Lino Lakes, Minnesota Lino Lakes Lino Lakes, Minnesota Lino Lakes 2.jpg Location of the town/city of Lino Lakeswithin Anoka County, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Lino Lakes Website City of Lino Lakes Lino Lakes (/ la no le ks/ ly-noh layks) is a town/city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 33.21 square miles (86.01 km2), of which, 28.22 square miles (73.09 km2) is territory and 4.99 square miles (12.92 km2) is water. Only 44% of the territory inside the town/city was advanced in 2010 compared to 37% in 2000.

Rice Creek flows through the city. Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve is positioned inside Lino Lakes.

Lino Lakes' chief shopping region is the Town Center at the intersection of Interstate 35 - W and County 23 Lake Drive.

Nearby places include Forest Lake, Hugo, White Bear Township, Shoreview, Circle Pines, Lexington, Blaine, Ham Lake, and Columbus.

The town/city of Centerville is an enclave inside Lino Lakes that is, entirely surrounded on all borders by Lino Lakes.

There were 6,174 homeholds of which 48.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 16.1% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 3.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

When the first pioneer arrived, Native Americans were already making their home in the region where Reshanau, Baldwin, Rice and Marshan Lakes cluster.

The populace of just under 300 citizens was organized into three loosely knit communities known as the "German settlement" west of the lakes, the "Swede settlement" south of the lakes, and the "French settlement" east of the lakes.

Although the origin of the word "Lino" is unknown, a Lino postal service directed for about 10 years in the late 1800s.

On May 11, 1955, the Village of Lino Lakes was incorporated.

In 1972, the State Legislature passed a law changing all Minnesota villages to cities, hence Lino Lakes' current status. A majority of the town/city is served by the Centennial School District which was ranked as having better enhance schools than 90% of the country, and 95% of the rest of the state in 2011. Lino Lakes Elementary is also positioned inside the city, but falls inside the adjoining Forest Lake School District.

Blue Heron Elementary (Lino Lakes) Centennial Elementary (Centerville) Centennial Area Learning Center (Circle Pines) Centennial Middle School (Lino Lakes) Centennial Early Childhood Center (Lino Lakes) Golden Lake Elementary (Circle Pines) Centennial Elementary (Blaine) Rice Lake Elementary (Lino Lakes) The Lakes Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for the evolution and maintenance of the parks and trails system.

The 5,500-acre Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve is positioned in Lino Lakes and is one of the biggest parks in the seven-county urbane region and contains some of the most momentous native wildlife surrounding and water resources in the county-wide area.

Lino Lakes Parks Arena Acres Park Clearwater Creek Park Rice Creek Regional Park Behm's Park Country Lakes Park Shenandoah Park Birch Park Highland Meadow's Park Sunrise Park Birchwood Acres Park Lino Park Sunset Oaks Park Brandywood Park Marshan Park Wenzel Farms Park City Hall Park Pheasant Hills Park Woods of Baldwin Lake There are 2 golf facilities in Lino Lakes, Chomonix Golf Course and Shadow Ridge Driving Range.

On July 26, 2010, the Lino Lakes City Council voted 4 1 in favor of establishing English as the official language in Lino Lakes.

United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Resident's Guide", City of Lino Lakes, March 2014 "Lino Lakes approves English-only resolution", Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 27, 2010. "Lino Lakes OKs English-only ordinance", Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 26, 2010 , Lino Lakes City Website