Palatine, Illinois
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| Official name: Village of Palatine | |
| Motto: A Real Home Town | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Palatine |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°07′01″N 88°02′26″W / 42.11694°N 88.04056°WCoordinates: 42°07′01″N 88°02′26″W / 42.11694°N 88.04056°W |
| Area | 13.76 sq mi (36 km2) |
| - land | 13.62 sq mi (35 km2) |
| - water | 0.14 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 69,350 (2013) |
| Density | 5,033.6/sq mi (1,943/km2) |
| Mayor | Jim Schwantz |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60067, 60074, 60078, 60094, 60095, 60173, 60195 |
| Area code | 847, 224 |
| Home value: | $254,600 (2013) |
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
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Palatine (/ˈpælətaɪn/) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479. In the 2010 census its population had risen to 68,557, making it the seventh-largest community in Cook County and the 18th-largest in the state of Illinois.
The first European-American to settle in Palatine is generally thought to be George Ela, who built a log cabin in the area now called Deer Grove. Ela was one of the first of a wave of pioneers to migrate to northern Illinois following the Black Hawk War. A road which passes through the western edge of Palatine is called Ela Road in his honor.
The Village of Palatine was founded in 1866. It was built around a station on the new Chicago and North Western Railway. Joel Wood surveyed and laid out the village, earning him the title of Palatine's founder. One of Palatine's original downtown streets is named after Wood.
A shortline railroad, the Palatine, Lake Zurich and Wauconda Railroad, was built in 1911, and began full passenger service to Wauconda, Illinois, in 1912. The line was closed in 1924 after a series of financial misfortunes and the improvement of roads in the area. The PLZ&W provided transportation to Dr. Wilson's Deer Grove Park, just north of Dundee Road in Palatine.
Palatine's first suburb-style subdivision was called Palanois Park, built shortly after World War II. The town has experienced rapid growth since the 1970s, part of Chicago's growing suburban sprawl. Palatine was home to the Cook County Fair from 1914 to 1931. The fairgrounds are now a subdivision with a name that pays tribute to Palatine's former fairgrounds.
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