Nett Lake (CDP), Minnesota

Census-designated place in Minnesota, US

Census-designated place and Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

48°06′53″N 93°04′52″W / 48.11472°N 93.08111°W / 48.11472; -93.08111CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCounty Saint LouisArea

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• Total1.72 sq mi (4.46 km²) • Land1.72 sq mi (4.46 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

1,296 ft (395 m)Population

(2020)

• Total230 • Density133.64/sq mi (51.61/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

55771

Area code218GNIS feature ID2628823^[2]

Nett Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Nett Lake Territory, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located on the shore of Nett Lake. As of the 2020 census, its population was 230.^[3]

The community of Nett Lake is located 18 miles west of Orr, and 31 miles northwest of Cook.

Saint Louis County Road 23 (CR 23) (Nett Lake Road) serves as a main route in the community.

The unincorporated community of Nett Lake is located within the Nett Lake Indian Reservation (Bois Forte Indian Reservation).

Between 1907 and 1931, the Nett Lake Boarding and Day School, a Native American residential school, operated in Nett Lake.^[4]^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	230		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ "Nett Lake, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Nett Lake, Minnesota". Census. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
^ "Interactive Digital Map of Indian Boarding Schools". The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ Milles, Larissa (July 27, 2022). "Federal Indian Boarding Schools: Addressing wrongdoings of America's past". www.northernnewsnow.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.