Forest City

Community Info

Forest City.

Forest City was platted in 1858 by Robert Clark. In 1915 the population was 3,030 and today it is 4,362. The “Great Hotel Fight” began in 1900 and divided the city into the Northerners and the Southerners. They both built hotels, The Summit and The Waldorf, which had 50 rooms each. In 1915 The Summit burnt and was not rebuilt, and in 1903 The Waldorf was made into a Christian Academy, known today as Waldorf College.

Quality of Life

  • Weekly newspaper, The Forest City Summit
  • Forest City Country Club
  • Swimming pool
  • Public library
  • Bowling Alley
  • 2 Lion's clubs
  • Funeral home
  • 18 churches
  • 1 medical clinic
  • Nursing home
  • Art gallery at Waldorf College
  • Theater at Waldorf College
  • Mansion Museum
  • Heritage Park of North Iowa (living history park)
  • YMCA
  • Pilot Knob State Park
  • Veterinarian
  • Dentists
  • Retail shopping district
  • 2 Grocery stores
  • Gas stations
  • City parks
  • Chiropractic office
  • Financial institutions
  • Motels/hotels
  • 2 Radio stations
  • Daycare facility
  • Rotary Club
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    Utilities and Services

    Utilities

    Services

    • Volunteer fire department
    • Volunteer ambulance service
    • Full-time police officers
    • Industrial waste pick-up service
    • 99% of streets paved
    • Municipal airport

    Quick Reference

    Population

    Forest City's population is 4,362.

    City Government

    Meets the 1st & 3rd Mondays of month at 7:00 P.M.

    Forest City City Hall
    305 North Clark Street
    Forest City, IA 50436
    Phone: 641.585.9574
    Fax: 641.585.4502

    Business/Organizations:

    • Forest City Chamber of Commerce
      Kathy Rollefson - Executive Director
      641-585-2092
    • Forest City Development:
      Beth Bilyeu-Hesse, Executive Director
      641-585-5560

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