Palos Park
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Palos Park, Illinois
| Palos Park | |
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 Palos Park
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| Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°WCoordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Palos |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission |
| • Mayor | John Mahoney |
| • Commissioners | Nicole Milovich-Walters James Pavlatos Dan Polk Mary O'Connor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (10 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,689 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (480/km2) |
| Up 11.67% from 1990 | |
| Standard of living | |
| • Home value | $500,592 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60464, 60465 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 57407 |
| Website | www.palospark.org |
| Demographics (2000)[1] | |||
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| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian |
| 97.16% | 0.28% | 2.11% | 1.73% |
| Islander | Native | Other | |
| 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.19% | |
Palos Park is an affluent village, in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Palos Park is located at 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W (41.665682, -87.836633)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.05%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 4,689 people, 1,802 households, and 1,389 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,241.8 people per square mile (479.0/km²). There were 1,852 housing units at an average density of 490.5 per square mile (189.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.16% White, 0.28% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
The top five ancestries reported in Palos Park as of the 2000 census were Irish (25.0%), German (21.7%), Polish (14.4%), Italian (8.0%) and English (6.8%).[4]
There were 1,802 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $78,450, and the median income for a family was $88,628. Males had a median income of $70,313 versus $36,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $39,861. About 3.8% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Palos Park is in the Illinois 3rd congressional district.
The Village Council is composed of John Mahoney (Mayor; Liquor Control Commissioner), Kenneth "Kent" Oliven, CPA (Commissioner of Accounts & Finances; Mayor Pro-Tem), Nicole Milovich-Walters (Commissioner of Streets & Public Improvements; by Village Code also in charge of Recreation), Dan Polk (Commissioner of Public Health & Safety), and G. Darryl Reed (Commissioner of Building and Public Property). Marie Arrigoni is the elected Clerk. All six are elected at large to concurrent four year terms.
Transportation
Palos Park has a station on Metra's SouthWest Service, which provides daily rail service between Manhattan, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).
Education
- Palos South Middle School [1]
- Palos East Elementary School
- Palos West Elementary School
Places of interest
- McCord House Cultural Center
References
- ^ 2000 United States Census Data
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Palos Park, IllinoisPDF (38.8 KiB). U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-04-14.
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