Lake Zurich, Illinois
| Lake Zurich, Illinois | |
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 View of Lake Zurich from the downtown promenade
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| Official name: Lake Zurich | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Township | Ela |
| Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°11′32″N 88°5′17″W / 42.19222°N 88.08806°WCoordinates: 42°11′32″N 88°5′17″W / 42.19222°N 88.08806°W |
| Area | 7.18 sq mi (19 km2) |
| - land | 6.76 sq mi (18 km2) |
| - water | 0.42 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 19,631 (2010) |
| Density | 2,734/sq mi (1,056/km2) |
| Founded | September 29, 1896 |
| Village President | Tom Poynton |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60047 |
| Area code | 847 and 224 |
   Location of Lake Zurich within Illinois
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Website: lakezurich |
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Lake Zurich is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The population was 19,631 at the 2010 census.
The village is named after a water body named Lake Zurich which is completely located inside the village.
In 2015, personal finance website, NerdWallet.com, rated Lake Zurich number one in Illinois for young families. In 2006, Lake Zurich was named by Frommer's as one of the top hundred "Best Places to Raise Your Family" and by U.S. News as one of the "Top Twenty-five Affordable Places to Live in the Country". In 2013, Lake Zurich achieved national recognition when Sandra Bullock's character in Gravity name-dropped the village as her character's hometown.
Lake Zurich is located at 42°11′32″N 88°5′17″W / 42.19222°N 88.08806°W (42.192324, -88.088098), with an elevation of 850 feet (260 m) above sea level.
According to the 2010 census, Lake Zurich has a total area of 7.187 square miles (18.61 km2), of which 6.77 square miles (17.53 km2) (or 94.2%) is land and 0.417 square miles (1.08 km2) (or 5.8%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,104 people, 5,746 households, and 4,866 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,792.3 people per square mile (1,078.7/km²). There were 5,828 housing units at an average density of 898.9 per square mile (347.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.31% White, 0.81% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.97% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.55% of the population.
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