Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

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The city of Detroit Lakes is located in Becker County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Detroit Lakes: Detroit Lks.

Detroit Lakes is 400 feet [121.92 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Detroit Lakes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Detroit Lakes, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Detroit Lakes had a population of 7,348 people^<2> (or 24.44% of the total population of Becker County). The population of Detroit Lakes represented 0.15% of the total of Minnesota, making it the state's 105th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Detroit Lakes had a population of 8,141 people. This is an increase of 10.79% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Detroit Lakes.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Audubon	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	445	---
	Callaway	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	210	5% increase
	Dent	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	184	4.17% decrease
	Frazee	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,375	0.15% decrease
	Lake Park	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	812	3.84% increase
	Ogema	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	142	0.7% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Detroit Lakes.

Websites for Detroit Lakes

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Detroit Lakes. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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