697 at the 2020 census and covers 1,995 square miles (5,170 km2) of which 174 square miles (450 km2) is water, centred near 46\u00b037\u2032N 93\u00b025\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Aitkin is the county seat, and its postal code is 56431. The county has 6 incorporated cities, 43 civil townships, and roughly 30 unincorporated communities. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Aitkin County<\/h2>\n

Aitkin County has six incorporated cities and dozens of small unincorporated places scattered through its townships. The table below lists every place carried over from the county’s community list; type key: City = incorporated city, Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aitkin<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nAitkin<\/td>\n2,048<\/td>\n56431<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hill City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n530<\/td>\n55748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McGrath<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n56350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McGregor<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMcGregor<\/td>\n386<\/td>\n55760<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palisade<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n56469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tamarack<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n55787<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arthyde<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ball Bluff<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBall Bluff<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balsam<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBalsam<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bennettville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cutler<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giese<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGlen<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glory<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hassman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haypoint<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacobson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kimberly<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nKimberly<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawler<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Libby<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLibby<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malmo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMalmo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnewawa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nichols<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Top<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ronald<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rossburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheshebee<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shovel Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swatara<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waukenabo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWaukenabo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wealthwood<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWealthwood<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Aitkin County has 43 organized civil townships. The table below lists a selection where an unincorporated community shares the township’s name; population figures per township are not published individually by the Census Bureau for this county and are omitted rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aitkin Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAitkin (city, separately incorporated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McGregor Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMcGregor (city, separately incorporated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malmo Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMalmo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waukenabo Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWaukenabo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wealthwood Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWealthwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kimberly Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKimberly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Libby Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLibby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ball Bluff Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBall Bluff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balsam Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBalsam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glen Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGlen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Other organized townships include Beaver, Clark, Cornish, Farm Island, Fleming, Haugen, Hazelton, Hill Lake, Idun, Jevne, Lakeside, Lee, Logan, Macville, Millward, Morrison, Nordland, Pliny, Rice River, Salo, Seavey, Shamrock, Spalding, Spencer, Turner, Verdon, Wagner, White Pine, Williams, and Workman.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n