Deerfield, Illinois
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 Deerfield Historic Village
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| Motto: "The community that lives and works together" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Township | West Deerfield, Moraine |
| Coordinates | 42°10′6″N 87°51′5″W / 42.16833°N 87.85139°WCoordinates: 42°10′6″N 87°51′5″W / 42.16833°N 87.85139°W |
| Area | 5.62 sq mi (15 km2) |
| - land | 5.58 sq mi (14 km2) |
| - water | 0.04 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 18,225 (2010) |
| Density | 3,313/sq mi (1,279/km2) |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Mayor | Harriet Rosenthal |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 60015 |
| Area codes | 847, 224 |
   Location of Deerfield within Illinois
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Deerfield is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, approximately 25 miles north of Chicago. The population was 18,225 at the 2010 census, a decline of 175 from 2000.
Deerfield is home to the headquarters of Walgreens, Baxter Healthcare, Business Technology Partners, APAC Customer Services, Fortune Brands, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Consumers Digest, and Mondelēz International. Deerfield High School is one of the top high schools in the state, ranking #5 in 2012.
Deerfield is represented by the 10th Congressional District of Illinois (Democrat Brad Schneider), 29th District of the Illinois Senate (Democrat Julie Morrison) and the 58th District of the Illinois House of Representatives (Democrat Scott Drury).
According to the 2010 census, Deerfield has a total area of 5.62 square miles (14.56 km2), of which 5.58 square miles (14.45 km2) (or 99.29%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.71%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,420 people, 6,420 households, and 5,161 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,359.4 people per square mile (1,297.8/km²). There were 6,518 housing units at an average density of 1,188.7 per square mile (459.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.88% White, 0.33% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.
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