Winnetka, Illinois
| Winnetka, 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: 42°6′22″N 87°44′16″W / 42.10611°N 87.73778°WCoordinates: 42°6′22″N 87°44′16″W / 42.10611°N 87.73778°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | New Trier |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • President | Gene Graebel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.89 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.81 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 2.06% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,187 |
| • Density | 3,198.7/sq mi (1,235.0/km2) |
| Down 1.87% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $202,867 |
| • Median home value | $1,992,800 |
| Time zone | Central |
| ZIP code(s) | 60093 |
| Area code(s) | 847 and 224 |
| Geocode | 82530 |
| Website | www |
Winnetka (/wᵻˈnɛtkə/) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 16 miles north of downtown Chicago. The population was 12,187 at the 2010 census. In 2015, Winnetka was ranked the richest municipality in Illinois and the second richest in the United States (behind Scarsdale, New York). The area is one of the most exclusive and wealthy suburbs in the nation.
Winnetka is located at 42°6′22″N 87°44′16″W / 42.10611°N 87.73778°W (42.106227, −87.73801). Winnetka is located 650 feet (200 m) above sea level and has a magnetic declination of 3° 10' W. According to the 2010 census, Winnetka has a total area of 3.893 square miles (10.08 km2), of which 3.81 square miles (9.87 km2) (or 97.87%) is land and 0.083 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 2.13%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,187 people, 4,102 households, and 3,328 families residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 94.8% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2 % of the population.
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