Mud Hen Lake is an

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in Saint Louis County,

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. The population was 320 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Makinen is located within Mud Hen Lake Unorganized Territory. Mail service is provided at Makinen.

Geography

According to the

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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²); 34.5 square miles (89.5 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) (3.49%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 320 people, 131 households, and 91 families living in the unorganized territory. The population density was . There were 246 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the unorganized territory was 98.12% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% Asian, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62%. Of the 131 households 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living