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Lake County

county in Minnesota, United States
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Lake County

Summary

Lake County is a county of Minnesota[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of county_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (889 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake County is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Lake County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lake County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].
  • Lake County's capital is recorded as Two Harbors[6].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County[7].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as St. Louis County[8].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Bayfield County[9].
  • Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Ashland County[10].
  • Lake Superior is named after Lake County[11].
  • Lake County's Commons category is recorded as Lake County, Minnesota[12].
  • March 1, 1856 marks the founding of Lake County[13].
  • Lake County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.53, 'longitude': -91.39}[14].
  • Lake County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.lake.mn.us[15].
  • Lake County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake County, Minnesota[16].
  • Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+10866'}[17].
  • Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+10862'}[18].
  • Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+10801'}[19].
  • Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+10813'}[20].
  • Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+10777'}[21].
  • Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+10631'}[22].
  • Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+10905'}[23].
  • Lake County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lake County, Minnesota[24].
  • Lake County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Minnesota[25].
  • Lake County's category for people born here is recorded as Q131744541[26].
  • Lake County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+5174'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lake County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Minnesota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake County covers an area of {'amount': '+7746'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10866'}[17], {'amount': '+10862'}[18], {'amount': '+10801'}[19], {'amount': '+10813'}[20], {'amount': '+10777'}[21], and {'amount': '+10631'}[22].

Designation and Status

Lake County's instance of is recorded as county of Minnesota[5].

History and Context

March 1, 1856 marks the founding of Lake County[13]. Lake Superior is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Lake County ranks in the top 8% of county_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (889 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Minnesota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1856-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Topic has template → Template:Lake County, Minnesota
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Lake County, Minnesota.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidentia"
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