Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Lake of the Woods County
Lake of the Woods County
County
	Sunset over Zippel Bay State Park, Lake of the Woods
	Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
	Minnesota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 48°46′N 94°54′W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	November 28, 1922 (created by vote); January 1, 1923 (organized)
Named after	Lake of the Woods (lake)
Seat	Baudette
Largest city	Baudette
Area
• Total	1,775 sq mi (4,600 km2)
• Land	1,298 sq mi (3,360 km2)
• Water	477 sq mi (1,240 km2) 27%
Population (2020)
• Total	3,763
• Estimate (2023)	3,778
• Density	2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	co.lake-of-the-woods.mn.us

Lake of the Woods County is the northernmost county of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,763,^[1] making it the second-least populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Baudette.^[2]

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The county contains the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the Lower 48 States, and the U.S. portion of Lake of the Woods, shared with Canada. The county also includes the exclave of Elm Point. Since Alaska has no counties, Lake of the Woods is the northernmost county in the United States. It is also the only county in the United States with four words in its name, although there is a parish in Louisiana called St. John the Baptist Parish, and the United States Census Bureau treats parishes as county equivalents for census purposes.

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Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	4,194		—
1940	5,975		42.5%
1950	4,955		−17.1%
1960	4,304		−13.1%
1970	3,987		−7.4%
1980	3,764		−5.6%
1990	4,076		8.3%
2000	4,522		10.9%
2010	4,045		−10.5%
2020	3,763		−7.0%
2023 (est.)	3,778	^[11]	0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[12] 1790-1960^[13] 1900-1990^[14] 1990-2000^[15] 2010-2020^[1]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	3,497	93%
Black or African American (NH)	12	0.3%
Native American (NH)	19	0.5%
Asian (NH)	17	0.4%
Pacific Islander (NH)	0	0%
Other/Mixed (NH)	162	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	56	1.5%

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
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#FFB6B6"}]]}">2020	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,704	#FFB6B6"}]]}">70.76%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">671	#B0CEFF"}]]}">27.87%	33	1.37%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2016	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,540	#FFB6B6"}]]}">68.69%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">553	#B0CEFF"}]]}">24.67%	149	6.65%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2012	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,306	#FFB6B6"}]]}">58.46%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">859	#B0CEFF"}]]}">38.45%	69	3.09%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2008	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,278	#FFB6B6"}]]}">55.25%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">971	#B0CEFF"}]]}">41.98%	64	2.77%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2004	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,428	#FFB6B6"}]]}">59.50%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">921	#B0CEFF"}]]}">38.38%	51	2.13%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2000	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,216	#FFB6B6"}]]}">55.60%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">848	#B0CEFF"}]]}">38.77%	123	5.62%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1996	#FFB6B6"}]]}">814	#FFB6B6"}]]}">40.48%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">888	#B0CEFF"}]]}">44.16%	309	15.37%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1992	#FFB6B6"}]]}">762	#FFB6B6"}]]}">34.67%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">794	#B0CEFF"}]]}">36.12%	642	29.21%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1988	#FFB6B6"}]]}">984	#FFB6B6"}]]}">54.24%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">798	#B0CEFF"}]]}">43.99%	32	1.76%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1984	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,094	#FFB6B6"}]]}">56.39%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">824	#B0CEFF"}]]}">42.47%	22	1.13%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1980	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,052	#FFB6B6"}]]}">52.60%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">763	#B0CEFF"}]]}">38.15%	185	9.25%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1976	#FFB6B6"}]]}">757	#FFB6B6"}]]}">38.52%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,105	#B0CEFF"}]]}">56.23%	103	5.24%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1972	#FFB6B6"}]]}">877	#FFB6B6"}]]}">55.44%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">672	#B0CEFF"}]]}">42.48%	33	2.09%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1968	#FFB6B6"}]]}">607	#FFB6B6"}]]}">38.96%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">875	#B0CEFF"}]]}">56.16%	76	4.88%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1964	#FFB6B6"}]]}">489	#FFB6B6"}]]}">27.71%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,266	#B0CEFF"}]]}">71.73%	10	0.57%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1960	#FFB6B6"}]]}">835	#FFB6B6"}]]}">43.86%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,053	#B0CEFF"}]]}">55.30%	16	0.84%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1956	#FFB6B6"}]]}">723	#FFB6B6"}]]}">40.69%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,048	#B0CEFF"}]]}">58.98%	6	0.34%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1952	#FFB6B6"}]]}">898	#FFB6B6"}]]}">44.30%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,117	#B0CEFF"}]]}">55.11%	12	0.59%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1948	#FFB6B6"}]]}">583	#FFB6B6"}]]}">29.08%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,302	#B0CEFF"}]]}">64.94%	120	5.99%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1944	#FFB6B6"}]]}">642	#FFB6B6"}]]}">35.45%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,168	#B0CEFF"}]]}">64.49%	1	0.06%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1940	#FFB6B6"}]]}">850	#FFB6B6"}]]}">33.62%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,638	#B0CEFF"}]]}">64.79%	40	1.58%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1936	#FFB6B6"}]]}">385	#FFB6B6"}]]}">18.76%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,566	#B0CEFF"}]]}">76.32%	101	4.92%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1932	#FFB6B6"}]]}">369	#FFB6B6"}]]}">23.55%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">972	#B0CEFF"}]]}">62.03%	226	14.42%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1928	#FFB6B6"}]]}">781	#FFB6B6"}]]}">51.79%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">671	#B0CEFF"}]]}">44.50%	56	3.71%
1924	#FFB6B6"}]]}">703	#FFB6B6"}]]}">42.71%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">92	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5.59%	851	51.70%

	Name	District	Next Election
Commissioner	James "Buck" Nordlof	District 1	2026
Commissioner	Cody Hasbargen	District 2	2024
Commissioner	Joe Grund	District 3	2026
Commissioner and Chairperson	Jon Waibel	District 4	2024
Commissioner	Edward Arnesen	District 5	2026

Position		Name	Affiliation	District
#E81B23"}]]}">	Senate	Paul Utke^[21]	Republican	District 2
#E81B23"}]]}">	House of Representatives	Matt Grossell^[22]	Republican	District 2A
#E81B23"}]]}">	House of Representatives	Matt Bliss^[23]	Republican	District 2B

Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

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Lakes

Demographics

2020 census

2000 census

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Cities

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Unincorporated communities

Townships

Government and politics

See also

References

External links

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U.S Congress (2023-2025)
Position		Name	Affiliation	District
#E81B23"}]]}">	House of Representatives	Pete Stauber^[24]	Republican	8th
#0055AA"}]]}">	Senate	Amy Klobuchar^[25]	DFL	N/A
#0055AA"}]]}">	Senate	Tina Smith^[26]	DFL	N/A