Glendale Heights
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1959 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | DuPage County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 55 ′ N , 88 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
34,208 (status: 2010) 9,572,572 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 2,443.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 14 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 232 m | ||
| Postal code : | 60139 | ||
| Area code : | +1 630 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-29730 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 421826 | ||
| Website : | www.glendaleheights.org | ||
| Mayor : | Linda Jackson | ||
Glendale Heights is a municipality (with the status of "Village" ) in DuPage County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . The population was 34,208 at the 2010 census .
Glendale Heights is to the west of the Chicago metropolitan area .
geography
Glendale Heights has an area of approximately 14 km² and is located approximately 40 km west of Chicago and Lake Michigan .
history
Until the 1950s, the area was very agricultural. In 1959 the village had just 104 inhabitants.
On June 26, 1959, the city community applied for registration as a village. The first elections took place on August 2, 1959.
At first, the population in Glendale Heights was relatively slow, with the village only having 175 inhabitants in the 1960 census.
However, this changed very quickly and in 1962 the city already had 2,020 inhabitants, in 1969 - 10 years after the entry - this number had increased fivefold.
education
Glendale Heights is divided into two school districts. There are a number of schools in both school districts, ranging from preschool to secondary school .
Infrastructure
Due to its proximity to Chicago, Glendale Heights has an excellent infrastructure. The closest freeway is Interstate 355 , with both Interstate 88 and Interstate 90 nearby. The closest international airport is O'Hare International Airport .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Glendale Heights had 34,208 people in 11,582 households. The population density was 2,443.4 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 52.5 percent white, 5.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 22.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 30.7 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Statistically, there were 2.91 people each in 11,582 households.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 66.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.2 percent were 65 years or older. 49.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 63,490 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,620. 10.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Billy Corgan , guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Glendale Heights, IL ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 20, 2011
- ↑ Historical overview on the city page
- ↑ a b Historical overview
