Howard Lake, Minnesota

About Howard Lake

Howard Lake is a small town in central Minnesota counting 2,247 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Howard Lake is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.85 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,215 residents per square mile.

📰 Howard Lake News Today

• Cougar spotted roaming in community west of the Twin Cities: "It's definitely alarming" CBS News · Aug 9
• Howard Lake Mobile Home Park, MN Simulated Weather Radar Map WeatherBug · Aug 17
• Howard Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• P Kittock Star Tribune · Aug 14
• Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School (MN) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Howard Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Howard Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Howard Lake

• Albert Yager County Park reviews ★
• Dutch Lake Park reviews ★
• Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lion's Park reviews ★
• William Anderson County Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Howard Lake

• ALP Credit Recovery
• HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM
• HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.
• Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle
• JOURNEYS ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
• MEEKER-WRIGHT EARLY CHILDHOOD SP ED
• STEP TD PROGRAM
• TREK PROGRAM

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Howard Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities