Minnesota, Lake County

Knife River, Minnesota Public Records

Where Knife River's records are kept. Knife River has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Lake County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Minnesota.

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Knife River has no town government of its own and relies on Lake County and the State of Minnesota for its public records. The cards below are the Minnesota state offices, and the Lake County offices are on our Lake County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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County court

Minnesota Federal Cases

The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota hears federal civil and criminal cases; its dockets and filings are searched through PACER. State court cases come from the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

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Property records

Minnesota Property Records

The Minnesota Department of Revenue publishes property tax data by year and location, including sales ratios and market values. Parcel records and tax statements come from each Minnesota county.

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About public records in Knife River

What we hold on Knife River, and who keeps its records.

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Knife River at a glance

County
Lake County
County seat
Two Harbors
Population
212
Lake County population
10,905
Local records
Lake County offices
ZIP codes
55609

About Knife River public records

Knife River is an unincorporated community in Lake County, with no town government of its own, so its local records are kept by the county. Two Harbors, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Lake County page for every county office.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Knife River, Minnesota

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Knife River address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $266 in back wages agreed for 13 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
1
Back wages agreed
$266
Workers due back wages
13
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Lake County Developmental Achievement Center1$26613

Every employer whose address on the record is in Knife River, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Minnesota wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Nearby Lake County cities

Other places in Lake County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Lake County records are on the county page.