About Cook
Cook is a tiny community in northeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 520.
Cook holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.6 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 200 residents per square mile.
📰 Cook News Today
- Comic Kelsey Cook levels up with Netflix special and Minnesota move Porterville Recorder · Aug 17
- Osseo Area Schools teacher, coach reinstated after being placed on leave for months 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS · Aug 14
- Kayla Ross & Makena Cook on Girls Flag Representation Across Minnesota Minnesota Vikings · Aug 9
- STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF COOK DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT northshorejournal.co · Aug 12
- Trajectory of Minnesota Senate Race In Flux After Michigan Polling Miss Cook Political Report · Aug 7
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cook Unique
- Positioned in northeastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cook
- Log Cabin Tavern & Cafe (café)
- Montana Cafe
- Old Muni
- South Switch Bar & Grill — burger
- The Landing
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cook
- Sturgeon River State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cook City Park reviews ★
- Doug Johnson Recreation Area reviews ★
- Linden Grove Baseball Field reviews ★
- Owens Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Veterans Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cook
- NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY
- NORTH WOODS SECONDARY
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Cook Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMinnesota
TypeCity
Population (2024)520
Rank in state#485 of 855
Land area2.6 sq mi
Density200/sq mi
Coordinates47.8357, -92.6889