Loves Park, Illinois

Loves Park
City
Coat of arms
Motto: The City with a Heart
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Winnebago
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Coordinates	42°19′34″N 89°01′33″W / 42.32611°N 89.02583°W / 42.32611; -89.02583Coordinates: 42°19′34″N 89°01′33″W / 42.32611°N 89.02583°W / 42.32611; -89.02583
Area	16.45 sq mi (43 km2)
- land	16.03 sq mi (42 km2)
- water	0.42 sq mi (1 km2)
Population	23,996 (2010)
Density	1,387.2/sq mi (536/km2)
Mayor	Darryl Lindberg (R)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61131, 61132, 61111, 61130
Area code	779/815
Location in Winnebago County and the state of Illinois.
Website: http://www.loves-park.il.us/

Loves Park is a city in Boone and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 23,996 at the 2010 census, up from 20,044 in 2000.

Loves Park is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Malcolm Love, an industrialist in Rockford, Illinois purchased 236 acres of land in this area in 1901 and set up a gathering place that came to be known as Love's Park. The city of Loves Park was incorporated in 1947.

Loves Park is located at 42°19′34″N 89°1′33″W / 42.32611°N 89.02583°W / 42.32611; -89.02583 (42.326227, -89.025739).

According to the 2010 census, Loves Park has a total area of 16.446 square miles (42.59 km²), of which 16.03 square miles (41.52 km²) (or 97.47%) is land and 0.416 square miles (1.08 km²) (or 2.53%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,044 people, 8,144 households, and 5,399 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,387.2 people per square mile (535.6/km²). There were 8,452 housing units at an average density of 584.9 per square mile (225.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.89% White, 2.33% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.27% of the population.