Cook County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Cook County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 12,695 lots are mapped here, covering 1,027,857 acres. 2,408 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Cook County received $5,291 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 3 recipients. 32 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada.
- 12,695
- Lots mapped
- 1,027,857
- Acres
- 2,408
- Institutional
Land use in Cook County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Cook County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Non-Comm Seasonal Residential Recreational | 2,697 | 21,566 |
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| Residential 1 Unit | 1,952 | 14,078 |
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| Rural Vacant Land | 1,483 | 38,265 |
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| Federal National Forest | 1,280 | 399,525 |
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| Unimproved Residential Land | 732 | 2,516 |
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| Federal Boundary Waters Canoe Area | 729 | 284,259 |
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| Short Term Rental | 640 | 918 |
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| Residential 1-3 Units Previously SRR | 338 | 2,319 |
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| Indian Reservations | 334 | 44,735 |
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| State Admin Lands Outside ConCon Area/PILT | 309 | 28,753 |
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| State Trust Lands Outside ConCon Area/PILT | 297 | 80,283 |
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| Commercial Preferred | 226 | 1,790 |
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Largest landowners in Cook County
Largest landowners by acreage in Cook County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of Minnesota | 435 | 98,962 |
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| State of Minnesota/Bwca | 130 | 24,316 |
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| State of Mn - Park | 23 | 6,674 |
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| State Mn - Dnr | 112 | 5,356 |
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| State of Mn - Dnr | 111 | 5,337 |
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| Cook Co-State Mn | 84 | 3,599 |
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| Allete Inc | 33 | 2,639 |
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| State of Minnesota Dot | 118 | 2,459 |
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| State of Mn University | 11 | 1,846 |
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| Lutsen Mountains Corporation | 40 | 1,036 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Minnesota
Federal farm payments in Cook County
- $5K
- Paid in 2025
- 3
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Cook County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $5K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Cook County
- 32
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Cook County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 32 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Cook County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| POLY MET MINING INC (CANADA) | 32 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Conservation and the power grid
- 11
- Substations
- 138 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Cook County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.