Lake Forest (Florida)

Lake Forest was a census-designated place (CDP) in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2000 census. It is now a neighborhood of West Park, Florida.GeographyLake Forest is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 km² . 1.7 km² of it is land and 0.2 km² of it is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 4,994 people, 1,542 households, and 1,193 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,966.5/km² (7,640.5/mi²). There were 1,683 housing units at an average density of 999.7/km² (2,574.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 61.73% White (40.5% were Non-Hispanic,) 22.41% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 8.21% from other races, and 6.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.30% of the population.There were 1,542 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.57.