1. Neighborhood Assessment
Cloquet, MN Michael Krick

2. Where we are

3. CLOQUET, MN
Cloquet Boundary
West Carlton Neighborhood

4. History
It was incorporated in 1884 from three villages around three sawmills
Cloquet was first settled by the Fond-du-Lac Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa
Shaw Town
Nelson Town
Johnson Town
This area was later referred to as Knife Falls.
Two French brothers first are thought to have named the Cloquet River after themselves, later changed to the St. Louis
Cloquet was adopted after incorporation

5. West Carlton Neighborhood
Street Boundaries
Laurel Street
Carlton Avenue West
Birch Street
Big Lake Road

6. STREET boundaries LAUREL STREET CARLTON AVENUE WEST BIRCH STREET
BIG LAKE ROAD
STREET boundaries

7. Streets/sidewalks Streets are 33’ wide Sidewalks are 4’ wide
Around street boundaries have curbs and sidewalks, except Big Lake Rd.
All others do not
Carlton Avenue West is the only street with sidewalks on both sides

8. Tree canopy A well developed canopy promotes walkability
Where a sidewalk is found, a canopy is often present
Two wind storms this summer had brought down some trees in my neighborhood
Both of these sections of the neighborhood are highly trafficked by walkers and runners

9. Homes Most homes rage between $120,000 - $180,000 Few homes +$180,000
Very few <$40,000 - $50,000
Most home were built in the 1970’s and1980’s
Homes above $180,000 are blocked by trees (no access without going onto property)

10. Garages
Many homes have detached garages
Or connected via breezeway

11. Yards Home are typically set back from the road
Many have medium sized front yards and smaller fenced in back yards or back yards bound by a tree line
Cloquet (Wood City) was a former white pine plantation

12. Public Spaces Cloquet Country Club Little Peoples Park
ATV/Hiking/Mountain Biking Trail

13. People Diverse people Income Age Family size
Could use more racial diversity
Many white
Few Native residents
Streets are heavily used for
Walking
Biking
Running
ATV’s

14. Bussinesses Two businesses lie outside of our neighborhood boundary
Carmen's – Bar and Restaurant
Fond-du-Lac – Gas and Grocery

15. Fond-du-lac
A Native American Reservation which lies to the west of the neighborhood does not allow for expansion of development

16. CEmetery
A cemetery lies between the reservation and the Carlton Avenue West neighborhood