Palos Park
| Palos Park, Illinois | |
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| Village | |
 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: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°WCoordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Palos |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission |
| • Mayor | John Mahoney |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Kenneth "Kent" Oliven |
| • Other Commissioners | G. Darryl Reed Nicole Milovich-Walters Dan Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.98 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
| • Land | 3.93 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 1.01% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,847 |
| • Density | 1,233.3/sq mi (476.2/km2) |
| Up 3.37% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living | |
| • Median home value | $431,600 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60464, 60465 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 57407 |
| Website | www |
Palos Park is an affluent village in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,847 at the 2010 census.
Palos Park is located at 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W (41.665682, -87.836633).
According to the 2010 census, Palos Park has a total area of 3.973 square miles (10.29 km2), of which 3.93 square miles (10.18 km2) (or 98.92%) is land and 0.043 square miles (0.11 km2) (or 1.08%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,689 people, 1,802 households, and 1,389 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,241.8 people per square mile (479.0/km²). There were 1,852 housing units at an average density of 490.5 per square mile (189.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.16% White, 0.28% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.11% of the population.
The top five ancestries reported in Palos Park as of the 2000 census were Irish (25.0%), German (21.7%), Polish (14.4%), Italian (8.0%) and English (6.8%).
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