Forest Park, Illinois facts for kids
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Forest Park, Illinois
(Harlem) |
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Village
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Village of Forest Park | |
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
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Motto(s):
"Big city access, small town charm"
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Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States
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Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Township | Proviso |
Incorporated | 1907 |
Government | |
• Type | Commission |
Area | |
• Total | 2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2) |
• Land | 2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 14,167 |
• Estimate
(2018)
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13,807 |
• Density | 5,820.98/sq mi (2,247.78/km2) |
Down 9.70%% from 2000 | |
Standard of living (2007-11) | |
• Per capita income | $34,756 |
• Median home value | $222,400 |
ZIP code(s) |
60130
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Area code(s) | 708 |
Geocode | 26935 |
FIPS code | 17-26935 |
Demographics (2010) | |||
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White | Black | Asian | |
55.2% | 32.3% | 6.0% | |
Islander | Native | Other | Hispanic (any race) |
0.02% | 0.3% | 6.2% | 9.9% |
Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, United States. The population was 14,167 at the 2010 census.
The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminal, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.
Images for kids
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Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Forest Home Cemetery
See also
In Spanish: Forest Park (Illinois) para niños
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