History · Forest View

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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.

Forest View was established in 1924. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 698 to 792 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Forest View yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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