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 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, the 9th day of March 2021. The first day for filing affidavits of candidacy will be Tuesday, December 29, 2020. The last day will be Tuesday, the 12...
Notice of General Election
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTIONTo the voters of the County of Rice, State of Minnesota:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That a General Election will be held in Election Precincts ofthe above named County at the polling places listed below, on Tuesday, the 3rd day ofNovember 2020,...
Notice of Public Accuracy Test
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 General Election to be held on November 3, 2020, hasbeen scheduled. Date: Thursday, October 29th,...