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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="فارست لیکس، مینه‌سوتا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="فارست لیکس، مینه‌سوتا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Minnesota,_Washington_County,_lat_45,28,_long_-92,99)" title="Forest Lake (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Minnesota, Washington County, lat 45,28, long -92,99) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Forest Lake (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Minnesota, Washington County, lat 45,28, long -92,99)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="فارست لیکس، مینه‌سوتا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فارست لیکس، مینه‌سوتا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9_(%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A4%D8%AA%D8%A7)" title="فؤرست لیک (مينسؤتا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="فؤرست لیک (مينسؤتا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Forest Lake, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81%D1%82_%D0%9B%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BA_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Форэст Лэйк (Миннесота) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Форэст Лэйк (Миннесота)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Forest Lake, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81%D1%82_%D0%9B%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BA_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Форэст Лэйк (Миннесота) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Форэст Лэйк (Миннесота)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Forest Lake, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83" title="فورسانت ليك – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="فورسانت ليك" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Форест-Лейк (Миннесота) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Форест-Лейк (Миннесота)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake_(Minnesota)" title="Forest Lake (Minnesota) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Forest Lake (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA_(%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Форест-Лейк (город, Миннесота) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Форест-Лейк (город, Миннесота)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Forest Lake, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BA_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Форест Лејк (Минесота) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Форест Лејк (Минесота)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Forest Lake, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li 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data-title="Forest Lake, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA_(%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Форест-Лейк (Міннесота) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Форест-Лейк (Міннесота)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake, Minnesota – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Forest Lake, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li 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org">Forest Lake, Minnesota</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Forest_Lake.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Downtown Forest Lake"><img alt="Downtown Forest Lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Downtown_Forest_Lake.jpg/250px-Downtown_Forest_Lake.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Downtown_Forest_Lake.jpg/375px-Downtown_Forest_Lake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Downtown_Forest_Lake.jpg/500px-Downtown_Forest_Lake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Downtown Forest Lake</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">As Good As It Sounds</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forest_Lake,_Washington_County,_Minnesota.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within Washington County and Minnesota"><img alt="Location within Washington County and Minnesota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Forest_Lake%2C_Washington_County%2C_Minnesota.svg/250px-Forest_Lake%2C_Washington_County%2C_Minnesota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Forest_Lake%2C_Washington_County%2C_Minnesota.svg/375px-Forest_Lake%2C_Washington_County%2C_Minnesota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Forest_Lake%2C_Washington_County%2C_Minnesota.svg/500px-Forest_Lake%2C_Washington_County%2C_Minnesota.svg.png 2x" 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class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°15′13″N</span> <span class="longitude">92°57′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.25361°N 92.95833°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.25361; -92.95833</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Minnesota" title="List of counties in Minnesota">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Washington County, Minnesota">Washington</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">March 11, 1874</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1896</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayor%E2%80%93council_government" title="Mayor–council government">Mayor–council government</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mara Bain (<a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">I</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">35.53 sq mi (92.01 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">30.54 sq mi (79.10 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">4.99 sq mi (12.92 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">935 ft (285 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">20,611</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2022_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">20,857</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">674.91/sq mi (260.58/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%80%936" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC–6">UTC–6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central (CST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%80%935" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC–5">UTC–5</a> (CDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">55025</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_651" title="Area code 651">651</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">27-21770</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2394789<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sales_tax" title="Sales tax">Sales tax</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8.375%<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us/">ci.forest-lake.mn.us</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Forest Lake</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Washington County, Minnesota">Washington County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>, United States, located 27 miles northeast of <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a>. The population was 20,611 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forest Lake began as a stop on the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. The first train reached Forest Lake on December 23, 1868. The lake was so named for the abundant timber that lines its shores.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lake_Township,_Washington_County,_Minnesota" title="Forest Lake Township, Washington County, Minnesota">Forest Lake Township</a> was organized on March 11, 1874. The first one-room school was built that year at the former location of city hall (220 N. Lake Street). The city of Forest Lake was incorporated on July 11, 1893 with 175 residents. In 2001, the city annexed the surrounding former Forest Lake Township.<sup id="cite_ref-wchsmn.org_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wchsmn.org-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 35.54 square miles (92.05 km<sup>2</sup>); 30.56 square miles (79.15 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 4.98 square miles (12.90 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>46</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>241</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>540</td><td></td><td>124.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>800</td><td></td><td>48.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>916</td><td></td><td>14.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,120</td><td></td><td>22.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,766</td><td></td><td>57.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>2,347</td><td></td><td>32.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>3,207</td><td></td><td>36.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>4,596</td><td></td><td>43.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>5,833</td><td></td><td>26.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>6,856</td><td></td><td>17.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>18,375</td><td></td><td>168.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>20,611</td><td></td><td>12.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2022 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">20,857</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2022_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>1.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2020 Census<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Census_(City)_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Census_(City)-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Median household income for 2017 was $76,904. Average household income was $93,296. Per capita income was $35,334. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the census of 2010, there were 18,375 people, 7,014 households, and 5,044 families residing in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 601.3 inhabitants per square mile (232.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,508 housing units at an average density of 245.7 per square mile (94.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 1.1% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.5% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.1% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.6% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 1.7% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 2.3% of the population. </p><p>There were 7,014 households, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04. </p><p>The median age in the city was 37.4 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forest Lake is located in <a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 8th congressional district">Minnesota's 8th congressional district</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a>: Blake Roberts</li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="City Council">Council</a>: Hanna Valento, Leif Erickson, Jeff Larson, Kevin Miller<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Administrator" class="mw-redirect" title="City Administrator">City Administrator</a>: Mark Statz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="State Senator">State Senator</a>: <a href="/wiki/Karin_Housley" title="Karin Housley">Karin Housley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="State Representative">State Representative</a>: <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Anderson" title="Patricia Anderson">Patricia Anderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Josiah_Hill" title="Josiah Hill">Josiah Hill</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_schools">Public schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Public schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Forest_Lake_High_School.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Forest_Lake_High_School.jpg/220px-Forest_Lake_High_School.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Forest_Lake_High_School.jpg/330px-Forest_Lake_High_School.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Forest_Lake_High_School.jpg/440px-Forest_Lake_High_School.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption>Forest Lake Area High School</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Independent_School_District_831" title="Independent School District 831">Forest Lake Area school system</a> includes eight elementary sites, one middle school site, and one high school site.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also two independent districts, North Lakes Academy and Lakes International Language Academy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elementary_schools_(grades_K–6)"><span id="Elementary_schools_.28grades_K.E2.80.936.29"></span>Elementary schools (grades K–6)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Elementary schools (grades K–6)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Columbus (K–6)</li> <li>Forest Lake (4–6)</li> <li>Forest View (K–3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakes_International_Language_Academy" title="Lakes International Language Academy">Lakes International Language Academy</a> (K–5)</li> <li>Lino Lakes (K–6 STEM)</li> <li>Linwood (K–6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Lakes_Academy" title="North Lakes Academy">North Lakes Academy</a> (K–5)</li> <li>St. Peter Catholic School (preschool–8)</li> <li>Scandia (K–6)</li> <li>Wyoming (preschool–6)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_schools_(grades_6–12)"><span id="Secondary_schools_.28grades_6.E2.80.9312.29"></span>Secondary schools (grades 6–12)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Secondary schools (grades 6–12)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Forest_Lake_Area_High_School" title="Forest Lake Area High School">Forest Lake Area High School</a> (grades 9–12)</li> <li>Forest Lake Area Middle School (grades 7–8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Lakes_Academy" title="North Lakes Academy">North Lakes Academy</a> (grades 6–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakes_International_Language_Academy" title="Lakes International Language Academy">Lakes International Language Academy</a> (grades 6–12)</li> <li>St. Peter Catholic School (grades 7–8)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first newspaper, <i>The Enterprise</i>, was printed in 1903. It was changed in 1907 to <i>The Forest Lake Advertiser</i> and later to <i>The Forest Lake Times</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1916, as it remains to this day. The <i>Lowdown</i> is another local paper.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts_and_entertainment,_journalists,_writers"><span id="Arts_and_entertainment.2C_journalists.2C_writers"></span>Arts and entertainment, journalists, writers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Arts and entertainment, journalists, writers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Andersson" title="Dan Andersson">Dan Andersson</a>, Swedish author, poet and composer, lived in Forest Lake from 1901 to 1903.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Caddy" title="John Caddy">John Caddy</a>, poet and naturalist is a resident of Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Harper" title="Douglas Harper">Douglas Harper</a>, sociologist, author, photographer, is a resident of Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Matteson" title="Rich Matteson">Rich Matteson</a>, jazz artist, educator, was born in Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Keith_Melton" title="H. Keith Melton">H. Keith Melton</a>, author/collector, is a resident of Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Muske-Dukes" title="Carol Muske-Dukes">Carol Muske-Dukes</a>, poet and novelist, grew up in Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Redlin" title="Terry Redlin">Terry Redlin</a>, popular American artist, lived in Forest Lake in the 1960s.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anni_Rossi" title="Anni Rossi">Anni Rossi</a>, singer, violist and keyboardist and recording artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Sieber" title="Christopher Sieber">Christopher Sieber</a>, two-time Tony Award nominated actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordis_Unga" title="Jordis Unga">Jordis Unga</a>,rock singer, songwriter and performer.</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics_and_public_service">Politics and public service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Politics and public service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elmer_L._Andersen" title="Elmer L. Andersen">Elmer L. Andersen</a>, 30th governor of Minnesota, was a resident of Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Bullard" title="James B. Bullard">James B. Bullard</a>, chief executive officer and president of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_St._Louis" title="Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis">Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arne_Carlson" title="Arne Carlson">Arne Carlson</a>, former Governor of Minnesota, is a former resident of Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Hegseth" title="Pete Hegseth">Pete Hegseth</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">United States Secretary of Defense</a>, raised in Forest Lake</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Rush_Merriam" title="William Rush Merriam">William Rush Merriam</a>, served as Governor of Minnesota from 1889 to 1893</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a>, former vice president of the United States, was a former resident of Forest Lake.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Swenson" title="Doug Swenson">Doug Swenson</a>, Minnesota state representative, lawyer, and judge</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newsmakers">Newsmakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Newsmakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T._Eugene_Thompson" title="T. Eugene Thompson">T. Eugene Thompson</a>, attorney, summer resident who hired a hit man to kill his wife in St. Paul in 1963.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bugs_Moran" title="Bugs Moran">Bugs Moran</a>, Chicago <a href="/wiki/Prohibition" title="Prohibition">Prohibition</a>-era gangster, lived in Forest Lake in the early 1930s.</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Lake,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Bayless_(American_football)" title="Rick Bayless (American football)">Rick Bayless</a>, 1986 All-Big 10 and <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> running back</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Girtz" title="Brandon Girtz">Brandon Girtz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_artist" class="mw-redirect" title="Mixed martial artist">mixed martial artist</a>, born and raised in Forest Lake</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Bud Grant</a>, Hall of Fame coach <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> lived in Forest Lake in the 1950s</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nora_Greenwald" class="mw-redirect" title="Nora Greenwald">Nora Greenwald</a> (aka Molly Holly), former WWE world champion pro wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Haayer" title="Adam Haayer">Adam Haayer</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> player, graduate of <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lake_Area_High_School" title="Forest Lake Area High School">Forest Lake Area High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Haskins" title="Hal Haskins">Hal Haskins</a>, professional basketball player, lived in Forest Lake</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilfred_T._Houle" title="Wilfred T. Houle">Wilfred T. Houle</a>, former <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> player with the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Marines" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Marines">Minneapolis Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Menne" title="Dave Menne">Dave Menne</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">Ultimate Fighting Championship</a> middleweight champion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Nesbitt" title="Dick Nesbitt">Dick Nesbitt</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> former <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> running back, was a former resident</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leif_Nordgren" title="Leif Nordgren">Leif Nordgren</a>, two-time <a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games" title="Winter Olympic Games">Winter Olympic Games</a> biathlon competitor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Nygren" title="Bud Nygren">Bud Nygren</a>, professional football player and college coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arron_Oberholser" title="Arron Oberholser">Arron Oberholser</a>, professional <a href="/wiki/PGA_Tour" title="PGA Tour">PGA Tour</a> golfer, was a former resident</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Raabe" title="Brian Raabe">Brian Raabe</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Trudeau" title="Jack Trudeau">Jack Trudeau</a>, former <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> quarterback, was born in Forest Lake in 1962</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Wallner" title="Matt Wallner">Matt Wallner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> outfielder</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Bayport,_Minnesota" title="Bayport, Minnesota">Bayport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchwood_Village,_Minnesota" title="Birchwood Village, Minnesota">Birchwood Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Cottage Grove, Minnesota">Cottage Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dellwood,_Minnesota" title="Dellwood, Minnesota">Dellwood</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Forest Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant,_Minnesota" title="Grant, Minnesota">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings,_Minnesota" title="Hastings, Minnesota">Hastings</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo,_Minnesota" title="Hugo, Minnesota">Hugo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elmo,_Minnesota" title="Lake Elmo, Minnesota">Lake Elmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_St._Croix_Beach,_Minnesota" title="Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota">Lake St. Croix Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Shores,_Minnesota" title="Lakeland Shores, Minnesota">Lakeland Shores</a></li> <li><a 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Park, Minnesota">St. Paul Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stillwater,_Minnesota" title="Stillwater, Minnesota">Stillwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Bear_Lake,_Minnesota" title="White Bear Lake, Minnesota">White Bear Lake</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willernie,_Minnesota" title="Willernie, Minnesota">Willernie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Minnesota highlighting Washington County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Washington_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="205" class="mw-file-element" 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