Moose Lake is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,789 at the 2020 census.
Interstate 35, State Highways 27 and 73, County 10, and County 61 are the main routes in Moose Lake.
Moose Lake State Park is nearby.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water.
The boundary between Carlton and Pine counties is nearby.
Moose Lake is 25 miles southwest of Cloquet, 43 miles southwest of Duluth, and 112 miles north of Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
Climate
Like the rest of Minnesota, Moose Lake has a humid continental climate. Like the rest of northern Minnesota, it has the warm-summer variety with relatively cool nights year-round. Winter temperatures are very cold but dry compared to summer.
History
Moose Lake was one of the communities affected by the 1918 Cloquet fire. The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Depot is a museum that tells the story of that fire. The Minnesota Home Guard assisted the area after the fire.