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Isle, Minnesota

Isle is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 803 at the 2020 census, up from 751 in 2010.

A post office called Isle has been in operation since 1896. The city was named for the island near its harbor on Mille Lacs Lake.

Isle was platted in 1906 and incorporated as a village in 1913.

Isle is in northeastern Mille Lacs County, along Isle Harbor at the southeasternmost extent of Mille Lacs Lake. Minnesota Highway 27 and Minnesota Highway 47 are two of the main routes in the community. Highway 27 leads southwest 3 miles (5 km) to Wahkon and 12 miles (19 km) to Onamia, while Highway 47 leads north 15 miles (24 km) up the east shore of Mille Lacs Lake to Malmo. Together, the two highways leave Isle to the southeast, with Highway 27 leading east 10 miles (16 km) to Woodland and Highway 47 leading south 22 miles (35 km) to Ogilvie.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Isle has an area of 3.13 square miles (8.11 km2), of which 2.70 square miles (6.99 km2) are land and 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), or 13.9%, are water. The water area includes part of Isle Harbor in Mille Lacs Lake, as well as Anderson Lake in the northeast. Mille Lacs Lake drains at its southwest end into the Rum River, a tributary of the Mississippi River.

Isle is locally known as the "walleye capital of the world" because of its location on Mille Lacs Lake.

Isle's school district is Isle Public Schools. The team name is the Mille Lacs Raiders. It used to be the Isle Huskies. There are three main schools in this district: Nyquist Elementary, Isle High School, and the Alternative Learning Center (ALC). The elementary school goes from pre-k to sixth grade. The high school goes from 7th to 12th grades. The ALC is an alternative secondary school. It is near Mille Lacs lake.

As of the census of 2010, there were 751 people, 352 households, and 195 families living in the city. The population density was 354.2 inhabitants per square mile (136.8/km2). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 236.3 per square mile (91.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 73.8% White, 22.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.

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