Deerfield (Illinois)

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Deerfield
Deerfield Historic Village
Deerfield Historic Village
location
Deerfield (Illinois)
Deerfield
Deerfield
Basic data
Foundation : 1835/1903
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Lake County, Cook County
Coordinates : 42 ° 10 ′  N , 87 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 10 ′  N , 87 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 18,946 (as of 2017)
Population density : 1,315.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 14.5 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 14.4 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Postal code : 60015
Area code : +1 847
FIPS : 17-18992
GNIS ID : 418075
Website : www.ci.deerfield.il.us

Deerfield is a village in Cook County and Lake County in the state of Illinois in the United States . It's about 25 miles north of Chicago and has the character of a suburb. The population was 18,225 at the 2010 census. Deerfield is home to several large corporations and is one of the wealthiest localities in Illinois and the Midwest .

The place is connected to Chicago by METRA .

history

Originally settled by the Potawatomi Indians, the area was settled by Horace Lamb and Jacob B. Cadwell in 1835 and named Cadwell's Corner. A shopping center on Cadwell's Farm on Waukegan Road and Lake Cook Road still bears that name. The area grew due to the navigable rivers in the area, particularly the Des Plaines River and the Chicago River. Around 1840 the name of the city was changed to "Leclair". Within a decade, settler John Millen proposed another name change to Deerfield to honor his hometown of Deerfield , Massachusetts , and the large number of deer that live in the area.

In 1847 the first school was founded in Deerfield. The village was incorporated in 1903 when its population was around 400. In the early 20th century, the town experienced rapid population growth as part of the Chicago metropolitan area . Since the early 1980s, Deerfield has seen a large influx of Jews , Asians, and Greeks, giving the community a more diverse cultural and ethnic makeup. In 1985 President Ronald Reagan visited the town.

population

An estimate for 2017 found that Deerfield had 18,946 residents. The population consisted of 16,905 (89.6%) Whites , 832 (4.4%) Asians , 117 (0.6%) African Americans, and 8 (0.04%) Native Americans , 82 (0.4%) came from other races, and 110 (0.6%) were from two or more races. 548 people (5.2%) were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The median household income was more than double the Illinois average and the poverty rate was just 1.7% of the population (2017).

economy

In 1982, a 131 acre district with tax breaks was opened along Lake Cook Road, which encouraged business development. Other factors that favored the establishment of businesses along the corridor included the abundance of open space and the district's proximity to the Chicago Loop and O'Hare International Airport . From 1987 office rental activity in Deerfield increased enormously and new office buildings were built. Deerfield is now the headquarters of Baxter Healthcare , Beam, Big Apple Bagels , CF Industries , Consumers Digest , Caterpillar , Così , Fortune Brands Home & Security , Mondelēz International , United Stationers and Walgreens Boots Alliance.In 2017, Walgreens employed 6,500 people at headquarters, making it the largest employer in town. The Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical operates a research center in Deerfield.

education

The village has several public and private schools. The Deerfield High School is one of the best high schools in Illinois.

Sons and daughters

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Village History. The village of Deerfield, accessed February 12, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Deerfield, IL. In: Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
  3. ^ Remarks to Employees at the Kitchens of Sara Lee in Deerfield, Illinois. In: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Deerfield, Illinois (IL 60062) profiles: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: City-Data.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
  5. ↑ 20 Best Biggest Companies to Work for in Deerfield, IL. Zippia, accessed February 27, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 2012 Illinois school report cards - Top 50 high schools in Chicagoland. In: Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on December 10, 2012 .;