River Forest, IL
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River Forest, Illinois Village of River Forest |
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 Location of River Forest in Cook County, Illinois. |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°53′35″N 87°49′3″W / 41.89306°N 87.81750°WCoordinates: 41°53′35″N 87°49′3″W / 41.89306°N 87.81750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | River Forest |
| Nicknames | RF, RoFo |
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| • Type | Village |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.48 sq mi (6.43 km2) |
| • Land | 2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,172 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 11,088 |
| • Density | 4,470.97/sq mi (1,726.43/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| FIPS code | 17-64304 |
| River Forest, Illinois | |
| Website | www |
River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, U.S. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. The village is closely tied to the larger neighboring community of Oak Park. There are significant architectural designs located in River Forest such as the Winslow House by Frank Lloyd Wright. The population of the village was 11,172 at the 2010 census.
River Forest has a railroad station with service to Chicago on Metra's Union Pacific/West Line.
According to the 2010 census, River Forest has a total area of 2.482 square miles (6.43 km2), of which 2.48 square miles (6.42 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.002 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.
Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago are both located in River Forest.
There are two public elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary School and Willard Elementary School, and one public middle school, Roosevelt Middle School. The elementary and middle schools are in River Forest Public Schools District 90. River Forest shares a high school with Oak Park, known as Oak Park and River Forest High School, located in Oak Park.
River Forest is home to two Catholic grade schools and one Lutheran grade school. Grace Lutheran School enrolls children from 3 years old through eighth grade. River Forest has one all-girls' secondary school, Trinity High School.
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