Elmwood Park, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1914 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Cook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 55 ′ N , 87 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
24,883 (status: 2010) 9,572,572 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 5,078.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 192 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 708 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-23724 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 02398817 | ||
| Website : | www.elmwoodpark.org | ||
Elmwood Park is a place in Cook County in the US state of Illinois , about ten miles west of the Chicago Loop and southeast of the Leyden Township between Chicago and the Des Plaines River .
history
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In the 1840s, farmers were the first to settle in the area around what is now the town, which was then still called Orison. The laying of tracks by the Chicago & Pacific Railroad attracted speculators who bought up smaller farms and prepared the area for housing development. With the suppression of agriculture, the place was renamed Elmwood Park. and officially founded in 1914. The first mayor was Merritt Marwood.
In the years between 1920 and 1928 the place was further developed. A school, churches and a meeting house were built. The population continued to develop. After the Second World War, 18801 lived and in 1971 more than 27,000 inhabitants lived in the village.
Demographics
According to the census in 2010, there were 24,883 inhabitants in the village. 20.8% of the population was younger than 18 years, 13.9% was older than 65 years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Encyclopedia of Chicago, Elmwood Park, Illinois. Retrieved December 2, 2012 .
- ^ Elmwood Park History - Centered in Conti Circle. (No longer available online.) September 1, 2012, archived from the original on September 1, 2012 ; Retrieved December 2, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Elmwood Park village, Illinois QuickLinks. (No longer available online.) December 3, 2012, archived from the original on December 3, 2012 ; Retrieved December 2, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
