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Welcome to Mountain Lake ...The city of Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County<1>. The location of Mountain Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871. A typical abbreviation for Mountain Lake: Mountain Lk. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mountain Lake has a population of 2,046 people<3> (see below for details). Mountain Lake is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Mountain Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Mountain Lake is located in the (507) area code. The ZIP code for Mountain Lake: 56159<5> Websites for Mountain Lake ...Official Website: www.mountainlakemn.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mountain Lake had an population of 2,046 people. This is a decrease of 2.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.73% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mountain Lake had a population of 2,104 people (which is 18% of the total population of Cottonwood County). This makes Mountain Lake the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Mountain Lake represents 0.04% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 254th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,104 people, the population of Mountain Lake increased 1.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,082 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mountain Lake. Communities Also Named Mountain Lake ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mountain Lake - they are located in Florida, New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Lake. Communities near Mountain Lake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Lake.
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 Mountain Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Lake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain 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 Mountain Lake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain Lake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Lake ...Looking for more information about Mountain 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 Mountain Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Lake. Adding Mountain Lake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mountain 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 Mountain Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Mountain Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Lake. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Mountain Lake: www.mountainlakemn.com/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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