THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST
- Located in the state of Illinois in the central part of the United States of America
- Incorporated in 1861
- Developed by Presbyterians in search of a university site; Lake Forest College chartered in 1857
- Population over 21,000 in 7,000 households
- 17 square miles, 35 miles north of Chicago
- 4 public and 2 private elementary schools, 2 middle schools, one public and 2 private high schools, and Lake Forest College
- 7 public parks, including a golf course and beach
- Eastern boundary formed by Lake Michigan
- Grasslands of Skokie River significant terrain feature at junction of the forest and great prairie to the west
- Market Square listed on National Register of Historical Places in 1979, referred to as America's first planned shopping center
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