Aitkin may refer to:
Place names
In the United States:
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Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 15,697. Its county seat is Aitkin, Minnesota, Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reserv ...
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Aitkin, Minnesota
Aitkin ( ) is a city in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,168 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Aitkin County.
History
Before the establishment of City of Aitkin, a transient community of Lexington was loc ...
, a city in the county
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Aitkin Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin Township ( ) is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 918 as of the 2020 census. The 2021 population estimate is 934.
History
Aitkin Township, Aitken County, is named after William Alexander Aitken, ...
, a township in the county
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Aitkin High School
Aitkin High School (AHS) is a public high school in Aitkin, Minnesota, United States. The school serves students in grades 7– 12. The school enrolls approximately 600 students per year, with 400 students in the high school and 200 attending ...
, Aitkin, Minnesota
People with the surname
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Alexander Aitkin
Alexander Aitkin (or Aitken, born around 1771 and died 1799) was a Scottish surveyor. He served as deputy surveyor general in 1784 and later the first surveyor general of Upper Canada.
Aitkin was from Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland to Davi ...
, mathematician and first surveyor general of Upper Canada
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Don Aitkin
Don Aitkin AO (1937–2022) was a political scientist, writer, and administrator. Until 2012 he was Chairman of Australia’s National Capital Authority. He served as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra from 1991 to 20 ...
, Australian political scientist
See also
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Aitken (disambiguation) Aitken may refer to:
* Aitken (crater), a crater on the Moon, named after Robert Grant Aitken (1864–1951), an American astronomer
* South Pole–Aitken basin, an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly in diameter and dee ...
, includes "Aitkens"
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Adkins Adkins is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include:
*Adele Adkins (born 1988), British singer
* Amanda Adkins (born 1974/1975), American politician and businesswoman
* Amanda Adkins (born 1976), American swimmer
* Bennie ...
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