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Summary for Forest City

So far, we found very little information about Forest City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Forest City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forest City, please Contact Us.

About Forest City (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Forest City is historic. The information below applies to the area where Forest City would have been located.

Time Zone: The area where Forest City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Elevation: 1,190 feet [362.71 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Forest City:

Lat: 43.485200° (or 43°29'6" N)

Lon: -92.238200° (or -92°14'17" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cresco NW<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Forest City

GNIS ID: 1948729

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest City)

About Howard County

The community of Cresco is the County Seat for Howard County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Howard)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	9,158 (4.29% decrease since 2010)
2010	9,568 (3.66% decrease since 2000)
2000:	9,932

Total Area:<6> 473.6 sq. miles [1,226.6 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 4,367

Official Website: https://howardcounty.iowa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Howard

GNIS ID: 465233

FIPS State / County Code: 19 / 089

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest City)

About Iowa

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	3,159,596 (3.72% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,046,355 (4.1% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,926,324

Websites for State of Iowa

Official Website: https://www.iowa.gov/

Tourism: https://www.traveliowa.com/

Parks: https://www.iowadnr.gov/

Fishing: https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/fishing

Hunting: https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/hunting-trapping

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Iowa

GNIS ID: 1779785

FIPS State: 19

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Forest City)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Forest City, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Forest City.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Forest City. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).