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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Forest Lake has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of 2006, the population resides at 14,440 citizens. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,798 people, 2,805 households, and 1,744 families residing in the city. The population density was 626.4/km² (1,620.8/mi²). There were 2,897 housing units at an average density of 267.0/km² (690.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.18% White, 0.40% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 2,805 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

In Forest Lake the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,419, and the median income for a family was $52,898. Males had a median income of $38,333 versus $26,028 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,058. About 4.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

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