Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota

About Lake St. Croix Beach

Set in the eastern part of Minnesota, Lake St. Croix Beach is a small town, home to 1,005 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Lake St. Croix Beach is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.56 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,795 residents per square mile.

📰 Lake St. Croix Beach News Today

• Lake St. Croix Beach drowning: Hudson man, 20, dies in July 5 incident - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · Jul 7
• Man dies after being pulled from water near Lake St. Croix Beach CBS News · Jul 6
• Lake St. Croix Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 4
• Officials identify man who drowned in St. Croix River kare11.com · Jul 6
• 20-year-old dies in apparent drowning in Lake St. Croix Beach Bring Me The News · Jul 6

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What Makes Lake St. Croix Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Lake St. Croix Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake St. Croix Beach

• Belwin Conservancy · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Stagecoach Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Troy Beach County Park reviews ★
• W. R. Pettitt Park reviews ★

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