Park Forest, Illinois (planned community)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:residential_area
gptkbp:areaCode 708
gptkbp:designedBy Elbert Peets
gptkbp:developedBy American Community Builders
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:village
gptkbp:hasHighSchool Rich East High School
gptkbp:hasLibrary gptkb:Park_Forest_Public_Library
gptkbp:hasMuseum Park Forest Historical Society Museum
gptkbp:hasPark Park Forest Park District
gptkbp:hasPopulation about 21,000 (2020 census)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Park Forest, Illinois (planned community)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor early example of post-World War II planned suburb
subject of sociological study 'The Organization Man'
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cook_County
gptkb:Will_County
gptkbp:purpose housing for veterans after World War II
gptkbp:schoolDistrict gptkb:Park_Forest-Chicago_Heights_School_District_163
gptkbp:zipCode 60466
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norman_Schlossman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7