Crow Wing County, Minnesota
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 36 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Brainerd, Garrison, Pequot Lakes.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP23 of 36 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
36 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCrow Wing was formed in 1857 (1857-05-23) from Ramsey.
CROW WING created from RAMSEY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCrow Wing County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | 2,319 | 14,250 | 24,566 | 30,226 | 30,875 | 32,134 | 41,722 | 55,099 | 66,123 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS43 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 43 of 43 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Baxter Cemetery |
| Bay Lake Cemetery |
| Bethel Lutheran Cemetery |
| Carrol Cemetery |
| Deerwood Cemetery |
| Dykeman Union Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Evergreen Memorial Gardens |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Fort Ripley Cemetery |
| Garrison Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Hagen - Arnestad Cemetery |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Holy Family Cemetery |
| Immanuel Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| Lake Edward Cemetery |
| Lakewood Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Mission Cemetery |
| Norwood Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Oak Land Cemetery |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery |
| Pequot Lakes Cemetery |
| Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Pine Knoll Cemetery |
| Pine Ridge Cemetery |
| Pine Tree Cemetery |
| Pine Tree Cemetery |
| Pinewood Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Saint Francis Assisi Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint John Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Mathias Catholic Cemetery |
| Swanburg Cemetery |
| Thorp - Heald Cemetery |
| Wolford Cemetery |
| Woodland Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
| Name |
|---|
| Homecroft |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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