Population: 37,464 (2000 Census)
Located on corner of Washington, Anoka and Chisago Counties
Includes the following cities and townships: (listed with populations)
|
Columbus Township |
3957 |
New Scandia Township |
3692 |
|
Forest Lake |
14450 |
Stacy |
1278 |
|
Lent Township |
1992 |
Wyoming |
3048 |
|
Linwood Township |
4668 |
Wyoming Township |
4379 |
40,476 (2002 ISD #831 Census 2002) ISD #831 encompasses much of the same area as the 2000 census figures, but because of the differences one should not conclude that the area has grown by exactly this figure.
Distance to:
Mpls./St. Paul - 25 miles South
Duluth - 120 miles North
The Forest Lake area is a freestanding growth center located in the seven county metropolitan area in northwestern Washington County, northeastern Anoka County and southwestern Chisago County. The area is experiencing rapid residential and commercial growth. The City of Forest Lake services surrounding communities with retail and commercial businesses. The retail/service industries draw from a 50-mile radius north and east. The lakes in the area have been an important asset in the past, in the present and will be long into the future. This profile includes the communities of Forest Lake, City and Town of Wyoming, New Scandia Township, Columbus Township, Linwood Township, City of Stacy and Lent Township.
Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
56 E Broadway Suite 108, PO Box 474
Forest Lake, MN 55025
Telephone Number: (651) 464-3200 FAX Number: (651) 464-3201
Email: chamber@flacc.org
Web sites | Utilities | Transportation | Airport | Financial Institutions | 25 Major Employers | Education | Lodging/Conference Centers | Recreational/Community Activities | Service Organizations | Medical Facilities | Emergency Services | Wastewater | Water Service | City/Town Offices
Community:
Chamber of Commerce www.flacc.org
City of Forest Lake www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us
Forest Lake www.forestlake.ws
Wyoming www.wyomingmn.com
Scandia www.scandiamn.com
City of Wyoming www.wyomingmn.org
School District www.forestlake.k12.mn.us
Town of Wyoming www.wyomingtownship.org
County:
Anoka County www.co.anoka.mn.us
Chisago County www.co.chisago.mn.us
Washington County www.co.washington.mn.us
ELECTRICITY
Xcel Energy
Phone Number: 651-282-1234 Toll Free: 1-800-288-5533
Connexus Energy
Phone: 763-323-2600
GAS
Xcel Energy
Phone Number: 651-282-1234 Toll Free: 1-800-288-5533
TELEPHONE
Qwest (Serves Forest Lake and Columbus)
Residential Service: 1-800-244-1111
Business Service: 1-800-603-6000
McLeod USA (Serves Forest Lake and Columbus)
Business Only 952-930-4434
Frontier (Serves Wyoming, Stacy, Lent Township, Scandia and a portion of Forest Lake))
(800) 921-8101.
All carriers provide the following:
Equal Access Market services
Three-Way Calling
Speed Dialing & Call Waiting
Served by a Digital Central Office Switch
Caller ID & Last Call Redial
Automatic Rejection Available
Integrated Services Data Network (ISDN)
Extended Area Service Available
HIGHWAYS
Interstate Highway: I-35 - Runs north-south
Other Highways:
U. S. 61 runs north-south east of I35
U.S. 8 - Begins north of Forest Lake (running southwest - northeast)
MN 97 - south of Forest Lake (runs east-west)
MN 95 - 12 miles east of Forest lake, runs north-south through Scandia
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Minneapolis/St. Paul International
City Located in: Minneapolis, Miles from Forest Lake: 45 miles
Runway: 10,000 feet concrete
Lighted Runway(s): Yes
Customs: Yes
Navigational Aids: All FAA aids for International airport
Service Types: Jet, Charter, Commercial & Freight
LOCAL - REGIONAL
Daniel A. DePonti Airport
Located in: City of Forest Lake Longest runway length: 2,130 feet
Surface Type: Grass
Lighted runway: No
Customs: No
TRUCK/TRANSPORTATION
Truck lines serving the city - 24 headquartered in metro area
Transportation companies offering services to the disabled -1
First National Bank of Hudson--Stacy
5655 Stacy Trail
PO Box 111
Stacy, MN 55079
(651) 462-1919
Fax (651) 462-9466
Diane Barsness
Assistant Vice President-Branch Manager
Security State Bank of Marine
21190 Ozark Avenue N
Scandia, MN 55073
(651) 433-2265
Fax (651) 433-
James Lindberg
President
First State Bank of Wyoming
26741 Felton Avenue, PO Box 308
Wyoming MN 55092
(651) 462-7611
Fax (651) 462-7610
Bea Zaruba
Vice President
Branch
6115 Stacy Trail
Stacy, MN
(651) 462-2240
TCF Bank
1186 West Broadway
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 982-1017
Fax (651) 982-1090
Blake Peterson
Bank Manager
Lake Area Bank
91 South Lake Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 464-9001
Fax (651) 464-9006
Chad Lindgren
Bank Manager
US Bank
320 West Broadway Avenue
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 464-6341
Fax (651) 464-7462
Sally Wittnebel
Bank Manager
Patriot Bank
255 SE Hwy 97
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 464-0168
Fax (651) 464-0186
John Milbauer
President
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A.
208 South Lake Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 205-7400
Fax (651) 205-5722
Sean Payer
Manager
Mainstreet Bank
1650 South Lake Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 464-2880
Fax (651) 464-2955
Jim Friend
Branch President
Frandsen Bank and Trust
2001 W. Broadway Ave.
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 407-3300
Fax (651) 407-3305
George Butkovich
President
Credit Union at Forest Lake
1500 S Lake Street Suite 100
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 255-7000
Fax (651) 251-5740
Paul Napoli
Manager
Patriot Bank of Wyoming:
26727 Faxton Blvd
Wyoming, MN 55092
651-462-8854
I.S.D. #831
6100 210th Street N, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 982-8100
Dr. Lynn Steenblock, Superintendent FAX #: (651) 982-8114
Product/Service: School District Employee Count: 1000
Fairview Lakes Regional Health Care
5200 Fairview Blvd, Wyoming, 55092
(651) 982-7000
Daniel Anderson, President FAX: (651) 982-7999
Product/Service: Health Care Employee Count: 700
Wal-Mart
200 SW 12th St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-9740
Duane Nelson, Manger FAX (651) 464-9062
Product/Service: Department store Employee Count: 241
Target
356 SW 12th St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-4700
Donelle Carter, Manger FAX (651) 464-4700 X 3394
Product/Service: Department Store Employee Count 200
Birchwood Health Care Center
604 NE 1st St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-5600
Diane Willette, Administrator FAX (651) 464-0992
Product/Service: Health Care Employee Count: 200
Menards
22800 N Everton Ave, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 982-1500
Rick Jellison, Manager FAX (651) 982-0103
Product/Service: Hardware Employee Count 200
Cub Foods
2013 W Broadway Ave, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 982-4511
Kevin Youngerberg, Manager FAX (651) 464-5367
Products/Service: Grocery Employee Count 180
Marketplace
935 S Lake St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-6111
Jeff Lehnen, Manager FAX (651) 464-7609
Product/Service: Grocery Employee Count: 113
Premier Marine
26612 Fallbrook Ave, PO Box 509, Wyoming, 55092
(651) 462-2880
Bob Menne, President FAX (651) 462-2881
Product/Service Boat Manufacturer Employee Count 100
City of Forest Lake www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us
220 North Lake St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-3550
Charles Robinson, Administrator FAX: (651) 464-4968
Product/Service: Government Employee Count: 100
Royal Concrete Pipe
30630 Forest Blvd, PO Box 430, Stacy, 55079
(651) 462-2130
Michelle Bouley, Human Resources FAX (651) 462-6990
Product/Services: Manufacturer Employee Count: 99
Allina Clinic-Forest Lake
1540 S Lake St., Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-7100
Kathy Dill, Administrator FAX (651) 982-5515
Product/Service: Health Care Employee Count: 95
Forest Lake Chrysler
321 SW 19th St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-4212
Joe Christy, General Manager FAX (651) 464-6312
Product/Service: Auto Dealership Employee Count: 87
Wyoming Machine
5995 307th St, PO Box 180, Stacy, 55079
(651) 462-4156
Lori Tapani FAX (651) 462-5238
Product/Service: Manufacturer Employee Count: 85
Rosenbauer/General Safety
25900 Fallbrook Ave, PO Box 582, Wyoming, 55092
(651) 462-1000
Kevin Kirvida, General Manager FAX (651) 462-1700
Product/Service: Manufacturer Employee Count: 82
McDonalds
1244 W Broadway Ave, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-5440
Mike Phillips, Manager FAX (651) 464-1630
Product/Service: Restaurant Employee Count: 80
Perkins
1155 W Broadway Ave, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-3270
Jean Murphy, Manager FAX #: N/A
Product/Service: Restaurant Employee Count: 80
St. Croix Forge
5195 N Scandia Trl, PO Box 518, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-8967
Carlos Xifra, Manager FAX (651) 464-8213
Product/Service: Manufacturer Employee Count: 76
Sandy Manufacturing
25670 Fallbrook Ave, PO Box 159, Wyoming, 55092
(651) 462-2466
Bruce Lawin FAX (651) 462-2693
Product/Service: Manufacturer Employee Count: 75
Teamvantage Molding
22455 Everton Ave, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-3900
Lester Jones, President FAX (651 982-1299
Product/ Service: Plastics Manufacture Employee Count 70
Rainbow Foods
289 SW 12th St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-8043
Mike Lawrence, Manager FAX (651) 464-9803
Product/Service: Grocery Employee Count 67
Arby's/Sbarro
120 SW 12th St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 982-9701
Dick Hanft FAX (612) 546-8342
Product/Service: Restaurant Employee Count: 63
Wood Design
908 SW 15th St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 464-6190
Greg Swirtz FAX (651) 464-6191
Products/Service: Wood Products Employee Count: 60
Springs, Inc.
222 SW 19th St, Forest Lake, 55025
(651) 982-6100
Joe Dorn, FAX (651) 982-6120
Products/ Services: Manufacturer Employee Count: 50
KINDERGARTEN-12
Independent School District #831-Forest Lake Area Schools, serving Forest Lake, Wyoming, Columbus and Linwood Townships and part of New Scandia and Wyoming Townships
Number Enrollment Grades Ratio
Elementary 7 4,100 K-6 23/1
Junior High 2 1,900 7-9 25/1
Senior High 1 1,750 10-12 25/1
Parochial Private 1 321 K-6 23/1
Charter School 1 160 6-9
Is telecommunications technology, such as cable, microwave, fiber optics or satellite, used to provide distance learning to students in K-12? NO
Percentage of high school graduates who attend post-secondary education? 55%
Independent School District #138--North Branch School District serves Stacy and part of Lent Township. For information call (651) 674-1000
Independent School District #2144--Chisago Lakes School District serves part of Wyoming Township, Lent Township and New Scandia Township. For Information call (651) 213-2200.
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Technical/Community College: Century College
City located in - White Bear Lake
Telephone Number - (651) 779-3200
If not within your city limits, how far is it from your city? 15 miles
Does this college use telecommunications for distance learning? YES
Public/Private Universities: 18 Universities & Colleges in MSA
1. 5 Motels
2. 140 rooms
3. Teleconferencing capability NO
Cable TV company US Cable of Minnesota (763) 689-4550
Local FM radio stations 95.9 FM Adult Contemporary Christian Format
Metro AM Stations - 19
Metro FM Stations - 23
TV stations - 8 major and 2 public serve the metro area without cable
NEWSPAPER--LOCAL
ECM Publishing
Jeff Andres
880 SW 15th Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 464-4601
Press Publications
Gene Johnson
4779 Bloom Avenue
White Bear. MN 55110
(651) 407-1200
NEWSPAPERS-MAJOR METRO
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Protestant 11
Catholic 1
Jewish 0
Other 8
Forest Lake Public Library
Internet access? - YES
FAX services? - NO
Forest Lake Public Library is part of the Washington County Library System, which is affiliated with the MELSA Regional Library System.
FACILITIES/FESTIVALS: Arts In The Park, Masquers Community Theatre, July 4th Celebration, Summer & Winter Tournament Fishing Competitions, Golf Tournaments, Snowmobile Racing & attractions associated with the metro area.
40 Local and major organizations.
Hospital: Fairview Lakes Regional Health Care
City Located in: Wyoming
Total Beds: 65
Tele-medicine capability YES
Nursing home - 1
Nursing beds available- 161
Clinics - 2
Doctors - 64
Dentists - 17
FIRE All communities are served by local volunteer fire departments
POLICE Forest Lake and Wyoming have Police departments. All the rest are served by
their respective county sheriffs.
AMBULANCE and EMT Services provided by North Medical Transportation Services
The entire area is served by 911.
Cities of Wyoming, Stacy and Forest Lake provide city sewer in parts of their communities.
Contact the individual communities for more information. (Contact information on the last page.)
All other communities do not provide a wastewater service.
The cities of Forest Lake, Stacy and Wyoming and city of Scandia provide water service to parts of their communities. Contact the individual communities for more information. (Contact information on the last page.)
www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us
City of Forest Lake
220 North Lake Street
Forest Lake, MN 55025
651-464-3550
Administrator-Chip Robinson
Mayor-Stev Stagner
City of Columbus
16319 Kettle River Blvd
Forest Lake, MN 55025
651-464-3120
City Manager-Elizabeth Mursko
Mayor-Mel Mettler
City of Scandia
14727 209th ST N
PO Box 128
Scandia, MN 55073
651-433-2274
Administrator-Anne Hulbert
Mayor-Dennis Seefeldt
Town of Wyoming
26855 Forest Blvd
Wyoming, MN 55092
651-462-0575
Clerk-Betsy Houle
Chair-Roger Elmore
Town of Lent
33155 Hemmingway Avenue
Stacy, MN 55079
651-462-3009
Clerk-Roxanne Kahler
Town Supervisor-Gene Olson
City of Wyoming
7665 Wyoming Trail
Wyoming, MN 55092
651-462-4947
Administrator-Craig Mattson
Mayor-Sheldon Anderson
City of Stacy
30955 Forest Blvd
Stacy, MN 55079
651-462-4486
Clerk-Sharon Payne
Mayor-John Daher
Town of Linwood
22817 Typo Creek Drive NE
Stacy, MN 55079
651-462-2812
Board Chairman-Mike Parker
Clerk-Judy Hanna
COUNTY OFFICES
Anoka County
Serving
Columbus Township
Linwood Township
2100 3rd Avenue
Anoka, MN 55303
(763) 421-4760
Chisago County
Serving: Stacy
Lent Township
Wyoming
313 N Main Street
Center City, MN 55012
(651) 257-1300
Washington County
Serving: Forest Lake.
New Scandia Township
14949 62nd Street N
PO Box 6
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-3220
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Anoka County
Rhonda Sivarajah
2100 3rd Avenue
Anoka, MN 55303
763-323-5700
Chisago County
Ben Montzka
PO Box 307
Wyoming, MN 55092
651-462-4200
Washington County
Dennis Hegberg
14900 61st St N PO Box #6
Stillwater, MN 55082
651-430-6000
