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Forest View, Illinois
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Location of Forest View 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 | Stickney |
| Incorporated | 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Trustee-village |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.29 sq mi (3.36 km2) |
| • Land | 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 10.83% |
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| • Total | 792 |
| • Density | 678.08/sq mi (261.73/km2) |
| Down 10.28% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $26,547 |
| • Median home value | $234,900 |
| ZIP code(s) |
60402
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| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 26987 |
| FIPS code | 17-26987 |
| Website | http://villageofforestview.com/ |
Forest View is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 792. It is primarily an industrial corridor adjacent to the Chicago neighborhood of Garfield Ridge, which is on the village's southern border.
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Geography
Forest View is located at 41°48′27″N 87°47′10″W / 41.80750°N 87.78611°W (41.807379, -87.786065).
According to the 2010 census, Forest View has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.11 km2), of which 1.07 square miles (2.77 km2) (or 89.17%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 10.83%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 125 | — | |
| 1940 | 208 | 66.4% | |
| 1950 | 291 | 39.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,042 | 258.1% | |
| 1970 | 927 | −11.0% | |
| 1980 | 764 | −17.6% | |
| 1990 | 743 | −2.7% | |
| 2000 | 778 | 4.7% | |
| 2010 | 698 | −10.3% | |
| 2020 | 792 | 13.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020 |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 467 | 359 | 66.91% | 45.33% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 5 | 16 | 0.72% | 2.02% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 13 | 12 | 1.86% | 1.52% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 0 | 0.29% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 5 | 0 | 0.72% | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 18 | 0.43% | 2.27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 203 | 387 | 29.08% | 48.86% |
| Total | 698 | 792 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Education
Forest View is served by Lyons School District 103. Grade school students attend Home Elementary School in neighboring Stickney, and George Washington Middle School in Lyons.
It is served by J. Sterling Morton High School District 201's Morton West located in Berwyn as its residential areas are west of Ridgeland Avenue.
See also
In Spanish: Forest View para niños
