Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Mille Lacs County
Mille Lacs County Courthouse
Map of Minnesota highlighting Mille Lacs County
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°56′N 93°38′W / 45.93°N 93.63°W / 45.93; -93.63
Country United States
State Minnesota
FoundedMay 23, 1857
Named forMille Lacs Lake
SeatMilaca
Largest cityPrinceton
Area
 • Total682 sq mi (1,770 km2)
 • Land572 sq mi (1,480 km2)
 • Water109 sq mi (280 km2)  16%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total26,459
 • Estimate 
(2023)
27,427 Increase
 • Density46.3/sq mi (17.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.co.mille-lacs.mn.us

Mille Lacs County (/məˈlæks/ mə-LAX) is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,459.[1] Its county seat is Milaca.[2] The county was founded in 1857, and its boundary was expanded in 1860.[3][4]

Mille Lacs County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area.

A portion of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "History of the County". Mille Lacs County. April 1, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.

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