Town file
Big Lake Township, Minnesota
Big Lake Township, Minnesota (Sherburne County, Minnesota) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 469, "A Quantity Of Horror" (22 February 2024). Linda Elizabeth Halverson was born on 16 June 1952 and grew up in the Minneapolis suburbs.
- Town
- Big Lake Township
- County
- Sherburne County
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 469
- Approximate location
- 46.701, -92.621
Episode 469 / 22 February 2024 / 173 min / full
A Quantity Of Horror
"This is Big Lake Township, Minnesota, in Sherburn County, 50 minutes to Minneapolis." about 0:04:56
The case: Murder of Linda Jensen (February 24, 1992). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 7,886
- Median age
- a couple of years older
- Median household income
- $119,111 a year
- Median home value
- $448,300
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,290 a month
- Religious
- 39%
- Property crime
- ▼ about half the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about a quarter of the national average
History, in brief
- Big Lake Township was organised in 1858. about 0:06:35
- The area was first settled in 1848 and was called Humboldt. about 0:06:40
- Two villages grew up, one of them Arono, an Elk River village. about 0:06:53
- In 1867 a county vote moved the county seat from Humboldt to Elk River. about 0:07:02
- The losing village was designated lower town in the vote to distinguish it from Arono. about 0:07:15
- In 1867 the village of Humboldt changed its name to Big Lake. about 0:07:20
- Big Lake and Big Lake Township are separate places six minutes apart. about 0:07:35
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Extremely safe neighbourhood with caring residents, recently named one of the safest cities in Minnesota; law enforcement is on top of everything; properties are secluded and private but the schools are subpar."about 0:07:49
4 stars
"Really nice and quiet, easy to connect with people; go to Ember's Coffee or the Quick Trip."about 0:08:23
4 stars
"There are police around every corner and they respond quickly, so you feel very safe."about 0:09:09
3 stars
"Only two real restaurants; the town needs a Five Guys or a Panera."about 0:09:51
3 stars
"The schools in this area need work."about 0:10:43
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Moose Lake, Minnesota19 miles
- Ely, Minnesota91 miles
- Ham Lake, Minnesota104 miles
- Andover, Minnesota106 miles
- Lino Lakes, Minnesota109 miles
- St. Cloud, Minnesota110 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.