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City in Minnesota, United States

Medicine Lake is an independent municipality in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States located on a peninsula that juts into a lake of the same name. The population was 371 at the 2010 census.

"Medicine Lake Park" was developed as part of Plymouth, Minnesota by Jacob Barge around 1887. He sold lots to "city folks" to build cabins to get away from the "hustle and bustle" of city life. The City of Medicine Lake became an independent municipality in 1944. That year, residents voted to separate from Plymouth, Minnesota, even though Plymouth surrounds the city geographically. The move toward separation was spearheaded by Mr. Les Johantgen, Mr. Charles Brudigan and Mr. Ernest Ertl, among others. Residents held a meeting on April 14, 1944, to discuss separation from Plymouth. The first referendum on this separation was duly recorded on April 24 of the same year.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.33 square miles (1 km2), of which 0.18 square miles (0 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0 km2) is water. The city is completely surrounded by the city of Plymouth, and forms a peninsula stretching into the lake that it is named after. The 45th Parallel (North) passes directly through the City of Medicine Lake, as well as through Medicine Lake. Minnesota State Highway 55 is 0.5 mile from the community.

As of the census of 2010, there were 371 people, 160 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was There were 174 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 89.8% White, 4.3% African American, 1.3% Native American, 2.2% Asian, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 160 households, of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 47.7 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.4% were from 25 to 44; 39.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.3% male and 47.7% female.

Medicine Lake is located in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, represented in the U. S. House of Representatives by Dean Phillips, a Democrat. After the adoption of Minnesota's 2012 redistricting, the city moved to MN House District 46A, represented by Representative Ryan Winkler, a Democrat, and MN Senate District 46, represented Senator Ron Latz, a Democrat.