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Around Forest Prairie
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)66 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL414 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Forest Prairie; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Forest Prairie had 987 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 566th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Meeker County grew from 17,753 residents in 1900 to 23,400 in 2020.
Meeker County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 30.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kimball 3n, MN weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Meeker County
6,775 jobs at 606 businesses in Meeker County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Forest Prairie.
Nearest hospitals
Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Litchfield13.9 miles
St. Cloud Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · St.. Cloud21.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Chiropractors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Forest Prairie
Parks (1 nearby)
Clear Lake Park · 34 acres3.0 mi
Libraries
Kimball Public Library6.2 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Eden Valley-Watkins School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Watkins ElementaryWatkins
Pre-K–K
60
Public
0.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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