Forest Park, Illinois

village in Cook County, Illinois, United States

Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, United States. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census.[2]

Forest Park, Illinois
(Harlem)
Village
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
Motto(s): 
"Big city access, small town charm"
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°52′23″N 87°48′40″W / 41.87306°N 87.81111°W / 41.87306; -87.81111
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipProviso
Incorporated1907
Government
 • TypeCommission
Area
 • Total2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Land2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Population
 • Total14,339
 • Density5,969.61/sq mi (2,305.18/km2)
ZIP code(s)
60130
Area code(s)708
Geocode26935
FIPS code17-26935
Websitewww.forestpark.net
Demographics (2020)[2]
White Black Asian Native
49.6% 30.9% 6.2% 0.4%
Islander Other Mixed Hispanic
(any race)
0.02% 4.7% 8.1% 11.3%

The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminal, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.[3]

References change

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. "Forest Park Terminal". Chicago L.org. Retrieved 9 December 2010.