Lake Elmo is a lake in
Washington County, Minnesota
Washington County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 267,568, making it the fifth-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Stillw ...
, in the
United States
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. It is partially within Lake Elmo park reserve. The park also contains walking paths, camp grounds, playgrounds, and a swimming pond.
The lake was named after the 1866 novel ''
St. Elmo'' by
Augusta Jane Evans
Augusta Jane Wilson ( Evans; May 8, 1835 – May 9, 1909), was an American author of Southern United States literature, Southern literature and a supporter of the Confederate States of America, Confederacy during the American Civil War. Her book ...
.
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Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Lake Elmo is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,335 at the 2020 census. According to 2022 census estimates, the population is 13,449.
Much of the area within the city limits is still farmland, givin ...
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List of lakes in Minnesota
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of or more. The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minn ...
References
Lakes of Minnesota
Lakes of Washington County, Minnesota
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