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ItascaWeb.com Guide to Cohasset, Minnesota

Location:
Cohasset is located on US Highway 2 between Grand Rapids and Deer River, and is the second largest city in population in Itasca County.

Population:

Geographic Area	2000 Total Population	1990	1980	Population Change 1990-2000	Percent Non-white
City of Cohasset	2481	1970	1871	25.9%	3.3%

History:

Lumberjacks on the Mississippi in Cohasset, 1903

Cohasset, the railway village of Bass Brook Township, received its name from the town of Cohasset on the east coast of Massachusetts. It is an Indian word, meaning, as noted by Henry Gannett, "fishing promontory," "place of pines," or "young pine trees." A post office was established in 1892; the village was incorporated on February 20, 1902; in 1916 the village of Cohasset and Bass Brook Township were separated; in 1957 residents voted again to become one governmental unit; in 1975 the merger was dissolved, with Bass Brook incorporating as a city in 1992 and Cohasset remaining the post office.

Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

Mississippi Riverfront in Cohasset, 1918

Major Employers:


Minnesota Power		(218) 328-5711
Rajala Construction	333 NW 6th Avenue Cohasset, MN 55721	(218) 328-5717
Nortrax Equipment Company		(218) 326-9427
JAMA, Inc.	PO Box 395 Cohasset, MN 55721	(218) 328-6203

Government:

City Hall Mon - Fri 8 am - 4:30 pm Cohasset City Website	305 NW 1st Avenue Cohasset, MN 55721	(218) 328-6225
Mayor	Marian Barcus	(218) 328-6149
Treasurer and Clerk	Debra Sakrison	(218) 328-6225
Council Member	Jerome Randall	(218) 328-5171
Council Member	June Schmitz	(218) 328-5564
Council Member	Donald Carlson	(218) 328-5224
Council Member	William Litchke	(218) 328-6349

Street Scene in Cohasset, date unknown

News:

Recreation:

Tioga Beach Park
Located on Lake Pokegama, Tioga Beach Park offers swimming and picnic facilities.

Events:

Blackwater Barge Fest

Saturday, June 28, 2003

Citywide

Map:

Schools:

School District: Independent School District #318, Grand Rapids
Cohasset Elementary School	820 NW 1st Avenue Cohasset, MN 55721	(218) 327-5720

Grand Rapids High School	800 NW Conifer Drive Grand Rapids, MN 55744	(218) 327-5760

Churches:

Calvary Pines Baptist Church

Sunday Worship	9:30 am
Sunday School	10:45 am
Evening Service	7:00 pm

35386 County Road 177
Cohasset, MN 55721

(218) 326-1945

Calvary Pines Baptist Church is a classic country church -- built from the pines that were felled when clearing the property. We call it "The Come as You are Church" because you can come to services in a suit or jeans, skirt or slacks, whatever you're comfortable with. We're not here to inspect clothes, but to worship the Lord and to get closer to Him.

Community Bible Chapel

125 NW 5th Street
Cohasset, MN 55721

(218) 328-5770