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Palos Park, Illinois

Palos Park, Illinois
Village
Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W / 41.66556; -87.83667Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°50′12″W / 41.66556°N 87.83667°W / 41.66556; -87.83667
Country  United States
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.palospark.org

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 / 41.66556; -87.83667 (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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