Lake County
is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Minnesota. As of
2000, the population is 11,058. Its
county seat is
Two Harbors6.
Lake County was founded on 2/20/1855 as
Superior County and immediately had its name
changed couple of weeks later on 3/3/1855 to
St. Louis County. A year later on 3/1/1856,
St. Louis County became Lake County while
Newton County to the west was renamed
St. Louis County.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total
area of 7,746
km˛ (2,991
mi˛). 5,437 km˛ (2,099 mi˛) of it is land
and 2,309 km˛ (892 mi˛) of it (29.81%) is water.
