Medicine Lake, Minnesota
Medicine Lake, Minnesota | |
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Medicine Lake juts into the eponymous body of water; it consists of the large, curving peninsula. | |
| Motto: "Where water meets the sky." | |
Location of Medicine Lake, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°59′45″N 93°25′05″W / 44.995786°N 93.418072°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Incorporated | April 5, 1944 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Chris Heim |
| • City Council | Bill McNaughton Nina Zelazny Ruth Hovey Ron Tomczik |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.371 sq mi (0.961 km2) |
| • Land | 0.173 sq mi (0.447 km2) |
| • Water | 0.198 sq mi (0.513 km2) 53.37% |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 337 |
• Estimate (2024) | 1,343 |
| • Density | 7,785.50/sq mi (3,005.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 55441 |
| Area code | 763 |
| Sales tax | 8.525% |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647733 |
| Website | cityofmedicinelake.com |
Medicine Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Located on a peninsula that juts into a lake of the same name. The population was 337 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 1,343 in 2024.