Forest Park, Ohio
| Forest Park, Ohio | |
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| City | |
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Part of the Forest Fair Village shopping mall
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| Motto: "Positioned For Progress" | |
 Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio. |
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| Coordinates: 39°17′11″N 84°31′13″W / 39.28639°N 84.52028°WCoordinates: 39°17′11″N 84°31′13″W / 39.28639°N 84.52028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hamilton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Charles Johnson (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.48 sq mi (16.78 km2) |
| • Land | 6.48 sq mi (16.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,720 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 18,682 |
| • Density | 2,888.9/sq mi (1,115.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45240 |
| Area code(s) | 513 |
| FIPS code | 39-27706 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1040570 |
| Website | www |
Forest Park is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,720 at the 2010 census.
Forest Park is located at 39°17′11″N 84°31′13″W / 39.28639°N 84.52028°W (39.286408, -84.520363).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.48 square miles (16.78 km2), all land.
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The City of Forest Park, Ohio was founded in 1956 after private developers Marvin Warner and Joseph Kanter purchased 3,400 acres of the 5,930 acres originally set aside in 1935 by the Resettlement Administration, designed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt to relocate struggling urban and rural families to communities planned by the government called Greenbelt towns.
In 1949 the greenbelt concept was abandoned and the 3,400 acres of Greenhills, a greenbelt town north of Cincinnati, Ohio, became available. In March 1956 the first residential area of Forest Park, C section, was opened for housing sales.
From its early years, Forest Park has been an “open city,” regularly adopting and passing resolutions and ordinances welcoming citizens regardless of race, creed or national origin, and the city has battled to maintain its commitment to diversity.
In 1978 the Forest Park Housing Commission created “A Comprehensive Strategy for Maintaining Diversity in Forest Park," “ to combat discriminatory practices by realtors, builders and corporations."
After a 1980 lawsuit filed by the city against a builder was dismissed for insufficient evidence, the Forest Park council issued a statement declaring that “people have the right to choose where to live, work or play based on their own free choice. That right must be secured for all people and never be artificially restricted.”
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