Cohasset, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Cohasset City. It lies in ZIP code area 55721. It stands on Bass Brook. The Survey maps it on the Cohasset East quadrangle. 2,689 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,283 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCohasset fell from 2,698 to 2,689 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,698 | |
| 2020 | 2,689 | -9 (-0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Cohasset East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Pokegama Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
166 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Cohasset between 1992 and 2020, burning about 193 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Cohasset: 16 past producers, 9 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brink Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brink Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bud Seigel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Casper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jordon Reserve X-20 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Prospect | ||
| Marr Reserve X-57 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Prospect | ||
| Pokegama Reserve X-56 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Prospect | ||
| Soring Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tioga No.1 Reserve St-5 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | ||
| Tioga No.2 Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1955 |
Storms near this place
25 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cohasset in 25 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 12 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | A backyard jungle gym was lifted by the wind and turned over. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | A photo was received showing a 6 to 8 inch diameter tree down along with snapped limbs. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Cohasset | - | A brief tornado started near the intersection of County Road 63 and Becker road. The tornado tracked north-northeast, sporadically knocking down trees along the way. While the tree damage was not as significant as other storms on this day, drone imagery provided by a spotter depicted a very clearly convergent signature in the tree damage. The most significant damage from this tornado was the partial lifting off of a roof from a two story home, though no broken windows were noted and |otherwise shingle damage appeared very minor. Sporadic tree damage continued in a path to the north towards the Mississippi River where the damage path appeared to end. Peak winds were estimated to be 85 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | A tree was knocked over and was blocking a street. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | A tree was knocked over and was laying on a structure. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | A large pine tree was uprooted in Cohasset. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | A 14 inch diameter maple tree was blown down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | Several trees, some blown down by gusty thunderstorm winds. Some of the downed trees diameters up to 10. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | Blown down trees measured 2 feet diameter at breast height. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | Widespread wind damage occurred. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | Large trees were snapped off in the middle. Some minor inundation was also reported. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Cohasset | - | Rainfall of 2.3 inches was measured in the past 18 hours; most fell between 700 AM and 0900 AM CST. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohasset | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cohasset | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Brook Court | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bass Brook | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeview Terrace | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| North Star Moblie Home Park | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Grand Rapids | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| La Prairie | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Gunn | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Canisteo | 9.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cohasset | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2334500 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 655774. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





