Forest View, Illinois

Forest View, Illinois


Location within the Chicago metropolitan area.	The Chicago metropolitan area.

Incorporated

Village in 1924.

County; State

Cook; Illinois

Township

Stickney

Government

Trustee-village

President

Richard Grenvich

Population (2000)

778 (up 4.70% from 1990)

Pop. density

288.8/km² (749.9/mi²)

Zip code(s)

60402

Area code

708

Land area

3.0 km² (1.2 mi²)

Income

Per capita: $21,376
Household: $46,000

Home value

Mean: $148,543 (2000)
Median: $140,100

Website

www.sfvpld.org

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
92.93%	0.39%	10.41%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.76%

Forest View is a blue-collar village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 778 at the 2000 census. It is close to Chicago and has a large Slavic population. The village, however, is primarily industrial.

Al Capone is said to have lived in Forest View in the mid-1920s.

Geography

Forest View is located at 41°48′27″N, 87°47′10″W (41.807379, -87.786065)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (11.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 778 people, 302 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was 288.8/km² (749.9/mi²). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km² (300.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.93% White, 0.39% African American, 4.76% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.41% of the population.

The top three ancentries reported in Forest View as of the 2000 census were Polish (25.9%), Czech (19.0%) and Irish (15.1%).^[1]

There were 302 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,000, and the median income for a family was $59,107. Males had a median income of $44,545 versus $30,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,376. About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.