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 Election of Township Officers, Annual Meeting, and Board of Canvass meeting
Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of Forest Township, Rice County, State of Minnesota that the election of town officers and annual meeting will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Forest Town Hall, 3625 Millersburg Blvd, Faribault, MN 55021. Visit...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL FOREST TOWN BOARD MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Forest Town Board will meet on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 4:30 pm at the Forest Town Hall (3625 Millersburg Boulevard, Faribault, Minnesota). The purpose of the meeting is set a public hearing and establish the security amount to be...
Notice of meeting cancellation
The Forest Bridgewater Development District meeting to be held on December 15th, 2021 has been cancelled. The board will resume its regular meeting schedule on January 19, 2022.