Hinsdale, Illinois
| Hinsdale, Illinois | |
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| Village | |
| Village of Hinsdale | |
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 Location in DuPage County and the state of Illinois. |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′2″N 87°55′41″W / 41.80056°N 87.92806°WCoordinates: 41°48′2″N 87°55′41″W / 41.80056°N 87.92806°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Cook, DuPage |
| Township | Downers Grove |
| Incorporated | April 1, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • President | Thomas K. Cauley, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.64 sq mi (12.0 km2) |
| • Land | 4.60 sq mi (11.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.65% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,816 |
| • Density | 3,655.7/sq mi (1,411.5/km2) |
| Down 3.07% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2013) | |
| • Per capita income | $79,836 |
| • Median home value | $765,890 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60521-60523 |
| Area code(s) | 630 and 331 |
| Geocode | 35307 |
| Website | www |
Hinsdale is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago. The population was 16,816 at the 2010 census, most of whom lived in DuPage County. The town's ZIP code is 60521. It is listed in the top 1% of wealthiest towns in Illinois, and is known locally for its beautiful residences and teardown (referring to a process in which a real estate company or individual buys an existing home and then demolishes and replaces it with a new one) culture, of which new rebuilds have taken 30% of homes in the village. The town has a rolling, wooded topography, with a quaint downtown, and is a 22-minute express train ride to downtown Chicago on the Burlington Northern line.
Hinsdale is located 20 miles (32 km) west of Chicago and is bordered by Western Springs to the east, Clarendon Hills and Westmont to the west, Oak Brook to the north, and Burr Ridge and Willowbrook to the south. It can be reached by highway from Interstate 294 or Interstate 55. The eastern boundary of Hinsdale is I-294, and the western boundary is Route 83.
According to the 2010 census, Hinsdale has a total area of 4.633 square miles (12.00 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (11.91 km2) (or 99.29%) is land and 0.033 square miles (0.09 km2) (or 0.71%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, 16,816 people lived in Hinsdale. The racial makeup of the village was 90.0% White, 1.3% African American, 0.0% Native American, 6.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% some other race, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population.
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