Lake Forest, Illinois

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Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,059. The city is south of Waukegan, Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. Lake Forest was laid out as a town in 1857. The headquarters of Tenneco and Brunswick (both Fortune 500 companies) are located in Lake Forest.

1 Educational Instutions
2 Geography and Development
3 Demographics
4 Polo
5 People associated with Lake Forest
6 Works associated with Lake Forest
7 External links

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Educational Instutions

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Elementary and Middle Schools

Cheokee School - Public, Grades K-4.
Sheridan School - Public, Grades K-4.
Everett School - Public, Grades K-4.
Deerpath Middle School - Public, Grades 5-8.
School Of St. Mary - Private school. Grades PreK-8 Grade. Affiliated with St. Mary's Church.
Lake Forest Country Day - private. Grades PreK-8 Grade.
East Lake Academy - Private, Roman Catholic School. Grades Pre-K-3 thru Sixth Grade. www.eastlakeacademy.org

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High Schools

Lake Forest High School - public
Lake Forest Academy - private
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart - private girls school.

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Colleges

Lake Forest College
Barat College (a college of DePaul University)
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

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Geography and Development

Lake Forest is located in the North Shore area, at 42°14'5" North, 87°51'3" West (42.234788, -87.851042)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.8 km² (16.9 mi²). 43.7 km² (16.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.30% water.

As Lake Forest was first developed, the planners laid roads that would provide very limited access to the city in an effort to prevent outside traffic and further isolate the tranquil settlement from neighboring areas. Though considerably more accessible today, due in part to the extensive new construction taking place further West, East Lake Forest near the coast of Lake Michigan remains relatively secluded and is among the most scenic, historical, and architecturally significant neighborhoods in Chicagoland.

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Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 20,059 people, 6,687 households, and 5,329 families residing in the city. The population density is 459.1/km² (1,189.4/mi²). There are 7,001 housing units at an average density of 160.2/km² (415.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.80% White, 1.35% African American, 0.06% Native American, 3.45% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.87% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6,687 households out of which 39.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% are married couples living together, 4.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% are non-families. 18.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.78 and the average family size is 3.17.

In the city the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $136,462, and the median income for a family is $165,512. Males have a median income of $121,234 versus $44,083 for females. The per capita income for the city is $77,092. 2.1% of the population and 1.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.3% of those under the age of 18 and 1.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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Polo

Lake Forest is famous in Chicago for its history of Polo, being once the furthest-west establishment of the sport in the US. It was home to the "East-West clash of 1933" in which a team of "Westerners", today Midwesterners, challenged the best of the Eastern US polo teams, winning two of three matches. Box seats sold for $5.50 and the general public was admitted for $1.10. The Chicago press covered the match extensively, right down to the arrival of every horse and player, the color of the horseflesh and the color of the goalposts. The match was described as a "gleaming moment in American polo, if not the very zenith of the game in this country." Today, Lake Forest continues the tradition, and Polo is played yearly throughout August.

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