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Wood Lake, Minnesota

Wood Lake, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine county, is 92 miles SW of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center) and 113 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are an estimated 436 people in the city.

The People and Families of Wood Lake

In Wood Lake, about 66% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wood Lake had a median family income of $46,875.

Political Inclinations

Party contributions tended to flow to the Republican team.

Wood Lake Housing

Approximately 86% of housing in Wood Lake is owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Wood Lake, 88% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	92 miles SW of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	113 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Yellow Medicine
Standard Zip Codes	56297
Phone Area Codes	507
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.653
Longitude	-95.537

Station	MARSHALL
Distance	17.7 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 24 F
Apr Temp	36 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	39 to 61 F
Annual Precip	25.7 inches

Station	REDWOOD FALLS MUNICIPAL
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 22 F
Apr Temp	37 to 57 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 60 F
Annual Precip	26.6 inches

Station	LAMBERTON SW EXP STN
Distance	29.9 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 22 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	35 to 60 F
Annual Precip	26.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	436	100%
Male	216	49.5%
Female	220	50.5%
Under 18	112	25.7%
18+	324	74.3%
65+	83	19%
Median Age	38.7
Average Family Size	2.97
White	430	98.6%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	1.1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$46,875
Population In Poverty	16	3.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	404
Growth	-32
Growth %	-7.29%

Ancestry	Percent
German	50.6%
Norwegian	20.1%
US/American	8.2%
English	3.7%
Irish	3.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.8%
Belgian	2.3%
Polish	2.3%
Czech	2.3%
Swedish	1.1%
French Canadian	1.1%
Finnish	0.8%
Danish	0.6%
British	0.6%
Nigerian	0.3%
French (except Basque)	0.3%

Party	Contributions
Republican	$250

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Wood Lake	436	$46,875
Belview	412	$42,857
Cottonwood	1,148	$49,375
Echo	278	$35,500
Granite Falls	3,070	$45,536
Hanley Falls	323	$37,500
Vesta	339	$34,583

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