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Forest Lake, MN Demographics

Forest Lake, MN is the 59th most populous of 914 cities in Minnesota, with 20,611 residents across 31 square miles. That is about 675 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 20,611
Land area 31 sq mi
Density 675 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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