Lake County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Lake County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 47,116 lots are mapped here, covering 1,365,330 acres. 12,982 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Lake County received $13,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 4 recipients. 2,332 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada.
- 47,116
- Lots mapped
- 1,365,330
- Acres
- 12,982
- Institutional
Land use in Lake County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Lake County, Minnesota| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Federal National Forest | 10,771 | 417,434 |
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| Federal Boundary Waters Canoe Area | 9,319 | 331,346 |
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| Rural Vacant Land | 5,055 | 160,533 |
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| Non-Comm Seasonal Residential Recreational | 4,364 | 40,150 |
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| State Trust Lands in ConCon Area/PILT | 4,169 | 159,716 |
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| Residential 1 Unit | 3,989 | 20,043 |
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| Tax Forfeited County Administered/PILT | 3,879 | 149,511 |
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| Residential 1-3 Units Previously SRR | 669 | 5,656 |
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| Short Term Rental | 627 | 837 |
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| Non-Homestead Qualifying Single Res Unit | 595 | 2,957 |
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| State Acq Lands Outside ConCon Area/PILT | 583 | 20,640 |
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| Commercial Preferred | 382 | 829 |
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Largest landowners in Lake County
Largest landowners by acreage in Lake County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| State of Mn School Trust Lands | 4,066 | 155,686 |
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| State of Mn in Trst For Taxing Dist | 3,811 | 145,803 |
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| State of Minnesota | 1,116 | 35,239 |
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| Anew Tfg Legacy Lake Sts Holdco Llc | 618 | 24,641 |
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| Lake County | 341 | 11,000 |
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| Wolf Lands Inc | 277 | 10,846 |
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| Northshore Mining Company | 33 | 9,627 |
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| Franconia Minerals (us) Llc | 200 | 7,440 |
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| Manitou Mining Llc | 139 | 4,934 |
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| Lake Forest Properties Llc | 90 | 3,419 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Minnesota
Federal farm payments in Lake County
- $13K
- Paid in 2025
- 4
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Lake County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $13K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Lake County
- 2,332
- Acres disclosed
- 10
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Lake County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 2,302 |
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| Finland | 30 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Lake County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| POLY MET MINING INC (CANADA) | 1,879 |
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| ERIE MINING CO. (CANADA) | 423 |
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| BLANDIN PAPER CO. (FINLAND) | 30 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Conservation and the power grid
- 11
- Substations
- 115 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Lake County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.