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 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE OF THE FOREST BRIDGEWATER JOINT POWERS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that the Forest Bridgewater Joint Powers Development District will meet monthly, on the third Wednesday of each month, at 6:00 pm at the Forest Town Hall (3625 Millersburg Boulevard, Faribault, Minnesota). You may also join the meetings...
Notice of filing for town offices to be elected
Notice is hereby given that a town election will be held in the Township of Forest, Rice County, Minnesota, on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The first day for filing affidavits of candidacy will be Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The last day will be Tuesday, January 11, 2022,...
Notice of Special Town Board meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Forest Town Board and the Bridgewater Town Board will meet on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at 6:00 pm at the Forest Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a joint powers agreement between the townships to achieve the goal of...