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Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Lake of the Woods County had 3,797 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,297.7 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 16th by land area.

Population
3,797
#86 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,898 in US
Area
1,297.7 sq mi
#16 of 87 in Minnesota · #462 in US
Density
2.9 / sq mi
#87 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,910 in US
Median household income
$65,778
#69 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,319 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Lake of the Woods County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Lake of the Woods County population, land area and income

Lake of the Woods County had 3,797 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,297.7 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 2.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Lake of the Woods County has 17% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,778 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,797

3144th1st

2898th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,298 sq mi

3144th1st

462nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2910th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,778

3143rd1st

1319th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

3,797

87th1st

86th of 87 (MN)

Land area

1,298 sq mi

87th1st

16th of 87 (MN)

Density

2.9 / sq mi

87th1st

87th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$65,778

87th1st

69th of 87 (MN)

How Lake of the Woods County's population changed since 2020

Lake of the Woods County gained 27 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 42nd of 87 in Minnesota for growth. The median Minnesota county changed by +0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lake of the Woods County recorded 168 births and 198 deaths, a natural change of -30. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +49. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 49 people.

3,77020203,83120213,90220223,80420233,7972024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
168
Deaths
198
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+49
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-7

Where Lake of the Woods County is

The Census internal point of Lake of the Woods County is at 48.768100, -94.904600. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Minnesota's 87 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lake of the Woods County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cook County: -0.5%Kanabec County: +3.4%Carlton County: +1.5%Becker County: +0.7%Dodge County: +1.7%Douglas County: +2.1%Murray County: -1.5%Pipestone County: -3.3%Rock County: -1.7%Steele County: +0.1%Waseca County: -1.4%Pennington County: -2.1%Red Lake County: -1.5%Stevens County: +1.6%Hubbard County: +3.1%Mahnomen County: -1.8%Fillmore County: +1.2%Otter Tail County: +1.4%Rice County: +2.9%Meeker County: +0.2%Nobles County: -1.1%Swift County: -1.5%Watonwan County: -0.3%Wadena County: +2.2%Polk County: -2.1%Lyon County: +0.6%St. Louis County: +0.4%Todd County: +2.6%Carver County: +5.0%Kandiyohi County: +2.2%Olmsted County: +2.1%Roseau County: -0.3%Dakota County: +2.9%Yellow Medicine County: -1.2%Crow Wing County: +3.6%Sibley County: +2.7%Morrison County: +1.5%Lac qui Parle County: -1.0%Lincoln County: -1.3%Martin County: -2.2%Clay County: +2.3%Houston County: -2.5%Wilkin County: -3.3%Nicollet County: -0.0%Norman County: -2.4%Benton County: +1.3%Anoka County: +3.4%Blue Earth County: +2.2%Traverse County: -6.7%Aitkin County: +4.0%Marshall County: -3.0%Grant County: +0.3%Wabasha County: +0.8%Lake County: -2.0%Cottonwood County: -1.6%Brown County: -0.8%Cass County: +4.2%Lake of the Woods County: +0.7%Scott County: +3.9%Isanti County: +5.5%Stearns County: +3.5%Clearwater County: +0.7%Hennepin County: -0.7%Kittson County: -4.7%Wright County: +9.0%Goodhue County: +0.8%Jackson County: -1.3%Washington County: +5.8%Chippewa County: -2.5%Freeborn County: -1.9%Koochiching County: -3.6%Big Stone County: -1.8%Redwood County: -1.1%Chisago County: +4.2%Faribault County: -0.1%Renville County: -1.6%Itasca County: +0.9%Mower County: +2.1%Sherburne County: +5.6%Mille Lacs County: +4.2%Winona County: +0.6%Ramsey County: -1.8%Pine County: +4.9%McLeod County: +0.1%Pope County: +1.5%Le Sueur County: +2.8%Beltrami County: +1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.7%
  2. < -0.3%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.8%
  5. ≥ +2.8%
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Orange pin: Lake of the Woods County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
48.768100, -94.904600
DMS
48°46'5.16"N 94°54'16.56"W
UTM
15N 360050.5E 5403426.7N
Geohash
cbst2muwf
Plus code
86W7Q39W+65

Towns in Lake of the Woods County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Lake of the Woods County. Its 3,797 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Lake of the Woods County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Lake of the Woods County. The most populous is Beltrami County, MN, with 46,762 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 276.9 miles SSE of Lake of the Woods County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 158.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bemidji, MN (population 15,733), 88.5 miles away.

Lake of the Woods County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lake of the Woods County is 27077: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,778.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,797. That is up 27 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,770.

What is the FIPS code of Lake of the Woods County?

27077. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lake of the Woods County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Lake of the Woods County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Lake of the Woods County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Beltrami County, MN; Roseau County, MN; Koochiching County, MN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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