Nelson Lake (Aitkin County, Minnesota)
Nelson Lake is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, in the United States. It was named for M. Nelson, who owned land near the lake. See also *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 Aitkin County, Minnesota {{AitkinCountyMN-geo-stub ...
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Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin 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 15,697. Its county seat is Aitkin, Minnesota, Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized in 1871. History Aitkin County was established in 1857 as ''Aiken County''. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. It was named for William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor. Formed from Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey and Pine County, Minnesota, Pine counties, Aiken County originally consisted of the 17 township (United States), townships closest to Mille Lacs Lake. It acquired outlands of Ramsey, Itasca County, Minnesota, Itasca and Pine Counties to its north and east. It was organized in 1871, taking up lands from Cass County, Minnesota, Cass and Itasca Counties and losing a point in the southwestern corner to Crow ...
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