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West Lakeland is a township in Washington County, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area.
The latitude of West Lakeland is 44.967N. The longitude is -92.826W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 820 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 3,547.
Sections below provide additional information and links about West Lakeland demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Washington County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Twin Cities area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 55042 ZIP code.
31% of West Lakeland residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the West Lakeland ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in West Lakeland was $35,764, compared with $21,587 nationally.
50% of West Lakeland residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Median rent in West Lakeland, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $565. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,821.
Washington County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our West Lakeland political report.
The average commute time for West Lakeland workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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