Elmwood Park, Illinois

Elmwood Park, Illinois
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Saint Celestine Catholic Parish
Saint Celestine Catholic Parish
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Location of Elmwood Park in Cook County, Illinois
Location of Elmwood Park in Cook County, Illinois
Elmwood Park is located in Greater Chicago
Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park
Location within Greater Chicago
Elmwood Park is located in Illinois
Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park
Location within Illinois
Elmwood Park is located in the United States
Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°55′21″N 87°48′56″W / 41.92250°N 87.81556°W / 41.92250; -87.81556
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipLeyden
Incorporated1914
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • PresidentAngelo Saviano
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2)
 • Land1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
24,521
 • Density12,849.0/sq mi (4,961.04/km2)
Standard of living (2009-11)
 • Per capita income$26,133
 • Median home value$341,400
ZIP code
60707[2]
Area code(s)708
Geocode17-23724
FIPS code17-23724
GNIS ID2398817
Websitewww.elmwoodpark.org

Elmwood Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,521 at the 2020 census. The community has long maintained a large Italian American population, with a more recent influx of Hispanic and Latino Americans.

History

Elmwood Park was incorporated as a village in early April 1914 in order to prevent annexation by the greater city of Chicago. Today, one can still see evidence of a minority of landowners, or share farmers, who voted for annexation to the city in 1915 by the odd chunk taken out of Elmwood Park's northeast corner, which kept the community from achieving a full square rectangular border.[3]

At the turn of the century, urban dwellers would take a train on the Milwaukee Road, (which is now Canadian Pacific) westward out of the harsh concrete city for family picnics at the "Elm-Wood-Park", which was an ancient "grove of majestic 180 year old Elms" found near 72nd Ave/Harlem and Irving Park Road.[4] Taking advantage of the park's provenance, a new cemetery was named Elmwood, while the closest train stop to both cemetery and park in unincorporated Marwood/Ellsworth became identified with the official name of "Elmwood Park". During the pressure era of incorporation a decade later, the village's founding representatives thought it most ideal to legally title the community after the stop, and after the namesake elm, which is a native, locally evolved, riparian prairie "bottomland" tree species.

Russell's Barbecue, the oldest continuously operating barbecue restaurant in Chicagoland, is located in Elmwood Park.[5]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elmwood Park has a total area of 1.91 square miles (4.95 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19201,380—
193011,270716.7%
194013,68921.5%
195018,80137.3%
196023,86626.9%
197026,1609.6%
198024,016−8.2%
199023,206−3.4%
200025,4059.5%
201024,883−2.1%
202024,521−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Racial and ethnic composition

Elmwood Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[8] Pop 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 21,490 17,929 14,075 84.59% 72.05% 57.40%
Black or African American alone (NH) 129 398 658 0.51% 1.60% 2.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 20 24 24 0.08% 0.10% 0.10%
Asian alone (NH) 522 570 732 2.05% 2.29% 2.99%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 6 1 7 0.02% 0.00% 0.03%
Other race alone (NH) 9 21 51 0.04% 0.08% 0.21%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 431 211 375 1.70% 0.85% 1.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,798 5,729 8,599 11.01% 23.02% 35.07%
Total 25,405 24,883 24,521 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Elmwood Park had a population of 24,521.[11][12]

The median age was 41.6 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.[11]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[13]

There were 9,545 households, including 5,979 families, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.3% were married-couple households, 18.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]

There were 10,068 housing units, of which 5.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%.[11][12]

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the village was $63,312, and the median income for a family was $84,159. Males had a median income of $40,257 versus $34,548 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,248. About 4.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Elmwood Park's public schools are operated under Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401. The schools include:

High school

Middle school

  • Elm Middle School

Elementary schools

  • John Mills Elementary School
  • Elmwood Elementary School

Transportation

Elmwood Park is accessible via Elmwood Park station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin, Illinois, and Chicago Union Station. Pace and CTA provide bus service on multiple routes connecting Elmwood Park to destinations across the region.[14]

Sister city

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Elmwood Park IL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1916. Vol. 32. The Chicago Daily News Company. 1915. p. 569. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Elmwood Park". Visit Oak Park. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ Block, Daniel R.; Rosing, Howard B. (September 3, 2015). Chicago: A Food Biography. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4422-2727-9.
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Elmwood Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elmwood Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elmwood Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  12. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  13. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  14. ↑ "RTA System Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  15. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1981–1982,' Biographical Sketch of Elmer * W. Conti, pg. 104
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