Crookston, Minnesota
| Crookston, Minnesota | ||
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Crookston Commercial Historic District
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 Location of Crookston within Polk County and state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 47°46′26″N 96°36′28″W / 47.77389°N 96.60778°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| County | Polk | |
| Metro | Greater Grand Forks | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gary Willhite | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.15 sq mi (13.34 km2) | |
| • Land | 5.15 sq mi (13.34 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 7,891 | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 7,787 | |
| • Density | 1,532.2/sq mi (591.6/km2) | |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC−6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | |
| ZIP code | 56716 | |
| Area code | 218 | |
| FIPS code | 27-13870 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0642475 | |
| Website | crookston.mn.us | |
Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,891 at the 2010 census. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND–MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks".
Crookston is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston. Since Crookston is close to the larger city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, many people who live in Crookston commute to jobs in the Grand Forks area.
The area in which Crookston is located was virtually unoccupied during pre-European contact and remained little more than a hunting ground associated with the Pembina settlements until the 1860s. The land in the immediate vicinity of Crookston is not connected with any verifiable Native American or European historic events or circumstances until transfer in the Treaties of Old Crossing in 1863-64. Prior to that time, the territory now included in Crookston was technically a part of Rupert's Land and Assiniboia before becoming part of the United States as a result of the boundary settlement in the Treaty of 1818.
The area in which Crookston is located was traversed by trappers and traders including Ojibwa and Lakota Indians, Métis, and other mixed-race people as well as white men between 1790 and 1870. A branch of the Red River Trails passed nearby; it was used by fur traders between the 1840s and 1870s.
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