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Foreston
Minnesotacity
Foreston
Total population
757
Median home value
$253,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$92,000
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Foreston is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 559 at the 2020 census.
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History
A post office called Foreston has been in operation since 1889. The city was named for the forests near the original town site.
Geography
Foreston is in southwestern Mille Lacs County, southwest of Milaca, the county seat. Minnesota Highway 23 serves as the main route in the community, leading northeast to Milaca and southwest to St. Cloud. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Foreston has a total area of , of which , or 0.62%, are water. The West Branch of the Rum River, a south-flowing tributary of the Mississippi River, flows through the northern part of the city. * MN 23 * Mille Lacs County Road 14 * Mille Lacs County Road 18
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Foreston, MN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- MILACA ELEMENTARYElementary · MILACA · 851 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- MILACA SECONDARY HIGHHigh · MILACA · 772 students · 19.3:1 ratio
- RUM RIVER NORTHOther · MILACA · 86 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Milaca 7-12 OnlineHigh · MILACA · 34 students · 34:1 ratio
- MILACA AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · MILACA · 27 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- Milaca K-6 OnlineElementary · MILACA
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Minnesota
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Foreston
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library