Forest Lake, Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1874 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Washington County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 17 ′ N , 92 ° 59 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
18,375 (as of 2010) 3,279,833 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 232.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 92.05 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 79.15 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 278 m |
| Postal code : | 55025 |
| Area code : | +1 651 |
| FIPS : | 27-21770 |
| GNIS ID : | 643806 |
| Website : | www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Chris Johnson |
Forest Lake is a city (with the status " City ") in Washington County in the southeastern center of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Forest Lake had a population of 18,375.
Forest Lake is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area .
geography
Forest Lake is located around the lake of the same name in the northeastern suburbs of Minneapolis and Saint Paul at 45 ° 16'34 "north latitude and 92 ° 59'05" west longitude. The city extends over 92.05 km², which is spread over 79.15 km² of land and 12.9 km² of water.
Neighboring locations to Forest Lake are Wyoming (on the northern city limits), Chisago City (14.7 km northeast) Scandia (on the eastern city limits), Hugo (on the southern city limits) and Columbus (on the western city limits).
Downtown Minneapolis is 29 miles to the southwest; the center of Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota, is 43.8 km southwest.
traffic
Interstate 35 runs through the northwest of the metropolitan area and forms the fastest connection from Saint Paul to Duluth near the border with Canada . The US Highway 61 leads as the main road through the city center. The western end point of US Highway 8 is on the northern outskirts of the city . South of downtown, US 61 is intersected by Minnesota State Route 97 . All other roads within Forest Lake are minor driveways or inner-city connecting roads.
With the Forest Lake Airport to the city center is located south of a small airfield in the city of Lake Forest. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (54.9 km southwest).
history
The Forest Lake Township was established on March 11, 1874th The town of Forest Lake was given the status of a self-governing municipality on July 11, 1893. In 2001 the Forest Lake Township was dissolved and the entire area of the city of Forest Lake was added.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 241 | - | |
| 1910 | 540 | 124.1% | |
| 1920 | 800 | 48.1% | |
| 1930 | 916 | 14.5% | |
| 1940 | 1120 | 22.3% | |
| 1950 | 1766 | 57.7% | |
| 1960 | 2347 | 32.9% | |
| 1970 | 3207 | 36.6% | |
| 1980 | 4596 | 43.3% | |
| 1990 | 5833 | 26.9% | |
| 2000 | 6856 | 17.5% | |
| 2010 | 18,375 | 168% | |
| 1900-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Forest Lake had 18,375 people in 7,014 households. The population density was 232.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.6 people lived in each of the 7014 households.
The racial the population was composed of 94.7 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 65,985 USD . The per capita income was $ 32,074. 8.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Michael Olheiser (* 1975), racing cyclist
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 26, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 26, 2013
- ↑ Washington County Historic Society - History of Forest Lake ( August 17, 2009 memento on the Internet Archive ). Retrieved February 26, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved February 14, 2013
