Elmwood Park, Illinois
| Elmwood Park, Illinois | |
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| Village | |
 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°55′21″N 87°48′56″W / 41.92250°N 87.81556°WCoordinates: 41°55′21″N 87°48′56″W / 41.92250°N 87.81556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Leyden |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • President | Angelo Saviano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.91 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.91 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 24,883 |
| • Density | 13,027.7/sq mi (5,030.0/km2) |
| Standard of living (2009-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $26,133 |
| • Median home value | $241,400 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 17-23724 |
| GNIS ID | 2398817 |
| Website | www |
Elmwood Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,883 at the 2010 census. The community has long maintained a large Italian-American population, with a more recent influx of Polish-American and Hispanic residents.
According to the 2010 census, Elmwood Park has a total area of 1.91 square miles (4.95 km2), all land.
Elmwood Park was incorporated as a village in early April 1914 in order to prevent being annexed by the greater city of Chicago. Today one can still see evidence of a minority of landowners, or share farmers who voted for annexation to the City by the odd chunk taken out of Elmwood Park's northeast corner which kept the community from achieving a full square rectangle border.
At the turn of the Century urban dwellers would take the train Westward out of the cement city for family picnics at the "Elm-Wood-Park" which was an ancient "Grove of majestic 180 year old Elms" found near 72nd Av/Harlem & Irving Park road. Taking advantage of the parks provenance, a new cemetery was named Elmwood, while the closest train stop to both Cemetery & Park in unincorporated Marwood/Ellsworth became identified with the official name of "Elmwood Park". During the pressure era of incorporation a decade later, our Village's founding representatives thought it most ideal to legally title the community after the stop, and after the namesake Elm which is a native locally evolved riparian Prairie "Bottomland" tree species.
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 25,405 people, 9,858 households, and 6,525 families residing in the village. The population density was 13,328.4 people per square mile (5,135.6/km²). There were 10,150 housing units at an average density of 5,325.1 per square mile (2,051.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.54% White, 0.52% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.31% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.01% of the population.
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