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Elk Grove Village

Area Information

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

County:

Cook

Township:

Elk Grove

Mayor:

Craig B. Johnson

ZIP code(s):

60007, 60009

Area code(s):

847 & 224

Population (2000):

34,727

Density:

3,145.8/mi² (1,214.5/km²)

Area:

11.0 mi² (28.6 km²)

Per capita income:

$28,515
(median:$62,132)

Home value:

$290,000 (2000)
(median: $294,000)

Website:

www.elk-grove-village.il.us

Elk Grove Village is a municipality located in northeastern Illinois adjacent to O'Hare International Airport and the City of Chicago. Elk Grove Village encompasses 10.9 square miles (28 km²) in land area with 10.5 square miles (27 km²) located in Cook County and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) located in DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 34,727 at the 2000 census. As the name suggests, Elk Grove Village is home to a small herd of elk kept in a grove at the eastern edge of the Busse Woods forest preserve.

Elk Grove Village is home to the largest consolidated business park in North America. Over 3,800 businesses are located in its 5.4-square-mile (14 km²) business park adjacent to O'Hare International Airport. The community is served by several Interstate highways including I-90, I-290/I-355/Route 53 combination, and the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway.

Elk Grove Village is home to the Alexian Brother Medical Center (ABMC) hospital which was constructed in 1966. ABMC is the largest employer in the community with over 2,200 workers. Elk Grove Village is also home to a number of well known corporations including Apple Vacations, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Illinois Tool Works (ITW), ADP, CitiGroup, Symons, and Pepsi Cola Distribution. The headquarters of United Airlines were in the unincorporated area of Elk Grove Township until it moved to downtown Chicago; the Elk Grove office is still in use as United's Operations Center.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.1 square miles (28.7 km²), of which, 11.0 square miles (28.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.

Education

Residents of Elk Grove Village enjoy high quality of education. Areas east of I-290 are served by Elk Grove High School (which is a part of Illinois High School District 214) and Elk Grove Township Elementary School District 59. Areas west of I-290 are served by James B. Conant High School (which is part of Township High School District 211), Elementary School District 54. Queen of the Rosary Catholic School serves all residents of Elk Grove Village, and was recently named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top 25 private elementary schools in the Chicago area. Elk Grove is home to many other national and state award winning schools and instructors.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 34,727 people, 13,278 households, and 9,294 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,145.8 people per square mile (1,214.5/km²). There were 13,513 housing units at an average density of 1,224.1/sq mi (472.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.03% White, 1.41% African American, 0.10% Native American, 8.79% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.30% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.23% of the population.

Ancestries: German (25.6%), Polish (19.4%), Irish (17.1%), Italian (14.7%), English (6.8%), Swedish (4.6%).

There were 13,278 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% 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 3.17.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,132, and the median income for a family was $71,834. Males had a median income of $50,141 versus $34,054 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,515. About 1.5% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those ages 65 or over.