Summary for Medicine Lake

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Located in: Hennepin County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Medicine Lk.

Time Zone: Medicine Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Elevation: 880 feet [268.22 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Medicine Lake)

Population

Total Area:<3> 0.32 sq. miles [0.8 km²] - of which 45.82% is water (0.15 sq. miles [0.4 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 174

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Medicine Lake:

Lat: 44.999200° (or 44°59'57" N)

Lon: -93.420500° (or -93°25'13" W)

USGS Topo Map: Hopkins<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Medicine Lake

GNIS ID: 2395082

FIPS State / Place Code: 27 / 41462

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Medicine Lake)

The city of Minneapolis is the County Seat for {Hennepin County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hennepin)

Population

Total Area: 606 sq. miles [1,570.9 km²] - of which 8.73% is water (53 sq. miles [137.2 km²])

Housing Units: 509,469

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hennepin

GNIS ID: 659472

FIPS State / County Code: 27 / 053

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Medicine Lake)

About Minnesota

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Minnesota

Official Website: https://mn.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Minnesota

GNIS ID: 662849

FIPS State: 27

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Medicine Lake)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medicine Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Medicine Lake. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Medicine Lake, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Medicine Lake.