East Gull Lake, Minnesota

East Gull Lake
Location of East Gull Lake within Cass County, Minnesota
Location of East Gull Lake
within Cass County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°23′09″N 94°22′40″W / 46.38583°N 94.37778°W / 46.38583; -94.37778
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCass
Area
 • Total9.86 sq mi (25.55 km2)
 • Land7.88 sq mi (20.41 km2)
 • Water1.98 sq mi (5.13 km2)
Elevation1,194 ft (364 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total986
 • Density125.10/sq mi (48.30/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56401
Area code218
FIPS code27-17630[3]
GNIS feature ID2394600[2]
Websiteeastgulllake.govoffice.com

East Gull Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 986 at the 2020 census.[4] The nearest semi-urban area is that of Brainerd and Baxter. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Gull Lake is in Central Minnesota's Brainerd Lakes Area and takes its name from the largest lake within its borders, Gull Lake.[5]

East Gull Lake Airport (FAA code 9Y2[6]) is a small two-runway airport.[7]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Gull Lake, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 89.
  6. ^ 9Y2
  7. ^ "AirNav: 9Y2 - East Gull Lake Airport".