Summit, IL

Summit, Illinois
Village
Village of Summit
Cement silos in Summit
Motto: Strength, Unity, Progress
Location of Summit in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°47′N 87°49′W / 41.783°N 87.817°W / 41.783; -87.817Coordinates: 41°47′N 87°49′W / 41.783°N 87.817°W / 41.783; -87.817
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Founded	1890
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Rodriguez
Area
• Total	2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2)
• Land	2.12 sq mi (5.49 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	11,054
• Estimate (2016)	11,314
• Density	5,339.31/sq mi (2,061.74/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s)	60501
Area code(s)	708
FIPS code	17-73638
Summit, Illinois
Website	www.thevillageofsummit.com

Summit (or Summit-Argo) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,054 at the 2010 census. The village is arguably best known as the setting to Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story "The Killers".

Summit is located at 41°47′N 87°49′W / 41.783°N 87.817°W / 41.783; -87.817 (41.7885, -87.8139).

According to the 2010 census, Summit has a total area of 2.257 square miles (5.85 km²), of which 2.12 square miles (5.49 km²) (or 93.93%) is land and 0.137 square miles (0.35 km²) (or 6.07%) is water. Most of "Summit" is in the floodplain of the Des Plaines River.

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,637 people, 3,356 households, and 2,416 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,008.7 people per square mile (1,937.2/km²). There were 3,552 housing units at an average density of 1,672.6 per square mile (646.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 63.31% White, 12.05% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 19.64% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.47% of the population, with Mexican Americans representing 44.3%.