Cook, Minnesota

About Cook

Cook is a tiny community in northeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 520.

Cook holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.6 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 200 residents per square mile.

📰 Cook News Today

• Cook Political Report tilts 18 House races toward Democrats weeks from election Baltimore Sun · Oct 9
• Cook Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Dolphins' Brady Cook: Serving as emergency QB3 vs. Minnesota CBS Sports · Oct 4
• What to Watch in Primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota and More Cook Political Report · Aug 10
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Cook, 55723, Minnesota - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Cook Unique

• Positioned in northeastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cook

• Log Cabin Tavern & Cafe (café)
• Montana Cafe
• Old Muni
• South Switch Bar & Grill — burger
• The Landing

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cook

• Sturgeon River State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cook City Park reviews ★
• Doug Johnson Recreation Area reviews ★
• Linden Grove Baseball Field reviews ★
• Owens Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Veterans Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cook

• NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY
• NORTH WOODS SECONDARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Cook Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Cook

🏘️ Nearby Communities