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Lake Forest, Illinois | |
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 Lake Forest City Hall | |
 Location of Lake Forest in Lake County, Illinois. | |
  Lake Forest Location within Illinois  Lake Forest Location within United States  Lake Forest Lake Forest (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Area codes | 847, 224 |
| FIPS code | 17-41105 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,367.[3] The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded with Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in 1857, a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Charles Sumner Frost, was completed in 1898. It originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ A Preservation Foundation Guide to National Register Properties, Lake Forest, Illinois. Second ed. Lake Forest, IL: The Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation, 1994, p. 31.