Aitkin
(AI-kuhn), county (
1,995 sq mi/5,167 sq km; 1990
pop. 12,425), E central Minn.; Aitkin; 46°36'N 93°24'W.
Agr. area drained by Mississippi R., also by Willow, Rice, and Sandy
rivers. Hay; timber; wild rice; deposits of marl and peat. Part of
Mille Lacs L. in SW, Rice L. (center), Big Sandy L. reservoir (NE);
Rice L. Natl. Wildlife Refuge in center; Savanna Portage State Park in
NE; Solana State Forest in SE; Wealthwood State Forest in SW; Savannah
State Forest to NE; Hill R. State Forest in NW. Sandy L. Indian
Reservation in NE; East L. Indian Reservation in E center. Part of
Cuyuna Range in W. County formed 1857.
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Aitkin; 46°36'N 93°24'W.
Agr. area drained by Mississippi R., also by Willow, Rice, and Sandy
rivers. Hay; timber; wild rice; deposits of marl and peat. Part of
Mille Lacs L. in SW, Rice L. (center), Big Sandy L. reservoir (NE);
Rice L. Natl. Wildlife Refuge in center; Savanna Portage State Park in
NE; Solana State Forest in SE; Wealthwood State Forest in SW; Savannah
State Forest to NE; Hill R. State Forest in NW. Sandy L. Indian
Reservation in NE; East L. Indian Reservation in E center. Part of
Cuyuna Range in W. County formed 1857.
