In Murray County, Minnesota, which covers The Lakes, we have measured 2,862 parcels on septic and 2,113 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for The Lakes on its own and this page does not estimate one.
The Lakes is a census-designated place in Murray County, Minnesota. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 44.104869, -95.670244 and its land area at 33.70 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the census-designated place level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County | 0 | 2,862 | 2,113 | county portal | no account needed |
We have not yet collected septic documents from Murray County, Minnesota, so for a The Lakes property the county's own file is currently the only route. This page is about getting you to it, not about pretending we hold something we do not. The county is genuinely mixed: 2,862 of 4,975 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a The Lakes address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. The county publishes a records portal that we were able to search without creating an account, which makes checking a specific parcel something you can do yourself in a few minutes.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in The Lakes | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in The Lakes | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in The Lakes | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in The Lakes | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in The Lakes | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in The Lakes | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in The Lakes | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in The Lakes | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Murray County, Minnesota, which covers The Lakes, we have measured 2,862 parcels on septic and 2,113 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for The Lakes on its own and this page does not estimate one.
The Lakes is in Murray County, Minnesota.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of The Lakes’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of The Lakes.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Murray County, Minnesota.