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Forest Lake is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. As of 2006, the population resides at 14,440 citizens.

Forest Lake began as a fuel stop for the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. The first train reached Forest Lake on December 23, 1868. The lake was so named for the abundant timber that lines its shores. Forest Lake Township was organized on March 11, 1874; The first one-room school was built that same year, which stood at the present day location of city hall. The city of Forest Lake was incorporated on July 11, 1893 with 175 residents. The first newspaper, The Enterprise, was printed in 1903. It was changed in 1907 to The Forest Lake Advertiser and later to The Forest Lake Times, in 1916 as it remains to this day. In July of 1910, the first Boy Scout club in Minnesota was formed: The Forest Lake Wolf Patrol.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.0 km (4.2 mi). 10.9 km (4.2 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.1 mi) of it (1.18%) is water.