Lake Country Power

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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

146,780

Population
Growth Rate

-0.08%

Median Age

48

Diversity Index

21.700

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing & Income

Households

63,969

Total Housing Units

88,826


Owner Occupied

50,221

Renter Occupied

13,748

Vacant

24,857

Median Home Value

$256,525


Average Home Value

$312,093

Income
Growth Rate

Median
Household Income

0.00%


Per Capita Income

1.86%

Income Projection

Median Household

$67,361 $75,570


Average Household

$85,212 $93,246


Per Capita

$37,253 $40,854

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Workforce

Total Businesses

6,380

Total Employed

67,435

Workers 16+

61,491

2025 HealthCare / Social Assistance

cp-industries

Businesses

581

Employed

11,148

2025 Retail Trade Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

813

Employed

7,727

2025 Public Administration

cp-industries

Businesses

545

Employed

7,488

2025 Educational Services - Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

144

Employed

6,238

2025 Manufacturing Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

209

Employed

6,185

2025 Accommodation / Food Service

cp-industries

Businesses

557

Employed

6,001

Some
High School

3,965

Graduated
High School

30,006

Associates
Degree

17,907

Bachelor's
Degree

17,701

Graduate
Degree

8,587

Average Commute Time

0 min.



Resident Commuters

52,324

Non-Resident Commuters

8,093

Drive Alone

47,826

Carpooled

5,543

Public

347

Work At Home

5,056

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25