Welcome to Lino Lakes ...

The city of Lino Lakes is located in Anoka County<1>.

The location of Lino Lakes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lino Lakes, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Lino Lakes: Lino Lks.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lino Lakes has a population of 22,156 people<3> (see below for details).

Lino Lakes is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lino Lakes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Lino Lakes ...

Official Website: www.ci.lino-lakes.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lino Lakes had an population of 22,156 people. This is an increase of 9.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lino Lakes had a population of 20,216 people (or 6.11% of the total population of Anoka County). This makes Lino Lakes the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Lino Lakes represents 0.38% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,216 people, the population of Lino Lakes increased 20.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,791 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lino Lakes.

Communities near Lino Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lino Lakes.

• Minneapolis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <5>
• Saint Paul
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Brooklyn Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <5>
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Maple Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <5>
• Blaine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
• Coon Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <5>
• Maplewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplewood <5>
• Roseville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Andover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lino Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lino Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lino Lakes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lino Lakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lino Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Lino Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lino Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Lino Lakes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lino Lakes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lino Lakes.

Adding Lino Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lino Lakes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lino Lakes was on a map titled Road Map for Minnesota (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lino Lakes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lino Lakes: www.ci.lino-lakes.mn.us/

The official website for Anoka County: www.co.anoka.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/