A town of 7,344, settled in 1872. Nearly 3.7% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Crookston does most differently from other towns.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Crookston. Another town gets a different order.
59% of Crookston’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Grand Forks (8%), Fargo (3%) and Thief River Falls (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
4.5 miles of trails across 23 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Highland Park Complex | 0.7 mi | 35 |
| 2. Nature's View Park | 0.5 mi | 28 |
| 3. Riverside Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Crookston beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Crookston | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 15% | 11.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.8% | 7.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
Crookston has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Crookston reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 58% report less.
The public schools Crookston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary | K–5 | 474 | B+ |
| Washington Elementary | PK–K | 42 | Not graded |
| Cathedral Elementary School Private | PK–5 | 73 | |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Day School Private | PK–6 | 52 | |
| Crookston Secondary | 6–12 | 592 | B− |
| Northern Lights Academy | 6–12 | 5 | Not graded |
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Crookston on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Crookston.
City in Minnesota, United States
Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,482 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Grand Forks metropolitan statistical area. Crookston is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Crookston. Crookston is partially a commuter town to the larger city of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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4 towns share a border with Crookston.
