Four Minnesota counties (out of 87) have no natural lakes (but all have ponds or reservoirs that hold water year round): Mower (four ponds), Olmsted (six reservoirs), Pipestone (1 reservoir), and Rock (1 reservoir).
Rock, Pipestone, Mower, Olmsted
Renville
Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota has a population of 1,275 (2000 census)Elbow Lake, Becker County, Minnesota has a population of 104 (2000 census)
There are twelve, in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota and Tennessee. In addition, there is a Bear Lake County in Idaho, a Green Lake County in Wisconsin, a Lake of the Woods County and a Red Lake County in Minnesota, and a Salt Lake County in Utah. Also, Alaska, which has no counties, has a Lake and Peninsula Borough.
Itasca, Minnesota
Near Aurora, Minnesota, just off county road 138.
Its source is Lake Itasca, Itasca State Park, Clearwater County, MN in Minnesota.
There are twelve Lake Counties in different states across the US. According to the NACo, the county seats of each county are as follows: * Lake County, California: Lakeport * Lake County, Colorado: Leadville * Lake County, Florida: Tavares * Lake County, Illinois: Waukegan * Lake County, Indiana: Crown Point * Lake County, Michigan: Baldwin * Lake County, Minnesota: Two Harbors * Lake County, Montana: Polson * Lake County, Ohio: Painesville * Lake County, Oregon: Lakeview * Lake County, South Dakota: Madison * Lake County, Tennessee: Tiptonville
There is an Oxbox Lake in Cass County, Minnesota.
The web address of the Lake County Historical Society is: www.lakecnty.com
Ten largest lakes (entire lake within borders of Minnesota):Red Lake (both "Upper" and "Lower") - 288,800 acresMille Lacs Lake - 132,516 acresLeech Lake - 111,527 acresLake Winnibigoshish - 58,544 acresLake Vermilion - 40,557 acresLake Kabetogama - 25,760 acresMud Lake (Marshall County) - 23,700 acresCass Lake - 15,596Lake Minnetonka - 14,004 acresOtter Tail Lake - 13,725 acres
Duluth is the county seat of Saint Louis County, Minnesota. Duluth is the second-largest city on Lake Superior's shores.
The phone number of the Lake County Historical Society is: 218-834-4898.