Elmhurst, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1910 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| Counties : |
Cook County DuPage County |
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| Coordinates : | 41 ° 54 ′ N , 87 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
46,013 (status: 2010) 9,572,572 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 1,736.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 26.7 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.5 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 210 m | ||
| Postal code : | 60126 | ||
| Area code : | +1 630 and 331 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-23620 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 02394673 | ||
| Website : | www.elmhurst.org | ||
| Mayor : | Peter DiCianni | ||
Elmhurst is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County and Cook County , Illinois , United States . According to the 2008 census, there were 46 013 residents in the city.
history
Members of the Potawatomi tribe who settled along Salt Creek south of where the city was to develop are the first known residents of the area. Around 1836 European immigrants settled on parcels of the same creek. In 1842, Gerry Bates from Ohio planted a parish on a plot of treeless land on the future city center .
sons and daughters of the town
- Mike Allemana (* 1969), jazz musician
- Marilyn Perkins Biery (* 1959), church musician and composer
- Catherine E. Coulson (1943-2015), actress
- John F. Hartwig (* 1964), chemist
- Rachel Melvin (* 1985), film and television actress
- Senta Moses (* 1973), actress
- Kelsey Robinson (born 1992), volleyball player
- Kenneth Roth (* 1955), attorney and executive director of Human Rights Watch since 1993
- Garret Sparks (* 1993), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Tom Tallitsch (* 1974), jazz musician
- Larry Stefanki (* 1957), tennis player and coach
Web links
Commons : Elmhurst, Illinois - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Factfinder 2 , Factfinder 2
- ↑ a b Elmhurst Origins . Retrieved January 17, 2013.