History

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The Village of Lino Lakes
In the 1950's neighboring villages started annexing land away from Centerville Township. To protect the boundaries and allow for the financing of public improvements, the residents of the township voted to incorporate into a village. Several names were suggested for the new village, and most contained the word "lakes". Although the origin of the word "lino" is unknown, the town board decided to name the new village "Lino Lakes". 

On May 11, 1955, the new Village of Lino Lakes was incorporated. The village covered the original Centerville Township, with the exception of the Village of Centerville. At incorporation, the new village was comprised of 21,000 acres of land, and 1,800 citizens. In 1972, the State Legislature passed a law changing all Minnesota villages to cities, hence Lino Lakes current status as a city. 

Today, Lino Lakes is a growing community of hard working family-oriented people with good hearts and a strong sense of community.