what county is lakeville mn in?
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lakeville had a population of 55,954 people (which is 14.04% of the total population of Dakota County). This makes Lakeville the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Lakeville represents 1.05% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 55,954 people, the population of Lakeville increased 29.74% from the 2000 Census (that had a count of 43,128 people).