[4] "Medicine Lake Park" was developed as part of Plymouth, Minnesota by Jacob Barge around 1887.

The move toward separation was spearheaded by Mr. Les Johantgen, Mr. Charles Brudigan and Mr. Ernest Ertl, among others.

Residents held a meeting on April 14, 1944, to discuss separation from Plymouth.

28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 95.38% White, 0.54% African American, 2.45% Asian, and 1.63% from two or more races.

23.9% were of German, 14.0% Norwegian, 13.7% Swedish, 6.4% Dutch, 6.1% English and 5.1% Polish ancestry.

32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Medicine Lake is part of the Wayzata Public Schools (ISD 284).

It is also the largest Minnesota secondary school by structural size, with an interior of 487,000 square feet (45,200 m2).