La Grange Park, Illinois
Encyclopedia
La Grange Park is a village in Cook County
, Illinois
, United States
. As of the 2000 census, the village, which is a suburb of Chicago
, population was 13,295.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 13,295 people, 5,432 households, and 3,516 families residing in the village. The population density
was 8,925 people per square mile. There were 5,560 housing units at an average density of 2,467.3 per square mile (954.1/km²). The racial makeup
of the village was 93.2% White, 3.1% African American
, 0.1% Native American
, 1.6% Asian
, 0% Pacific Islander
, .9% from other races
, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic
or Latino
of any race were 3.6% of the population.
The top five ancestries reported in La Grange Park as of the 2000 census were Irish
(22.6%), German
(22.0%), Polish
(16.1%), Italian
(11.7%) and Czech (10.0%).
There were 5,432 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples
living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $58,918, and the median income for a family was $76,441. Males had a median income of $55,023 versus $34,774 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $30,247. About 1.2% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
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The part-time Village President is James Discipio. He is a dentist by trade and practices in Berwyn, Illinois
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Some elementary and middle school students attend Brookfield-La Grange Park School District 95 which has two schools. Brook Park Elementary School serves students K-5, and is located in LaGrange Park, and S.E. Gross Middle School serves students 6-8, and is located at in Brookfield
. Also serving the Village is La Grange Elementary School District 102 which is composed of 4 elementary schools which are: Forest Road Elementary in La Grange Park, Ogden Avenue Elementary, and Cositt Elementary both located in La Grange
, and Congress Park Elementary in Brookfield, all serve grades K-6. Middle school students then move to La Grange Park Junior High in La Grange for grades 7-8. Barnsdale School is a full day kindergarten campus for children in District 102.
High school students from District 95 move onto Riverside Brookfield High School
District 208 located at 160 Ridgewood Rd in Riverside
. Students from District 102 go onto Lyons Township High School District 204.
Nazareth Academy
founded in 1900 by the Sisters of St. Joseph
, is a Catholic college preparatory high school located at 1209 W. Ogden Ave in La Grange Park, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
.
Chelcie Ross (born 26 October 1942) is an American character actor, notable for playing Eddie Harris in the movie Major League.
Allan B. Calhamer
, who invented Diplomacy
, a strategic board game invented in the 1950s that has been played ever since, progressing from board game, to postal mail
, to today's e-mail and internet-based play
. Calhamer grew up in La Grange Park, and lives there today.
Since 1977, the American Nuclear Society has had their headquarters in La Grange Park.
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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. As of the 2000 census, the village, which is a suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, population was 13,295.
Geography
La Grange Park is located at 41°49′47"N 87°52′9"W (41.829831, -87.869233).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 13,295 people, 5,432 households, and 3,516 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 8,925 people per square mile. There were 5,560 housing units at an average density of 2,467.3 per square mile (954.1/km²). The racial makeup
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of the village was 93.2% White, 3.1% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.1% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
, 1.6% Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
, 0% Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
, .9% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
or Latino
Latino
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of any race were 3.6% of the population.
The top five ancestries reported in La Grange Park as of the 2000 census were Irish
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
(22.6%), German
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
(22.0%), Polish
Polish American
A Polish American , is a citizen of the United States of Polish descent. There are an estimated 10 million Polish Americans, representing about 3.2% of the population of the United States...
(16.1%), Italian
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
(11.7%) and Czech (10.0%).
There were 5,432 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $58,918, and the median income for a family was $76,441. Males had a median income of $55,023 versus $34,774 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $30,247. About 1.2% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Government
La Grange Park is in Illinois' 3rd congressional districtIllinois' 3rd congressional district
The 3rd Congressional District of Illinois includes part of Cook County, and has been represented by Democrat Dan Lipinski since January 2005. The district was previously represented by his father Bill Lipinski beginning in 1993....
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The part-time Village President is James Discipio. He is a dentist by trade and practices in Berwyn, Illinois
Berwyn, Illinois
Berwyn is a city in Cook County, Illinois, co-existent with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1908 after breaking off from Cicero Township. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,016.-Demographics:...
.
Education
La Grange Park is served by two elementary, and two high school districts.Some elementary and middle school students attend Brookfield-La Grange Park School District 95 which has two schools. Brook Park Elementary School serves students K-5, and is located in LaGrange Park, and S.E. Gross Middle School serves students 6-8, and is located at in Brookfield
Brookfield, Illinois
Brookfield is a suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, west of downtown. The population was 19,085 at the 2000 census...
. Also serving the Village is La Grange Elementary School District 102 which is composed of 4 elementary schools which are: Forest Road Elementary in La Grange Park, Ogden Avenue Elementary, and Cositt Elementary both located in La Grange
La Grange, Illinois
La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 15,608 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, and Congress Park Elementary in Brookfield, all serve grades K-6. Middle school students then move to La Grange Park Junior High in La Grange for grades 7-8. Barnsdale School is a full day kindergarten campus for children in District 102.
High school students from District 95 move onto Riverside Brookfield High School
Riverside Brookfield High School
Riverside Brookfield High School is a public high school located in Riverside, IL. It serves the towns of Riverside, Brookfield, LaGrange Park, North Riverside and Broadview . The mascot of Riverside Brookfield is Rouser the Bulldog....
District 208 located at 160 Ridgewood Rd in Riverside
Riverside, Illinois
Riverside is an affluent suburban village in Cook County, Illinois. A significant portion of the village is in the Riverside Landscape Architecture District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. The population was 8,895 at the 2000 census...
. Students from District 102 go onto Lyons Township High School District 204.
Nazareth Academy
Nazareth Academy (La Grange Park, Illinois)
Nazareth Academy is a Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school located in LaGrange Park, Illinois, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It was founded in 1900 by the Sisters of St. Joseph.-History:...
founded in 1900 by the Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of St. Joseph
The title Sisters of St. Joseph applies to several Roman Catholic religious congregations of women. The largest and oldest of these was founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France...
, is a Catholic college preparatory high school located at 1209 W. Ogden Ave in La Grange Park, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...
.
Notable residents
John Williams (born John Fillipitch), October 19, 1959 is a radio talk show host at WGN (AM) in Chicago, Illinois. He has held several timeslots on WGN, including the 1–4 p.m. John Williams Experience until December 2008, Spike O'Dell's old 5–9 a.m. slot from December 2008 to June 2009, and the 9 a.m.–noon slot since June 2009.[1]Chelcie Ross (born 26 October 1942) is an American character actor, notable for playing Eddie Harris in the movie Major League.
Allan B. Calhamer
Allan B. Calhamer
Allan B. Calhamer invented the board game Diplomacy.A friend of Calhamer's recounted how, when they were boys in La Grange Park, Illinois, he and Calhamer "discovered in the attic a geography book that showed a map of Europe before World War I with the ... old boundaries." Years later, Calhamer...
, who invented Diplomacy
Diplomacy (game)
Diplomacy is a strategic board game created by Allan B. Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Its main distinctions from most board wargames are its negotiation phases and the absence of dice or other game elements that produce random effects...
, a strategic board game invented in the 1950s that has been played ever since, progressing from board game, to postal mail
Play-by-mail game
Play-by-mail games, sometimes known as "Play-by-post", are games, of any type, played through postal mail or e-mail. One example, chess, has been played by mail for centuries . Another example, Diplomacy, has been played by mail since the 1960s, starting with a printed newsletter written by John...
, to today's e-mail and internet-based play
Internet Diplomacy
Internet Diplomacy refers to any of a number of online implementations of Diplomacy, a board game in which seven players, each controlling one of the major European powers of the early 20th century, fight for control over Europe....
. Calhamer grew up in La Grange Park, and lives there today.
Since 1977, the American Nuclear Society has had their headquarters in La Grange Park.