Minnesota Lake, Minnesota

About Minnesota Lake

Minnesota Lake is a tiny community in southern Minnesota with an estimated population of 660.

Minnesota Lake holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.62 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 407 residents per square mile.

📰 Minnesota Lake News Today

• Where’s the water? Drought dries up Minnesota lake levels MPR News · Aug 9
• Bob Zink: Examining a new approach to controlling zebra mussels in Minnesota's Lake Riley Outdoor News · Aug 16
• Best time to buy a lakeshore getaway in Minnesota Star Tribune · Aug 7
• Solutions to reconnect wildlife habitat in Minnesota Environment America · Aug 17
• Minnesota Lake, MN Air Quality & Pollen Weather Underground · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Minnesota Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Minnesota Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kremer House Library & Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Minnesota Lake

• Latourelle Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lembke Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Minnesota Lake WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Old Mill Park reviews ★
• Pick Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Stokman Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Minnesota Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities