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A town of 477.

Population
477
residents
Median home value
$277K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
42.1
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town
Small town

477 people, and everyone knows the way

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51°
Fog
H 68° · L 58°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lakin

Most working residents leave Lakin for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Pierz (15%), St. Cloud (13%) and Little Falls (8%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lakin1%
Pierz15%
St. Cloud13%
Little Falls8%
Sauk Rapids3%
25 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Lakin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Lakin has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring31–53°
Summer56–78°
Fall36–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Lakin is

Lakin beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outLakinMN
More adults with COPD7.1%5.4%
More smokers16.9%13.1%
More adults with heart disease7.3%5.9%
Mille Lacs Health System
16.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.4% of Lakin is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 99 of 22,809 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Adams Wildlife Management Area—80
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Lakin for work

Where Lakin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Pierz Pierz 15% 13% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 13% 8% → Little Falls Little Falls 8% 3% → Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids 3% 3% → Sartell Sartell 3% 3% → Morrill Morrill 3% Lakin · 1% stay
21jobs based in Lakin
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lakin

Township in Minnesota, United States

Lakin Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 409 at the 2000 census. Lakin Township was organized in 1903, and named in honor of Fred H. Lakin, a county official.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
464
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,240 ft

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