Palos Park, Illinois

Chicagoland municipality
muni-name = Palos Park
muni = Village
date = 1914
state = Illinois
county = Cook
township = Palos
gov = Commission
head_label = Mayor
gov_head = John Mahoney
Commissioners: Nicole Milovich-WaltersJames Pavlatos, Dan Polk and Mary O'Connor
pop = 4,689
density-km = 479.0
density-mi = 1,241.8
status = up
percent = 11.67
prevyear = 1990
white = 97.16
black = 0.28
hispanic = 2.11
asian = 1.73
islander = 0.00
native = 0.04
other = 0.19
zips = 60464
acode = 708
area-km = 9.9
area-mi = 3.8
pci = 39,861
geocode = 57407
mhi = 78,450
mnhv = 274,100
mhv = 313,356 (2000)
website = www.palospark.org

Palos Park is an affluent village in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Palos Park is located at coor dms|41|39|56|N|87|50|12|W|city (41.665682, -87.836633)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.05%) is water. Commonly referred to as "Paradise."

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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/sq mi (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 ancentries 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%). [PDFlink| [http://censtats.census.gov/data/IL/1601757407.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Palos Park, Illinois] |38.8 KiB . U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-04-14.]

There were 1,802 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $115,450, and the median income for a family was $163,628. Males had a median income of $108,313 versus $100,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $65,861. About 3.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.1% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Most of Palos Park is in Illinois' 13th congressional district; a small area, principally that part of the village north of Cal Sag Road, is in the 3rd district.

The Village Council is composed of John Mahoney (Mayor; Liquor Control Commissioner), Mary O'Connor (Treasurer; Commissioner of Accounts & Finances), Nicole Milovich-Walters (Commissioner of Streets & Public Improvements; by Village Code also in charge of Recreation), Dan Polk (Commissioner of Public Health & Safety), and James Pavlatos (Commissioner of Building and Public Property). Carol Bryson is the elected Clerk. All six are elected at large to concurrent four year terms.

Transportation

Palos Park has a station on Metra's SouthWest Service, which provides daily rail service between Manhattan, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).

Places of interest

*McCord House Cultural Center
*Plush Horse Ice Cream Parlor
*The Children's Farm (www.thecenterpalos.org)
*Mill Creek

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