Mille Lacs County
Also known as Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Mille Lacs County, MN
county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- May 23, 1857
- Named after
- Mille Lacs Lake
- Seat
- Milaca
- Largest city
- Princeton
- Total
- 682 sq mi (1,770 km )
- Land
- 572 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Water
- 109 sq mi (280 km ) 16%
- Estimate 2025
- 27,753
- Density
- 46.3/sq mi (17.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
Article
Mille Lacs County (/məˈlæks/ mə-LAKS) is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,459. Its county seat is Milaca. The county was founded in 1857, and its boundary was expanded in 1860.
Mille Lacs County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area.