Map of Lake Wilson city

Lake Wilson is a city in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 251 at the 2010 census.

Lake Wilson city overview:
Name:	Lake Wilson city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Murray County
Elevation:	1,663 ft (507 m)
Total Area:	0.51 sq mi (1.31 km²)
Land Area:	0.42 sq mi (1.10 km²)
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.22 km²)
Total Population:	254
Population Density:	600.47/sq mi (231.82/km²)
ZIP code:	56151
Area code:	507
FIPS code:	2735198
GNISfeature ID:	2395606

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Lake Wilson online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Lake Wilson location map. Where is Lake Wilson city?

Lake Wilson location on the U.S. Map. Where is Lake Wilson city. — Lake Wilson location on the U.S. Map.

Lake Wilson location on the Minnesota map. Where is Lake Wilson city. — Location of Lake Wilson in Minnesota.

History

Lake Wilson was platted in 1883 and incorporated as a village on July 12, 1900. It was named by J. E. Wilson (a landowner in the area) who also named the nearby lake for himself.

On June 16, 1992, Lake Wilson was struck by a devastating F5 tornado that completely destroyed half of the town, which has since been rebuilt.

On January 12, 2004, the city’s firehall exploded, destroying it and the nearby elevator. It also damaged many nearby houses and businesses. The blast was audible at 25 miles, and could be felt as far as 30 miles away. The city estimated that recovery costs resulting from the explosion totaled about $4.2 million. Since then both the firehall and elevator have been rebuilt.

Lake Wilson Road Map

Lake Wilson city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km), of which 0.42 square miles (1.09 km) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km) is water.

Minnesota State Highways 30 and 91 are two of the main routes in the community.