Lutsen | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 28.69 |
Area Land Km2: | 28.39 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.30 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.69 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.58 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 220 |
Population Density Km2: | 8.03 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 20.80 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 669 |
Coordinates: | 47.6472°N -90.6747°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 55604, 55612 |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 657265 |
Lutsen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lutsen Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 220.[2]
Lutsen is located within the Superior National Forest, on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is 18 miles southwest of the city of Grand Marais; and 65 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors. Cascade River State Park and the Superior Hiking Trail are both nearby.
Minnesota Highway 61, formerly part of U.S. Route 61, is the main arterial route in the community. It runs along Lake Superior between Duluth and Grand Portage to the Canadian border.
Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort is the main economic feature of the community. The community is also home to several resorts.
All of the county is zoned to Cook County ISD 166.[3]