Big Lake, Minnesota
| Big Lake, Minnesota | |
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One of the city's 3 water towers.
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 Location of the city of Big Lake within Sherburne County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 45°20′40″N 93°45′10″W / 45.34444°N 93.75278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Sherburne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.85 sq mi (20.33 km2) |
| • Land | 6.91 sq mi (17.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,060 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 10,247 |
| • Density | 1,455.9/sq mi (562/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55309 |
| Area code(s) | 763 |
| FIPS code | 27-05752 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0640098 |
| Website | www.biglakemn.org |
Big Lake is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,060 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highway 25 are two of the main routes in Big Lake.
Big Lake is located 41 miles northwest of Minneapolis; and 27 miles southeast of St. Cloud.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.92 square miles (7.56 km2); 2.11 square miles (5.46 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2) is water. A portion of the city lies along the Elk River.
Located about forty-one miles northwest of the Twin Cities, Big Lake was once a popular location for escapes from the city, its lakes dotted with summer cabins. Now it is considered an exurb of the metro area, with a significant portion of residents commuting into the Cities daily.
The lake for which the town is named was once an important part of the Twin Cities economy, as in the days before modern refrigerators, much of the ice for metropolitan iceboxes was harvested from Big Lake.
Big Lake is currently the northernmost terminus of the Northstar Commuter Rail line connecting the northwest suburbs and downtown Minneapolis; the line will be extended to St. Cloud at some point in the future.
Currently, commuters can use the Northstar Link Commuter Bus to reach St. Cloud, MN.
The median house/condo value in 2005 was estimated to be $207,400 (67% increase from 2000).
As of the census of 2010, there were 10,060 people, 3,377 households, and 2,500 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,767.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,840.9/km2). There were 3,640 housing units at an average density of 1,725.1 per square mile (666.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.4% White, 1.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population.
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