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Population (year 2000): 1,469. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,515 (+3.1% change)
Males: 699 (47.6%), Females: 770 (52.4%)
Ogle County
Zip code:
61030
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $36,554 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,700 (year 2000)
Races in Forreston:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (46.2%), Irish (12.9%),
English (8.6%), United States (7.6%), Italian (3.5%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 937 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Forreston
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Forreston village
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 8.7%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+7.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Forreston:
- FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
FREEPORT, IL)
- KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
DIXON, IL)
- CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; STERLING, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Forreston:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 28 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 35 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 51 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forreston:
- ALBERTUS (about 8 miles; FREEPORT, IL; ID: FEP)
- BARNETT MEMORIAL (about 16 miles; MOUNT MORRIS, IL;
ID: C55)
- FREEPORT/DORNINK (about 17 miles; FREEPORT, IL; ID:
C86)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Forreston:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 66 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 67 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
Public high school in Forreston:
- FORRESTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: PO BOX 665; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Forreston:
- FORRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 268;
Location: PO B0X 665; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FORRESTON GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 222;
Location: PO B0X 665; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Forreston:
- FORRESTON P.L. (Operating income: $362,980;
Location: 204 FIRST AVENUE; 10,798 books; 152 audio
materials; 354 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)
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