Forest Township is a township in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Millersburg is located within Forest Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km2); 32.7 square miles (85 km2) of it is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it (8.40%) is water.
Lakes in the township include Circle Lake and Fox Lake. Circle Lake covers 624 acres. Settled in the 1850s, Forest Township was probably named for the forests within its borders.[
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST OF THE ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT IN RICE COUNTY
A public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used in RiceCounty for the Primary Election to be held on August 9th, 2022, hasbeen scheduled. Date: July 29 th , 2022Time: 8:30 A.M.Location: Board Room Rice County Government Services Bldg320 3rd Street...
NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION
Notice is hereby given that the Forest Bridgewater Joint Powers Development District meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 6:00 pm has been cancelled. The Forest Bridgewater Joint Powers Development district will resume its regular meeting schedule in...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
To the voters of Rice County, State of Minnesota: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That a Special Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, for the purpose of nominating Candidates for the following offices, which are to be voted for at the General Election to be...