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Forestville is a census designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. It was settled during the late 1860s and was originally spelled Forrestville after one of its founders. The spelling long ago became standardized with one "r". The population was 3,293 at the 2010 census, an increase of nearly 1,000 since the 2000 census. By 1900, the community was known for attracting writers and artists and had a bohemian reputation. The small town has a limited number of businesses.

Forestville's unofficial motto is "Forestville, The Good Life." This phrase appears on license plate holders sold at the local hardware store. The major road through town is Front Street for the length of the town, a distance of about three blocks, between Covey Road and Mirabel Road. It has been made part of Highway 116. The "downtown" blocks were first developed during the 1870s and 1880s. A fire destroyed many of the older structures, and existing buildings date mostly to the early 20th century. According to Sonoma State University professor Jonah Raskin, Forestville "was a gathering place for bohemians and writers and artists, circa 1900."

+ Race and Ethnicity Racial and ethnic composition 2000 2010 2020 White (non Hispanic) 83.29% 82.05% 76.13% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10.0% 12.33% 13.91% Two or more races (non Hispanic) 2.62% 2.06% 6.16% Asian (non Hispanic) 1.6% 1.55% 1.38% Native American (non Hispanic) 0.93% 0.7% 0.95% Black or African American (non Hispanic) 1.1% 0.91% 0.67% Other (non Hispanic) 0.3% 0.21% 0.67% Pacific Islander (non Hispanic) 0.17% 0.18% 0.12%

At the 2010 census Forestville had a population of 3,293. The population density was The racial makeup of Forestville was 2,914 (88.5%) White, 32 (1.0%) African American, 36 (1.1%) Native American, 53 (1.6%) Asian, 6 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 153 (4.6%) from other races, and 99 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 406 people (12.3%). The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households and 1.0% lived in non institutionalized group quarters. There were 1,429 households, 335 (23.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 617 (43.2%) were opposite sex married couples living together, 124 (8.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 63 (4.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 127 (8.9%) unmarried opposite sex partnerships, and 37 (2.6%) same sex married couples or partnerships. 446 households (31.2%) were one person and 110 (7.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28. There were 804 families (56.3% of households); the average family size was 2.92. The age distribution was 581 people (17.6%) under the age of 18, 242 people (7.3%) aged 18 to 24, 682 people (20.7%) aged 25 to 44, 1,325 people (40.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 463 people (14.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 47.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. There were 1,605 housing units at an average density of , of which 70.2% were owner occupied and 29.8% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%. 70.4% of the population lived in owner occupied housing units and 28.5% lived in rental housing units.

At the 2000 census there were 2,370 people, 941 households, and 592 families in the CDP. The population density was There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.28% White, 1.14% African American, 1.18% Native American, 1.60% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 2.78% from other races, and 3.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.00%. Of the 941 households 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non families. 26.4% of households were one person and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05. The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. The median household income was $50,898 and the median family income was $60,417. Males had a median income of $45,170 versus $42,652 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,301. About 5.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% over 64.

Forestville staunchly supports the Democratic Party in presidential elections. In the 2020 election, Forestville supported Democratic nominee Joe Biden over Republican incumbent Donald Trump by a margin of 56 percentage points, a slight increase from the 2016 election where Forestville supported Hillary Clinton by 5 6 percentage points less than they did Biden.

Forestville has two schools: Forestville Elementary School and El Molino High School. The high school provides 9–12 grade education to the majority of students in the Russian River area. During the 2017–18 school year, enrollment was 595 students. With the start of the fall semester in 2021, the El Molino High School campus was permanently closed and its entire student body transferred to Analy High School in downtown Sebastopol. The West Sonoma County Union High School District office and Laguna High School, a continuation school, were relocated to the former El Molino campus.

Forestville's main road is California State Route 116, known locally as the Pocket Canyon Highway, Front Street, and as the Gravenstein Highway. To the north of downtown is River Road, itself connecting the northern part of Forestville to the coastal community of Jenner in the west and access roads to both U. S. Route 101 and the Sonoma County Airport, the closest air link with commercial service to Forestville, to the east. Sonoma County Transit bus route 20 serves Forestville.