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 FOREST TOWNSHIP BOARD OF APPEAL & EQUALIZATION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. This may affect your 2023 property taxes. As valuation notices did not get mailed 10 days before the Local Board of Appeal & Equalization meeting, the April 12 meeting will be reconvened. Notice is...
NOTICE OF FOREST TOWNSHIP BOARD OF APPEAL & EQUALIZATION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. This may affect your 2023 property taxes. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization of the Township of Forest, Rice County, Minnesota, will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 12th...
NOTICE OF FOREST TOWNSHIP REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Forest Township Annual Reorganizational meeting will be Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 5:00 pm at the Forest Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to set organizational procedures and rates for township services for the year 2022.