Park Forest Village, Pennsylvania

Park Forest Village is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Patton and Ferguson townships, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.

This neighborhood won several national awards for its design, which moved away from the straight streets and clear cutting typical of post World War II suburban developments.

Through their company, Park Forest Enterprises, they created the cul de sac and curved streets design of Park Forest Village which ended up yielding more housing units per square mile than the conventional city grid pattern.

J. Alvin Hawbaker also pioneered the "Gallery of Homes" real estate marketing approach, which resulted in the sale of thousands of housing units within the area now known as Park Forest Village.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.45 square miles (6.35 km2), all land.

However, traditional measures of income and poverty can be very misleading when applied to a community like Park Forest Village, which is located only a few miles from Penn State University and has many student residents.