Countryside, Illinois
| Countryside, Illinois | |
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| City | |
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois. |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°46′44″N 87°52′26″W / 41.77889°N 87.87389°WCoordinates: 41°46′44″N 87°52′26″W / 41.77889°N 87.87389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Lyons |
| Incorporated | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Sean McDermott |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,895 |
| • Density | 2,046.9/sq mi (790.3/km2) |
| Down 1.6% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $28,124 |
| • Median home value | $226,700 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60525 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 17-16873 |
| Website | www |
Countryside is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,895 at the 2010 census.
The land where Countryside sits was originally inhabited by the Potawatomi Indians and later by early American pioneers in the beginning of the 19th century. Settler Joseph Vial and his family were among the first non-native people to settle in the Countryside area in 1833.
The area remained large expanses of rural farmland until the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, when the fire sent thousands of city dwellers into what is now west suburban Chicago. Land sold for only $2 an acre, which made areas such as Countryside a welcome respite from the congestion and industry in Chicago.
Despite the settlement of these early Countryside inhabitants, the area largely remained a quiet farming community until the post-World War II era when suburban areas such as Countryside began to experience explosive growth. The area's first residential subdivision was LaGrange Terrace, built in 1947; it was later followed by the Don L. Dise and Edgewood Park subdivisions in the 1950s.
The City of Countryside was officially incorporated in 1960.
Around 1917 the Marx Brothers family (later a famous comedy team) bought a chicken farm near Joliet Road (Route 66) and La Grange Road. Groucho Marx later claimed that the brothers spent too much time at Wrigley Field watching the Chicago Cubs to make the farm economically viable.
According to the 2010 census, Countryside has a total area of 2.88 square miles (7.46 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,991 people, 2,661 households, and 1,604 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,226.7 people per square mile (859.9/km²). There were 2,818 housing units at an average density of 1,047.4 per square mile (404.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.29% White, 2.15% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 2.19% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.84% of the population.
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