The Lakes, Minnesota
| The Lakes | |
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Murray County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 8 ′ N , 95 ° 40 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 667 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 7.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 112.3 km 2 (approx. 43 mi 2 ) of which 87.4 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 460 m |
| Postal code : | 56172 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-64543 |
| GNIS ID : | 1852585 |
The Lakes is a settlement on community-free area ( "Unincorporated Community") in Murray County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP). In 2010 , The Lakes had 667 residents.
geography
The Lakes is located in southwest Minnesota around Lake Shetek and Lake Shetek State Park . The geographical coordinates are 44 ° 08'18 "north latitude and 95 ° 39'55" west longitude. The place extends over 112.3 km², which is spread over 87.4 km² of land and 24.9 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to The Lakes are Tracy (11 miles north), Walnut Grove (17 miles northeast), Dovray ( 12 miles southeast), and Currie ( 5.8 miles south).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (261 km east-northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (278 km in the same direction), Rochester (289 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (445 km southeast), Omaha , Nebraska (379 km south) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (218 km south-southwest), and Fargo , North Dakota (379 km north-northwest).
traffic
In The Lakes hitting US Highway 59 to the Minnesota State Route 30 together. All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
With the Slayton Municipal Airport is located 27.4 km southwest of The Lakes, a small airfield. The nearest international airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (262 km east-northeast).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , The Lakes had 667 people in 314 households. The population density was 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.12 people lived in each of the 314 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with three exceptions. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.7 percent of the population.
14.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 27.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 56,786 USD . The per capita income was $ 37,150. 4.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 28, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 28, 2013