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Forest Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Cuba township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,530 at the 2000 census.

Forest Lake is located at 42°12′28″N, 88°3′13″W (42.207824, -88.053475).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (8.70%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,530 people, 536 households, and 423 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 937.7/km² (2,421.6/mi²). There were 547 housing units at an average density of 335.2/km² (865.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.08% White, 0.52% African American, 0.92% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.84% of the population.

There were 536 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $78,428, and the median income for a family was $81,035. Males had a median income of $49,375 versus $36,833 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,737. About 2.6% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

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	Lake County, Illinois (County Seat: Waukegan) This box: view • talk • edit
Municipalities and Communities	Antioch, Bannockburn, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Channel Lake, Deerfield, Deer Park, Forest Lake, Fox Lake, Fox Lake Hills, Fox River Grove, Gages Lake, Grandwood Park, Grayslake, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Hainesville, Highland Park, Highwood, Indian Creek, Island Lake, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Lake Bluff, Lake Catherine, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Lakemoor, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Long Grove, Long Lake, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Barrington, North Chicago, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Port Barrington, Riverwoods, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Third Lake, Tower Lakes, Venetian Village, Vernon Hills, Volo, Wadsworth, Wauconda, Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, Zion
Townships	Antioch | Avon | Benton | Cuba | Ela | Fremont | Grant | Lake Villa, Libertyville | Moraine | Newport | Shields | Vernon | Warren | Wauconda | Waukegan | West Deerfield | Zion
Points of Interest	Chain O'Lakes, Chain O'Lakes State Park, Des Plaines River, Fox River, Illinois Beach State Park, Lake Michigan
Higher Education	Barat College, College of Lake County, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Trinity International University, University of St. Mary of the Lake
Military Installations	Fort Sheridan, Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Transportation	Campbell Airport, Waukegan Regional Airport, Metra, Pace, Tri-State Tollway