| French Lake, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  French Lake, Minnesota Location of the community of French Lake within French Lake Township, Wright County  French Lake, Minnesota French Lake, Minnesota (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′00″N94°11′08″W / 45.20000°N 94.18556°W Coordinates: 45°12′00″N94°11′08″W / 45.20000°N 94.18556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wright |
| Township | French Lake Township |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (320 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55302 |
| Area code(s) | 320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 643940 [1] |
French Lake is an unincorporated community in French Lake Township, Wright County, Minnesota, United States, near Annandale and Cokato. The community is located near the junction of Wright County Roads 3 and 37.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
French Lake Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The unincorporated community of French Lake is located within French Lake Township. The population was 1,130 at the 2000 census.
Wright County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,700. Its county seat is Buffalo. The county was founded in 1855.
