Silver Lake, Minnesota

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The city of Silver Lake is located in McLeod County.

Typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.

Silver Lake is 320 feet [97.54 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Silver Lake can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Silver Lake had a population of 761 people^<3> (or 2.18% of the total population of McLeod County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Silver Lake had a population of 799 people. This is an increase of 4.99% 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 Silver Lake.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cokato	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,711	0.59% decrease
	Dassel	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,320	7.06% increase
	Glencoe	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	5,550	1.78% increase
	Howard Lake	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,987	7.23% increase
	Hutchinson	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	13,913	6.37% increase
	Lester Prairie	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,747	26.87% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Silver Lake.

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<5>

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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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