The Lakes (Minnesota)
Murray County
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The Lakes is a settlement on community- free area ( " Unincorporated Community " ) in Murray County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP). In 2010, The Lakes had 667 inhabitants.
Geography
The Lakes is located in southwestern 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 site covers 112.3 km ², spread to 87.4 km ² land and 24.9 km ² water surface.
Towns nearby The Lakes are Tracy (17,7 km to the north ), Walnut Grove (28 km northeast), Dovray (19,9 km to the southeast ) and Currie (9.3 km 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 meets U.S. Highway 59 along with the Minnesota State Route 30. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways or within city roads.
The Slayton Municipal Airport is located 27.4 km south west of The Lakes is a small airfield. The nearest international airport is the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport (262 km east-northeast ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 living in The Lakes 667 people in 314 households. The population density was 7.6 people per square kilometer. In the 314 households lived statistically 2.12 per person.
Ethnically, the population consisted with three exceptions only from whites. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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 median annual income for a household was $ 56,786. The per capita income was $ 37,150. 4.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.