West Roy Lake, Minnesota

West Roy Lake, Minnesota
Census-designated place
West Roy Lake is located in Minnesota
West Roy Lake
West Roy Lake
West Roy Lake is located in the United States
West Roy Lake
West Roy Lake
Coordinates: 47°18′42″N 95°35′44″W / 47.31167°N 95.59556°W / 47.31167; -95.59556
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMahnomen
TownshipTwin Lakes
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
 • Land1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,513 ft (461 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
56
 • Density34.70/sq mi (13.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56557 (Mahnomen)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID2628825[2]
FIPS Code27-69690

West Roy Lake is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Twin Lakes Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 56 as of the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

West Roy Lake is in eastern Mahnomen County, in the northern part of Twin Lakes Township. It is bordered to the north by Clover Township, and the CDP extends east to touch the west shore of Roy Lake. Minnesota State Highway 200 runs along the northern edge of the CDP, following the township border, and leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Mahnomen, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the West Roy Lake CDP has an area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it land.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201074—
202056−24.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Roy Lake, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – West Roy Lake CDP, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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