Editing Mille Lacs County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Rum River]] flows south through the county, originating from [[Mille Lacs Lake]]. It is joined by the West Branch of the Rum River, which rises in northwest Mille Lacs County and flows south-southeast to its confluence with the Rum at [[Princeton, Minnesota|Princeton]]. The county terrain consists of wooded rolling hills, carved by drainages, with open areas devoted to agriculture.<ref name="MLM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mille+Lacs+County,+MN/@45.9753162,-93.7046534,11.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b3c1d941dba0e9:0x88888a25bb8e373d!8m2!3d45.9228403!4d-93.6218744 Mille Lacs County MN Google Maps (accessed May 3, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the south and east,<ref name="MLGM">{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Mille Lacs County MN"  Google Maps (accessed May 3, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref> with its highest point at {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} from the southwest shoreline of [[Mille Lacs Lake]], in [[Mille Lacs Kathio State Park]]. A hill there measures {{convert|1,371|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18363 Mille Lacs County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 3, 2019)]</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|682|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|572|sqmi}} is land<ref>The total county area can be accurately calculated using its described boundaries. The quantity of "land", however, is not consistent across all sources. The US Census Bureau lists 572 square miles; the Mille Lacs County website "History" section lists 583 square miles, and the Census Bureas's ''Quick Facts'' website lists 574.47 square miles.</ref> and {{convert|109|sqmi}} (16%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
[[File:Mille Lacs Lake.jpg|center|thumb|Mille Lacs located in the north of Mille Lacs County]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 169]]
* [[Image:MN-18.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 18]]
* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]
* [[Image:MN-27.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 27]]
* [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 47]]
* [[Image:MN-95.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 95]]
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===Airports===
* [[Milaca Municipal Airport]] (18Y) - northeast of [[Milaca, Minnesota|Milaca]]
* [[Princeton Municipal Airport (Minnesota)|Princeton Municipal Airport]] (PNM) - southwest of [[Princeton, Minnesota|Princeton]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]] - north
* [[Kanabec County, Minnesota|Kanabec County]] - northeast
* [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti County]] - southeast
* [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]] - south
* [[Benton County, Minnesota|Benton County]] - southwest
* [[Morrison County, Minnesota|Morrison County]] - west
* [[Crow Wing County, Minnesota|Crow Wing County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* [[Father Hennepin State Park]]
* Four Brooks State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Kunkel State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Mille Lacs Kathio State Park]]
* [[Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Mille Lacs State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Rum River State Forest]]
* [[List of Minnesota state forests|Solana State Forest]] (part)
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