Minnesota, Hennepin County
Where Long Lake's records are kept. Long Lake has its own city government, police department and parks department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Long Lake's own offices, along with State of Minnesota offices; the Hennepin County offices are on our Hennepin County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Search indexes of Minnesota birth records from 1900 to 1934, death records from 1904 to 2001 and state censuses from 1865 to 1905, plus the society's library catalog and immigration guides.
Open official site Minnesota Historical Society Family History ResearchCounty court
Minnesota's federal bankruptcy court, with courthouses in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Fergus Falls; its site links PACER case lookup, electronic proof of claim filing, unclaimed funds and a free advice clinic.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of MinnesotaCounty court
Minnesota Judicial Branch search of state court cases, statewide or by county, by party name, case number, citation number or attorney, across civil, criminal, family and probate cases, with document, hearing and judgment searches.
Open official site Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)Vital records
Fills mail and fax orders for Minnesota birth records since 1900 and death records since 1908. Only eligible people may get certified copies, and county offices can often fill orders while you wait.
Open official site Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension list of missing children and adults and unidentified people in Minnesota, searchable by name, case type and county. Cases must first be reported to local police and entered in NCIC.
Open official site Minnesota BCA Missing and Unidentified Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Minnesota Department of Corrections search page for individuals and fugitives, linked from the department home page among its family and visitor resources.
Open official site Minnesota DOC Search for Individuals and FugitivesPolice & jail
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension guide to the Minnesota Criminal History System. Conviction data is public for 15 years after a sentence ends; arrests without a conviction and juvenile records are not public.
Open official site Minnesota BCA Criminal History InformationFederal
The city of Long Lake, Minnesota on data.census.gov, the Census Bureau data site: 1,741 residents counted in 2020, plus income, bachelor's degree, employment rate, housing and household statistics with their source tables.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
Long Lake's city site from City Hall at 450 Virginia Avenue, with meeting information, finance and budget, elections, the City Council, planning commission, fire, police and public works, parks and lake notices.
Open official site City of Long LakeCity records
Obtain information on the administrative staff 450 Virginia Avenue PO Box 606 Long Lake, MN 55356 952.473.6961
Open official site Long Lake City OfficesPolice & jail
City of Long Lake contracts with the Orono Police Department for police services. 952.249.4700
Open official site Long Lake Police DepartmentCity records
Long Lake has four neighborhood parks kept by Public Works, including Nelson Lakeside Park downtown with a boat launch, fishing pier, reservable shelter and beach, plus trails and a bench donation program.
Open official site Long Lake Parks and RecreationEverything else, organized
11 more Long Lake sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Long Lake, a place of 1,741 people, is in Hennepin County, whose county seat is Minneapolis. Court and property records sit with Hennepin County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Minnesota. Long Lake's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hennepin County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations with a Long Lake address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $5,146 in back wages agreed for 29 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Systems, Inc | 1 | $2,628 | 15 |
| Little Acorns Child Care, Inc. | 1 | $1,487 | 7 |
| Sport Truck & Acessory, Inc. | 1 | $792 | 4 |
| B & L Ventures of Long Lake, Inc. | 1 | $191 | 1 |
| Americinn | 1 | $50 | 2 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Long Lake, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Minnesota wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Voter registration in Minnesota is run by the Minnesota Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Long Lake.
Deeds for property in Long Lake are recorded by the Hennepin County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Hennepin County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Minnesota come from the state vital records office, Minnesota Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Long Lake register with the Minnesota Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Long Lake requires one, comes from the town or Hennepin County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.