Cass County, Minnesota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cass County
U.S. county
The Cass County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	September 1, 1851 (created) 1897 (organized)
Named for	Lewis Cass
Seat	Walker
Largest city	Lake Shore
Area
• Total	2,414 sq mi (6,250 km2)
• Land	2,022 sq mi (5,240 km2)
• Water	393 sq mi (1,020 km2)  16%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	30,066
• Estimate  (2023)	31,446
• Density	14.9/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th

Cass County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. Its county seat is Walker. The county was formed in 1851, and was organized in 1897.

Cass County is included in the Brainerd, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A substantial part of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation is in the county.

History

Cass County of 1851 (pink) and today (red)

Cass County was created on September 1, 1851, by the Minnesota Territory legislature, although its government was not organized until 1897. The county was formed of areas partitioned from Dakota, Mahkatah, Pembina and Wahnata Counties. It was named for Lewis Cass, a Michigan political figure of the 19th century. Before it was organized several parcels of county land were partitioned off to augment or form adjacent counties.

Geography

The Crow Wing River flows east-southeast along Cass County's southern border, and the Gull River flows southwest through the lower part, to discharge into the Crow Wing on the southern border. The terrain consists of wooded rolling hills, heavily dotted with lakes and ponds, and slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on the upper western border, at 1,614 ft (492 m) ASL. The county has an area of 2,414 square miles (6,250 km²), of which 2,022 square miles (5,240 km²) is land and 393 square miles (1,020 km²) (16%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Walker have ranged from a low of 0 °F (−18 °C) in January to a high of 79 °F (26 °C) in July, although a record low of −44 °F (−42 °C) was recorded in February 1996 and a record high of 103 °F (39 °C) was recorded in August 1976. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 0.62 inches (16 mm) in February to 4.11 inches (104 mm) in July.

Demographics

2020 Census

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

• Whipholt

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Unorganized territories

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Cass (Minnesota) para niños