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Knife Lake
A township of 1,351 people in Kanabec County, Minnesota
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Outdoors in Knife Lake
Parks & trails →Conserved land0.4%87 of 20,198 acres
Trails0.9 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves164 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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Living in Knife Lake
Health in Knife Lake
C+
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Minnesota
1better than MN·13worse
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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What stands out
Care nearby
Welia HealthMora · 4.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 53.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 55051 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Knife Lake →
Where Knife Lake is
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Minnesota · MN · Kanabec CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →
Around town
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