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Welcome to Long Point ...

Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Long Point: Long Pt.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Long Point has a population of 39 people<2> (see below for details).

Long Point is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Long Point: 218

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Long Point had an population of 39 people. This is a decrease of 9.3% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Long Point had a population of 43 people.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Long Point.

Communities Also Named Long Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Long Point - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (4), Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Point.

Communities near Long Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Point.

  • Warroad
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Williams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
  • Roosevelt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Swift
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Harris Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pitt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
  • Middlebro
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Baudette
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <4>
  • Hickey
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey

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 Long Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Point.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Point ...

Looking for more information about Long Point? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Long Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake of the Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Long Point.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.