Minnesota
Murray
Shetek Township

The Lakes

The Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States located north of and south of .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 667 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Murray County, Minnesota, United States of America
  • Also known as: “The Lakes, Minnesota” and “The Lakes, MN”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Currie.

Village
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , , United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census. is nearby. The city, notable for its tourism and recreational opportunities, is known as the "Gateway to ", the largest lake in Southwestern Minnesota and for being home to the End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum. is situated 4½ miles south of The Lakes.

The Lakes

Latitude
44.13829° or 44° 8′ 18″ north
Longitude
-95.66529° or 95° 39′ 55″ west
Population
667
Elevation
1,509 feet (460 metres)
Open location code
86P648QM+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151847327
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5049902
Wiki­data ID
Q3316682
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Discover The Lakes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“The Lakes” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “The Lakes”
  • Catalan: “The Lakes”
  • Cebuano: “The Lakes”
  • Chinese: “The Lakes”
  • Chinese: “萊克斯”
  • Dutch: “The Lakes”
  • French: “The Lakes”
  • German: “The Lakes”
  • Gilaki: “د لیکس (مينسؤتا)”
  • Gilaki: “د لیکس”
  • Irish: “The Lakes”
  • Italian: “The Lakes”
  • Ladin: “The Lakes”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “The Lakes”
  • Persian: “لیکس، مینه‌سوتا”
  • Persian: “لیکس”
  • Polish: “The Lakes”
  • Portuguese: “The Lakes”
  • Serbian: “Лејкс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “The Lakes, Minnesota”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “The Lakes”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لیکس، مینه‌سوتا”
  • Spanish: “The Lakes”
  • Tatar: “Те-Лейкс”
  • Ukrainian: “Те-Лейкс”
  • Volapük: “The Lakes”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Lakes”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.