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Isle, Minnesota

Isle, Minnesota
City
Location of Islewithin Mille Lacs County
Location of Isle
within Mille Lacs County
Coordinates: 46°8′26″N 93°28′0″W / 46.14056°N 93.46667°W / 46.14056; -93.46667
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Mille Lacs
Area
 • Total 2.55 sq mi (6.60 km2)
 • Land 2.12 sq mi (5.49 km2)
 • Water 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
Elevation 1,276 ft (389 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 751
 • Estimate (2012) 745
 • Density 354.2/sq mi (136.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56342
Area code(s) 320
FIPS code 27-31472
GNIS feature ID 0645530

Isle is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 751 at the 2010 census.

A post office called Isle has been in operation since 1896. The city was named for the island near its harbor on Mille Lacs Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.55 square miles (6.60 km2), of which 2.12 square miles (5.49 km2) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.11 km2) is water.

Locally known as the "walleye capital of the world", because of its location on the southeastern shore of Mille Lacs Lake.

Minnesota Highway 27 and Minnesota Highway 47 are two of the main routes in the community.

As of the census of 2010, there were 751 people, 352 households, and 195 families residing in the city. The population density was 354.2 inhabitants per square mile (136.8/km2). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 236.3 per square mile (91.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 73.8% White, 22.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.

There were 352 households of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.84.


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