Tinley Park, Illinois
| Tinley Park, Illinois | |
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 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°34′26″N 87°48′14″W / 41.57389°N 87.80389°WCoordinates: 41°34′26″N 87°48′14″W / 41.57389°N 87.80389°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Cook, Will |
| Townships | Bremen, Orland, Frankfort, Rich |
| Incorporated | 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Acting Mayor | David G. Seaman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.04 sq mi (41.5 km2) |
| • Land | 16.02 sq mi (41.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.12% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 56,703 |
| • Density | 3,539.5/sq mi (1,366.6/km2) |
| Standard of living (2009-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $31,576 |
| • Median home value | $244,500 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60477, 60478, and 60487 |
| Area code(s) | 708, 815 |
| Geocode | 75484 |
| Website | www |
Tinley Park is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. The population was 56,703 at the 2010 census. It is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago. In 2009, Tinley Park was selected by BusinessWeek as the best place to raise a family in America.
Records show that prior to European settlement, the area was primarily occupied by the Potawatomi tribe.
Settlement of the area which now comprises Tinley Park began in the 1820s by emigrants from the Eastern United States. German settlers became predominant in area by the 1840s, and the village was originally established in 1853 as "Bremen". Irish, English, Scottish, Canadian, and other American settlers were also common in the area.
In the late 19th century, railroads expanded rapidly, and the village happened to be located on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line. The influence of the railroad on Bremen was so great that, in 1890, its name was changed to Tinley Park in honor of the village's first railroad station agent, Samuel Tinley, Sr. Even the village's official incorporation took place at the train depot on June 27, 1892.
With the railroad came industry and commerce. 1905 saw the Diamond Spiral Washing Machine Company found its first factory in Tinley Park. Local businessmen established an electric utility in 1909. A bottling facility for soda was operated in Tinley Park until the 1950s. Inventor John Rauhoff developed and manufactured a waterproofing additive for cement called Ironite, later used in the construction of Hoover Dam. In the latter part of the 20th century, Tinley Park was, and remains to be, an area of rapid suburban expansion to the west and south of the original site, with over 11,000 housing units constructed between 1970 and 1994.
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