Communities Koochiching County is one of two counties in Minnesota that have no organized civil township governments within the county (the other is neighboring Lake of the Woods County), due to legislative action taken by the county to absorb existing township governments. Survey townships, as defined by the Public Land Survey System exist but are not organized. Six city governments have been created, and the rest of the county consists of unorganized territories and unincorporated communities.
cOMmuNitiES koochicHing coUnty is one of TWO countIeS In MINNesota thaT hAVE nO oRgAnizeD CiVil ToWNsHiP governmenTs WIthin the cOUnty (tHE otheR is NeigHboring lAke oF the WooDS CoUnty), due To leGisLaTive acTion tAKen By tHe COunty to abSORb eXIstinG TowNshIP gOvErNmeNtS. SUrveY TownshIps as defined By the pubLic lAND sUrvey System EXist buT are not orGanIzeD. six CIty governmEnTs haVe BeeN cREatEd, anD ThE rEst of the countY consiSts Of uNorganized terRItOrieS and UnincOrPoRAtEd commuNitiEs.