The MIC’s planning jurisdiction—the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Planning Area—encompasses 641 square miles within St. Louis and Douglas counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively. It extends from the census-defined Duluth-Superior Urbanized Area out to the first ring of non-urbanized townships.
In Minnesota this includes the cities of Duluth, Hermantown, Proctor and Rice Lake, and the townships of Canosia, Duluth, Grand Lake, Lakewood, Midway and Solway. In Wisconsin this includes the city of Superior, the towns of Lakeside, Parkland and Superior, and the villages of Oliver and Superior.