River Forest

River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in River Forest, and .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 11,800 residents
  • Description: village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Harlem”, “River Forest (Illinois)”, “River Forest, IL”, “River Forest, Illinois”, “Thatcher”, and “Village of River Forest”
  • Postal code: 60305

Places of Interest

Highlights: Concordia University Chicago and Dominican University.

University
is a private university in River Forest, Illinois, United States.

University
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is a private Catholic university in River Forest, Illinois, United States.

Library
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The is located at 735…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Park and Oak Park.

Village
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is a village in , United States, and a suburb of .

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 52,000 people in the area.

Town
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The Northwest Suburbs are in , primarily… is situated 1½ miles north of River Forest.

River Forest

Latitude
41.89781° or 41° 53′ 52″ north
Longitude
-87.81395° or 87° 48′ 50″ west
Population
11,800
Elevation
630 feet (192 metres)
UN/LOCODE
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Open location code
86HJV5XP+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153450833
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4907637
Wiki­data ID
Q2299339
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“River Forest” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ريفر فورست”
  • Basque: “River Forest”
  • Belarusian: “Рывер-Форэст”
  • Catalan: “River Forest”
  • Cebuano: “River Forest”
  • Chinese: “里弗福里斯特 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “里弗福里斯特”
  • Czech: “River Forest”
  • Dagbani: “River Forest”
  • Dutch: “River Forest”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ريڤير فوريست”
  • French: “River Forest”
  • Georgian: “რივერ-ფორესტი (ილინოისი)”
  • Georgian: “რივერ-ფორესტი”
  • German: “River Forest”
  • Gilaki: “ريور فاریست (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “ريور فاریست”
  • Haitian: “River Forest, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “River Forest”
  • Italian: “River Forest”
  • Japanese: “リバー・フォレスト”
  • Ladin: “River Forest”
  • Mazanderani: “ریور فارست (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “ریور فارست”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “River Forest”
  • Norwegian: “River Forest”
  • Persian: “ریور فارست، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “ریور فارست”
  • Polish: “River Forest”
  • Portuguese: “River Forest”
  • Romanian: “River Forest”
  • Russian: “Ривер Форист”
  • Russian: “Ривер-Форест”
  • Serbian: “Ривер Форест”
  • Serbian: “Ривер Форист”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “River Forest, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “River Forest”
  • Slovak: “River Forest”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ریور فارست، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “River Forest”
  • Swedish: “River Forest, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “River Forest”
  • Turkish: “River Forest, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “River Forest”
  • Ukrainian: “Рівер-Форест”
  • Urdu: “ریور فارسٹ، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “ریور فارسٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “River Forest, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “River Forest”
  • Volapük: “River Forest”
  • Waray (Philippines): “River Forest, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “River Forest”
  • Welsh: “River Forest, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “River Forest”
  • “River Forest”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Downtown and Pleasant District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Geiseman Gymnasium and The Triangle.

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