Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,367 in 2020.[3] The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded with Lake Forest College and became a town in 1857.
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 Location of Lake Forest in Lake County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′5″N 87°51′3″W / 42.23472°N 87.85083°WCoordinates: 42°14′5″N 87°51′3″W / 42.23472°N 87.85083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Township | Moraine, Shields, Vernon, West Deerfield |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Incorporated | 1861 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Stanford R. Tack[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.27 sq mi (44.72 km2) |
| • Land | 17.20 sq mi (44.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19,367 |
| • Density | 1,125.99/sq mi (434.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 60045 |
| FIPS code | 17-41105 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Lake Forest, Illinois Media
Market Square in Lake Forest, Illinois
Former Marshall Field's at Market Square; closed as of January 2008
Entrance to department store on Market Square, documenting name change; closed as of January 2008
During the early 2019 cold wave Lake Michigan froze as temperatures plunged below 0 °F (−18 °C) for nearly 48 hours.
References
- ↑ "Mayor - Government | City of Lake Forest". Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Lake Forest city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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