Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Forest Lake in Minnesota is. Here is the answer:
Forest Lake, Minnesota covers an area of 92.01 square kilometers (35.53 square miles).
With 18,375 people living in Forest Lake that comes to a population density of 199.71 inhabitants per square kilometer (517.17 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).
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Forest Lake is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is 27 miles northeast of Saint Paul. The population was 18,375 at the 2010 census. The 2018 population is 20,220.
Cities with a similar size as Forest Lake
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Forest Lake, Minnesota, here you go:
- Pooler, Georgia with a size of 78.63 square kilometers (78.63 sq mi), population: 22,251
- Kingman, Arizona with a size of 90.18 square kilometers (90.18 sq mi), population: 28,068
- Mansfield, Ohio with a size of 80.10 square kilometers (80.10 sq mi), population: 50,212
- Huntsville, Texas with a size of 94.13 square kilometers (94.13 sq mi), population: 38,548
- Maricopa, Arizona with a size of 106.47 square kilometers (106.47 sq mi), population: 43,482
- Broomfield, Colorado with a size of 86.89 square kilometers (86.89 sq mi), population: 59,471
- Midland, Michigan with a size of 92.44 square kilometers (92.44 sq mi), population: 41,863
- Chico, California with a size of 85.79 square kilometers (85.79 sq mi), population: 86,187
- Poway, California with a size of 101.44 square kilometers (101.44 sq mi), population: 48,476
- Schertz, Texas with a size of 83.09 square kilometers (83.09 sq mi), population: 34,883
Cities with a similar population density as Forest Lake
Other cities that have a similar population density as Forest Lake, Minnesota are:
- Seabrook, Texas with a population density of 217 people per sq km (562 / sq mi).
- Alexandria, Minnesota with a population density of 240 people per sq km (621 / sq mi).
- Canton, Mississippi with a population density of 236 people per sq km (611 / sq mi).
- Panama City Beach, Florida with a population density of 249 people per sq km (646 / sq mi).
- Augusta, Georgia with a population density of 248 people per sq km (643 / sq mi).
- Superior, Wisconsin with a population density of 190 people per sq km (492 / sq mi).
- Corinth, Mississippi with a population density of 186 people per sq km (481 / sq mi).
- Guthrie, Oklahoma with a population density of 204 people per sq km (527 / sq mi).
- Oregon, Ohio with a population density of 206 people per sq km (533 / sq mi).
- Branson, Missouri with a population density of 195 people per sq km (505 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Forest Lake
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Forest Lake, Minnesota:
- Lebanon, Oregon with a population of 15,518 people
- Moses Lake, Washington with a population of 20,366 people
- Louisville, Colorado with a population of 18,376 people
- Venice, Florida with a population of 17,764 people
- Durango, Colorado with a population of 17,557 people
- Cocoa, Florida with a population of 17,140 people
- Menasha, Wisconsin with a population of 17,353 people
- Stafford, Texas with a population of 17,693 people
- Beaver Dam, Wisconsin with a population of 16,214 people
- Shelbyville, Tennessee with a population of 20,335 people
