Medicine Lake, MN

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Medicine Lake, Minnesota

Medicine Lake, Minnesota, in Hennepin county, is 2 miles SE of Plymouth, Minnesota (center to center) and 7 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city is in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul area. There are 368 residents in Medicine Lake.

The People and Families of Medicine Lake

In Medicine Lake, about 59% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Medicine Lake had a median family income of $100,382.

Political Inclinations

Medicine Lake folks tended to give their money ($450) to John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Democratic party than to competing parties.

Medicine Lake Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Medicine Lake that were owner-occupied was 77%.

Commuting

In Medicine Lake, 87% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	2 miles SE of Plymouth, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	7 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Hennepin
Metro Area	Minneapolis - Saint Paul
Standard Zip Codes	55441
Phone Area Codes	763
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.995
Longitude	-93.414

Station	MAPLE PLAIN
Distance	11.5 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	30.5 inches

Station	MINNEAPOLIS INTL AP
Distance	11.8 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 22 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 58 F
Annual Precip	29.4 inches

Station	DELANO
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 58 F
Annual Precip	27.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	368	100%
Male	187	50.8%
Female	181	49.2%
Under 18	77	20.9%
18+	291	79.1%
65+	39	10.6%
Median Age	41
Average Family Size	3.02
White	351	95.4%
African-American	2	0.5%
Asian	9	2.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	6	1.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	5	1.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	355
Growth	-13
Growth %	-3.49%

Ancestry	Percent
German	23.9%
Norwegian	14%
Swedish	13.7%
Dutch	6.4%
English	6.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.1%
Polish	5.1%
Italian	4.5%
Irish	3.5%
US/American	2.2%
French (except Basque)	2.2%
Scottish	1.9%
Finnish	1.6%
European	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1.3%
Hungarian	1%
Czech	1%
Icelander	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.6%
Danish	0.6%
French Canadian	0.6%
British	0.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Medicine Lake	368	$100,382
Crystal	22,698	$54,738
Golden Valley	20,281	$75,899
New Hope	20,873	$60,424
Plymouth	65,894	$90,134
Robbinsdale	14,123	$57,185
St Louis Park	44,126	$63,182

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