Glencoe, Illinois
| Glencoe, Illinois | |
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| Village | |
| Village of Glencoe | |
 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: 42°7′53″N 87°45′39″W / 42.13139°N 87.76083°WCoordinates: 42°7′53″N 87°45′39″W / 42.13139°N 87.76083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | New Trier |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • President | Lawrence Levin, Village President |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.78 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.72 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 1.59% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,723 |
| • Density | 2,344.9/sq mi (905.4/km2) |
| Down 0.45% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $101,649 |
| • Median home value | $971,100 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60022 and 60093 at southeast corner |
| Area code(s) | 847 |
| Geocode | 29652 |
| Website | www |
Glencoe (/ˈɡlɛnˌkoʊ/) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the census, the total population was 8,723. Glencoe is located on suburban Chicago's North Shore and is located within the New Trier High School District.
Glencoe is located at 42°7′53″N 87°45′39″W / 42.13139°N 87.76083°W (42.131602, -87.761026).
According to the 2010 census, Glencoe has a total area of 3.781 square miles (9.79 km2), of which 3.72 square miles (9.63 km2) (or 98.39%) is land and 0.061 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 1.61%) is water.
Glencoe is located on the west side of Lake Michigan. It is separated from suburbs on the north and west by over 1,200 acres (490 ha) of the Cook County Forest Preserve natural forest area. Three golf clubs also buffer it, with the private Lake Shore Country Club on the north, the public Glencoe Golf Club (operated by the village of Glencoe) on the northwest, and the private Skokie Country Club on the west. The village is surrounded on three sides by upper income communities, with Highland Park on the north, Northbrook on the west, and Winnetka to the south. The Skokie Lagoons are located in the forest preserve to the immediate west of the village. The same forest preserve has a bicycle trail that connects to other forest preserves to the south. In the village the Greenbay Trail allows bicyclists to travel as far south as Wilmette and north past Lake Forest. The highest point of elevation in Glencoe is 690 feet (210 m) above sea level along Green Bay Road in the northern part of the village.
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