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Population of Lake Forest, IL

Last official estimated population of Lake Forest city (Lake County**, Illinois state) was 19,379 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.006% of total US population and 0.15% of total Illinois state population. Area of Lake Forest city is 17.3 mi² (=44.7 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 1,122.77 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.01%/yr), Lake Forest city population in 2026 would be 19,391*.

Historical population

Historical population of Lake Forest city for period 1880-2014:

Lake Forest city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Lake Forest city

• Highland Park city population 4.6 mi, 147°
• Vernon Hills village 5.2 mi, 267°
• Deerfield village 5 mi, 176°
• Lincolnshire village 4.2 mi, 226°
• Lake Bluff village 3.1 mi, 6°
• Highwood city 3.2 mi, 133°
• Green Oaks village 5 mi, 328°
• Riverwoods village 4.9 mi, 202°
• Bannockburn village 3.2 mi, 189°
• Mettawa village 3.2 mi, 276°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb