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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. It was named for William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor. Aiken County originally consisted of the 17 townships closest to Mille Lacs Lake. It was organized in 1871.
For a complete list of Townships & Communities, please see Wikipedia.
Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county.
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Register of Historic Places
Aitkin County Historical Society