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Located in: Cook County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ford Hts.

Time Zone: Ford Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Elevation: 620 feet [188.98 m] above sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	2,679 (3.04% decrease since 2010)
2010:	2,763 (20.05% decrease since 2000)
2000:	3,456

Total Area:<4> 1.95 sq. miles [5 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 859

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 41.509700° (or 41°30'34" N)

Lon: -87.582600° (or -87°34'57" W)

USGS Topo Map: Calumet City<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ford Heights

GNIS ID: 2398892

FIPS State / Place Code: 17 / 26710

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ford Heights)

About Cook County

The village of Chicago is the County Seat for Cook County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,150,233 (0.94% decrease since 2010)
2010	5,199,016 (3.31% decrease since 2000)
2000:	5,376,741

Total Area: 1,634 sq. miles [4,234.3 km²] - of which 42.18% is water (689 sq. miles [1,785.9 km²])

Housing Units: 2,180,359

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

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cook

GNIS ID: 1784766

FIPS State / County Code: 17 / 031

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ford Heights)

About Illinois

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,667,017 (1.28% decrease since 2010)
2010:	12,830,632 (3.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,419,293

Websites for State of Illinois

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

Tourism: https://www.enjoyillinois.com/

Parks: https://dnr.illinois.gov/

Fishing: https://www.ifishillinois.org/

Hunting: https://dnr.illinois.gov/hunting.html

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Illinois

GNIS ID: 1779784

FIPS State: 17

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ford Heights)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Ford Heights is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ford Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ford Heights. 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.
<5>	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).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ford Heights, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ford Heights.