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Welcome to Mille Lacs County ...

Time Zone: Mille Lacs County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Milaca is the Seat for Mille Lacs County.

Mille Lacs County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Ramsey County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mille Lacs had a population of 26,277 people. This is an increase of 0.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,078 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mille Lacs represented 0.49% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Mille Lacs County:

  • Bock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
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  • Foreston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Isle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
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  • Milaca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
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  • Onamia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Onamia is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
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  • Pease
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Princeton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
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  • Wahkon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wahkon is located in Mille Lacs County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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