Forest City, Iowa Forest City, Iowa Location of Forest City, Iowa Location of Forest City, Iowa Forest City, Iowa is positioned in the US Forest City, Iowa - Forest City, Iowa Website Forest City Forest City is a town/city in Hancock and Winnebago Counties in the U.S.
State of Iowa, and the governmental center of county of Winnebago County. The populace was 4,151 in the 2010 census, a diminish from the 4,362 populace in the 2000 census. Forest City was platted in 1856. It was incorporated as a town/city on June 14, 1878. Forest City's longitude and latitude coordinates According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.64 square miles (12.02 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,151 citizens , 1,686 homeholds, and 1,008 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.9% White, 1.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,686 homeholds of which 26.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 38.6 years.
20.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 16.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,362 citizens , 1,692 homeholds, and 1,084 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.97% White, 0.57% African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.47% from other competitions, and 0.69% from two or more competitions.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $40,031, and the median income for a family was $50,699.
Hanson, is positioned in Forest City.
Forest City is also home to the #1 dealer of motor homes in the state of Iowa - Lichtsinn RV.
Pilot Knob State Park is positioned a several miles east of the city.
There are three bike trails positioned in Forest City.
Forest City has a disc golf course, consisting of 21 holes.
The Forest City Community School District operates a wind turbine that provides 60% of the energy needs of elementary, middle, and high school. Forest City Christian School is an autonomous school precinct positioned in Forest City.
Forest City is the home of Waldorf University, a four-year liberal arts, for-profit university, owned by Mayes Education Inc. Every student at Waldorf is issued a laptop computer for use amid their college career. The Forest City Municipal Airport positioned 2 miles south of the Forest City company precinct serves general aviation in the area.
"LIST OF INCORPORATED CITIES" (PDF).American Fact - Finder.
History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa.
"Forrest City Community School District".
"Forest City Municipal Airport".
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