Forreston is a village in

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. The population was 1,446 at the 2010 census, down from 1,469 in 2000.

History

Forreston was

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ted in 1854, and named for the forests near the original town site. Brought on by the town's predominant population of German-ancestry, the annual "Sauerkraut Days" was a popular free-food festival held in the city limits of Forreston. Sauerkraut Days has recently been started up again, taking place in August with food and a car show.

Geography

Forreston is located at (42.125700, -89.579955). According to the 2010 census, Forreston has a total area of , all land. It is 100 miles west of

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,469 people, 594 households, and 414 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 632 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.25%

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, 0.14% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% from

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, and 0.34% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.23% of the population. There were 594 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,554, and the median income for a family was $44,853. Males had a median income of $35,463 versus $21,086 for females. The

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for the village was $16,958. About 7.4% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the

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, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Forreston has its own school district, Forrestville Valley School District 221. The district operate
Forreston Elementary
Middle, and High schools, as well as German Valley preschool and kindergarten.

Gallery

File:Forreston, IL Fire Dept 01.JPG, Old Forreston Fire Dept, 2007 File:Forreston, IL Post Office.JPG, Post Office, 2007 File:Forreston, IL Veterans Memorial 01.JPG, Veteran's Memorial, 2007 File:Forreston, IL Veterans Memorial 02.JPG, Veteran's Memorial, 2007

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External links

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