Esko (Minn.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Esko (Minn.)
Coordinates
W0922148 W0922148 N0464221 N0464221 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 145048563
Wikidata: Q3471917
Library of congress: n 85052117
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 46°42ʹ21ʺN 092°21ʹ48ʺW)
  • Cloquet (Carlton County, Minn.) direct., 1983:t.p. (Esko)
  • Rand McNally comm. atl., 1976:p. 307 (Esko; Carlton [County]; Minnesota)

Wikipedia description:

Esko is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,082. Esko is between Cloquet and Duluth at the junction of Interstate 35 and County Road 1 (Thomson Road). It is six miles east of Cloquet and 16 miles southwest of Duluth. Carlton County Road 61 serves as a main route in the community. Most Esko residents are descendants of Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish immigrants who settled the area in the early 20th century. The nearby community of Thomson also has a large Scandinavian presence.

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