Editing Moose Lake, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Moose Lake''' is a city in [[Carlton County, Minnesota|Carlton County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 2,789 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2743954 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

[[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]], State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 27|27]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 73|73]], [[Carlton County, Minnesota|County 10]], and [[Carlton County, Minnesota|County 61]] are the main routes in Moose Lake.

[[Moose Lake State Park]] is nearby.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|3.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

The boundary between [[Carlton County, Minnesota|Carlton]] and [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine]] counties is nearby.

Moose Lake is 25 miles southwest of [[Cloquet, Minnesota|Cloquet]], 43 miles southwest of [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]], and 112 miles north of [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]].

==Climate==
Like the rest of Minnesota, Moose Lake has a [[humid continental climate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=895512&cityname=Moose+Lake%2C+Minnesota%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Moose Lake, Minnesota Climate Summary|publisher=Weaterbase|access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> Like the rest of northern Minnesota, it has the warm-summer variety with relatively cool nights year-round. Winter temperatures are very cold but dry compared to summer.

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Moose Lake, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1913–1918, 1928–2021)
 | Jan record high F  = 55
 | Feb record high F  = 57
 | Mar record high F  = 80
 | Apr record high F  = 92
 | May record high F  = 93
 | Jun record high F  = 99
 | Jul record high F  = 104
 | Aug record high F  = 99
 | Sep record high F  = 97
 | Oct record high F  = 87
 | Nov record high F  = 72
 | Dec record high F  = 57
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 19.8
 | Feb high F = 25.3
 | Mar high F = 37.7
 | Apr high F = 52.1
 | May high F = 65.7
 | Jun high F = 75.1
 | Jul high F = 80.2
 | Aug high F = 78.0
 | Sep high F = 68.9
 | Oct high F = 54.1
 | Nov high F = 38.0
 | Dec high F = 24.7
 | year high F = 51.6
 | Jan mean F = 10.3
 | Feb mean F = 14.8
 | Mar mean F = 27.5
 | Apr mean F = 41.0
 | May mean F = 53.3
 | Jun mean F = 62.9
 | Jul mean F = 68.8
 | Aug mean F = 67.1
 | Sep mean F = 58.6
 | Oct mean F = 45.0
 | Nov mean F = 30.4
 | Dec mean F = 16.8
 | year mean F = 41.4
 | Jan low F = 0.7
 | Feb low F = 4.3
 | Mar low F = 17.4
 | Apr low F = 29.9
 | May low F = 41.0
 | Jun low F = 50.7
 | Jul low F = 57.3
 | Aug low F = 56.2
 | Sep low F = 48.2
 | Oct low F = 35.8
 | Nov low F = 22.8
 | Dec low F = 8.9
 | year low F = 31.1
 | Jan record low F  = -53
 | Feb record low F  = -41
 | Mar record low F  = -41
 | Apr record low F  = -8
 | May record low F  = 16
 | Jun record low F  = 26
 | Jul record low F  = 34
 | Aug record low F  = 29
 | Sep record low F  = 18
 | Oct record low F  = 2
 | Nov record low F  = -31
 | Dec record low F  = -49
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.79
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.92
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.39
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.57
 | May precipitation inch = 3.42
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.75
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.80
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.73
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.18
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.10
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.68
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.17
 | year precipitation inch = 31.50
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 6.1
 | Feb precipitation days  = 5.3
 | Mar precipitation days  = 5.7
 | Apr precipitation days  = 7.8
 | May precipitation days  = 10.8
 | Jun precipitation days  = 11.7
 | Jul precipitation days  = 10.0
 | Aug precipitation days  = 9.1
 | Sep precipitation days  = 9.3
 | Oct precipitation days  = 10.0
 | Nov precipitation days  = 6.8
 | Dec precipitation days  = 7.1
 | year precipitation days = 99.7
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|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 1, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
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|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 1, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==History==
Moose Lake was one of the communities affected by the massive 1918 [[Cloquet fire]]. The [[Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot (Moose Lake, Minnesota)|Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot]] is a museum that tells the story of that fire. The Minnesota Home Guard assisted the area after the fire.<ref>[http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/sv000135.xml Moose Lake Fire: An Inventory of Photographs]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 100
|1890= 169
|1900= 354
|1910= 526
|1920= 571
|1930= 742
|1940= 1432
|1950= 1603
|1960= 1514
|1970= 1400
|1980= 1408
|1990= 1206
|2000= 2239
|2010= 2751
|2020= 2789
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2565
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 8, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 12, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 2,751 people, 648 households, and 318 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|841.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 732 housing units at an average density of {{convert|223.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.0% of the population.

There were 648 households, of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.9% were non-families. 46.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 39 years. 11.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 39.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 73.4% male and 26.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 2,239 people, 577 households, and 294 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|811.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 628 housing units at an average density of {{convert|227.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 79.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.75% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.53% of the population. 22.9% were of [[germans|German]], 10.9% [[norwegians|Norwegian]], 10.3% [[swedish people|Swedish]], 9.8% [[finns|Finnish]], 6.3% [[Polish people|Polish]] and 5.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 577 households, out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 46.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 12.6% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 197.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 227.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,130, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $31,641 versus $24,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,128.  About 5.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
The ''[[Moose Lake Star Gazette]]'' was founded in 1983. It is a weekly that comes out on Thursdays. It is owned by Franklin Newspapers and had a circulation of 1774 in 2019. The following newspapers have also been published in Moose Lake:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mna.org/assets/2019-MNA-Directory-August.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126175248/http://mna.org/assets/2019-MNA-Directory-August.pdf |archive-date=2020-01-26 |url-status=live|title=Moose Lake Star Gazette, Minnesota Newspaper Directory|website=Minnesota Newspaper Association|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Minnesota&county=&city=Moose+Lake&year1=1690&year2=2020&terms=&frequency=&language=&ethnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20&sort=date|title=Moose Lake, Minnesota newspapers|website=Library of Congress|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Moose Lake Star'' (1896–1906)
* ''Star Gazette''  (1907–1962)
* ''Moose Lake Star Gazette'' (1962–1978)
* ''Star-gazette'' (1978–1983)
* ''Arrowhead leader'' (since 1982)

The beginning of the 2011 animated film ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'' is set in the town of Moose Lake.

==Transportation==
The Moose Lake Carlton County Airport is three miles southwest of the city and has a lighted, paved, 3,200-foot runway.

==Business==
One of Minnesota's [[Sex Offender Program]]'s two facilities is in Moose Lake.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Inside Minnesota's sex offender facility, where no one has ever been released
|first1=Mike
|last1=Fritz
|first2=William
|last2=Brangham
|first3=Abbey
|last3=Oldham
|date=June 28, 2016
|newspaper=PBS Newshour
|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/inside-minnesotas-sex-offender-facility-where-no-one-has-ever-been-released/
}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mooselakechamber.com/ Moose Lake Area Chamber of Commerce website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127221138/http://www.cityofmooselake.com/ City of Moose Lake website]
*[http://www.mooselake.k12.mn.us/ Moose Lake Schools website]
*[https://www.mlstargazette.com// ''Moose Lake Star-Gazette'' - newspaper website]
*[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/moose_lake/ Moose Lake State Park - DNR website entry]

{{Carlton County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Cities in Carlton County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]