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Cass County, Minnesota

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 14 Cass County towns.

The oldest is Lake Shore, established 1930. The largest by population is Lake Shore (1,056).

Town	Established	Population
Backus	–	263
Bena	–	143
Boy River	–	26
Cass Lake	–	675
Chickamaw Beach	–	128
East Gull Lake	–	986
Federal Dam	–	123
Hackensack	–	294
Lake Shore	1930	1,056
Longville	–	153
Pillager	–	507
Pine River	–	911
Remer	–	391
Walker	–	966

About these towns

Backus: It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Bena: A post office called Bena has been in operation since 1898. Bena is a type of bird mentioned in the poem The Song of Hiawatha.

Boy River: A post office called Boy River was established in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985. The city took its name from the nearby Boy River.

Cass Lake: The area was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples. In historic times, the Ojibwe/Chippewa moved west and south from the Great Lakes region, settling across present-day Minnesota.

Chickamaw Beach: It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

East Gull Lake: The nearest semi-urban area is that of Brainerd and Baxter. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Gull Lake is in Central Minnesota's Brainerd Lakes Area and takes its name from the largest lake within its borders, Gull Lake.

Federal Dam: It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Hackensack: The residents of Hackensack first described their town as the home of Paul Bunyan's sweetheart Lucette in the 1940s, when a sculpture depicting her was placed in City Park.

Lake Shore: It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Longville: The area was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of Indians. Before European settlement, the Ojibwe moved into the area from the Great Lakes, pushing out the historic Dakota peoples, such as the Assiniboine and Hidatsa.

Pillager: It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Pine River: It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Remer: Remer is also the location of the Thunder Lake Lodge, where Al Capone stayed on his vacations to Minnesota. The room he stayed in was named McCleary Cabin, which was originally built in 1912.

Walker: The area was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples. Before European settlement, the Ojibwe moved into the area from the Great Lakes, pushing out the historic Dakota peoples, such as the Assiniboine and Hidatsa.