Lake Country Power

Lake Country Power

Lake Country Power is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving parts of eight counties in rural northern Minnesota (Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis). The cooperative provides electricity and other energy related services to more than 41,000 members and continues to grow by an average of 900 new members each year.

Lake Country Power maintains nearly 8,000 miles of distribution lines within 10,872 square miles of service territory. Geographically, Lake Country Power is Minnesota's largest electric cooperative.

Its service centers are located in Grand Rapids, Kettle River and Virginia, which are supported by five outpost facilities strategically located in Cook, Ely, McGregor, Remer and Saginaw.

Population

Total Population

147,218

Population
Growth Rate

0.00%

Median Age

47

Diversity Index

22.000

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Housing & Income

Households

64,483

Total Housing Units

89,488


Owner Occupied

50,596

Renter Occupied

13,887

Vacant

25,005

Median Home Value

$268,140


Average Home Value

$322,387

Income
Growth Rate

Median
Household Income

0.00%


Per Capita Income

2.34%

Income Projection

Median Household

$69,723 $77,530


Average Household

$87,469 $97,696


Per Capita

$38,676 $43,422

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Workforce

Total Businesses

6,502

Total Employed

66,588

Workers 16+

61,592

2026 HealthCare / Social Assistance

cp-industries

Businesses

594

Employed

10,700

2026 Retail Trade Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

836

Employed

7,740

2026 Public Administration

cp-industries

Businesses

536

Employed

7,425

2026 Manufacturing Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

208

Employed

6,337

2026 Educational Services - Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

147

Employed

5,949

2026 Accommodation / Food Service

cp-industries

Businesses

555

Employed

5,840

Some
High School

4,163

Graduated
High School

29,160

Associates
Degree

18,717

Bachelor's
Degree

17,470

Graduate
Degree

8,569

Average Commute Time

0 min.



Resident Commuters

52,830

Non-Resident Commuters

7,704

Drive Alone

47,366

Carpooled

5,691

Public

340

Work At Home

5,701

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31