Welcome to Medicine Lake ...

The city of Medicine Lake is located in Hennepin County<1>.

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

Medicine Lake was established in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Medicine Lake: Medicine Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Medicine Lake has a population of 374 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Medicine Lake is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Medicine Lake had an population of 374 people. This is an increase of 0.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Medicine Lake had a population of 371 people. This makes Medicine Lake the county's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 371 people, the population of Medicine Lake has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 368 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Medicine Lake.

Communities Also Named Medicine Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Medicine Lake - it's located in Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Medicine Lake.

Communities near Medicine Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Medicine Lake.

• Minneapolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Bloomington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
• Brooklyn Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Eagan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
  • Eagan is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <5>
• Eden Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <5>
• Coon Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Burnsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <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 Medicine Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medicine Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medicine Lake. 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 Medicine Lake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medicine Lake ...

Looking for more information about Medicine Lake? 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 Medicine Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medicine Lake.

Adding Medicine Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medicine Lake 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 Medicine Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Medicine Lake post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medicine Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medicine Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

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