River Forest
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village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Cook
- Township
- River Forest
- Type
- Village
- Total
- 2.48 sq mi (6.43 km )
- Land
- 2.48 sq mi (6.42 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Density
- 4,725.1/sq mi (1,824.37/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-64304
- Wikimedia commons
- River Forest, Illinois
- Website
- www .vrf .us
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- River Forest
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Cook County
- Population
- 11717
- Area
- 2.48
- Elevation
- 192
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Elmwood Park
- Households
- 4040
- Dialing code
- 708
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- Commons category
- River Forest, Illinois
- per capita income
- 79929
- postal code
- 60305
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Encyclopedic overview
River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. 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. River Forest has a railroad station with service to Chicago on Metra's Union Pacific West Line.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “River Forest” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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