Editing Deer Lake, Minnesota

{{short description|Unorganized territory in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States}}

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'''Deer Lake''' is an [[unincorporated area#U.S. Census Bureau|unorganized territory]] in [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca County]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]]. The population was 3,495 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Deer Lake UT, Itasca County, Minnesota |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 10, 2012 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the unorganized territory has a total area of 216.0&nbsp;square miles (559.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 182.7&nbsp;square miles (473.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 33.3&nbsp;square miles (86.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), or 15.41%, is water. [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]], and State Highways 6 ([[Minnesota State Highway 6|MN 6]]) and 38 ([[Minnesota State Highway 38|MN 38]]) are in the surrounding area.

The unincorporated community of [[Suomi, Minnesota|Suomi]] is located within Deer Lake Unorganized Territory.

Deer Lake also refers to a [[Deer Lake (Itasca County, Minnesota)|lake]] in the area. Nearby towns include [[Deer River, Minnesota|Deer River]], [[Cohasset, Minnesota|Cohasset]], and [[Grand Rapids, Minnesota|Grand Rapids]].

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,286 people, 1,304 households, and 993 families living in the unorganized territory.  The population density was {{convert|18.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,154 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the unorganized territory was 98.05% White, 0.91% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 1,304 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.3% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median household income was $47,115 and the median family income  was $53,520. Males had a median income of $38,393 versus $26,298 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $19,556.  About 4.3% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

==In popular culture==
* Deer Lake is the setting for novels by author [[Tami Hoag]].

==Notable person==
* [[Sam Brown (activist)|Sam Brown]], organizer of [[Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam]], former [[Colorado]] State Treasurer

==References==
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{{Itasca County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Itasca County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Unorganized territories in Minnesota]]

[[es:Municipio de Deer Creek (condado de Otter Tail, Minnesota)]]