Libertyville, Illinois

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Libertyville
Libertyville, Illinois
Libertyville
Libertyville
Location in Illinois
Basic data
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Lake County
Coordinates : 42 ° 17 ′  N , 87 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 17 ′  N , 87 ° 58 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 20,315 (as of 2010)
Population density : 883.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 24.0 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 23.0 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 213 m
Postal code : 60048
Area code : +1 847, 224
FIPS : 17-43250
GNIS ID : 412036
Website : www.libertyville.com
Mayor : Terry Weppler

Libertyville is a municipality (with the status of "Village" ) in Lake County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen State of Illinois and a wealthy suburb of Chicago . At the 2010 census , Libertyville had 20,315 residents.

Libertyville is located in the north of the Chicago metropolitan area .

geography

Libertyville is around 8 km west of Lake Michigan , and downtown Chicago is around 60 km south-southeast. The Des Plaines River flows through Libertyville.

Surrounding villages

title

Libertyville was named the 52nd Best Residential Place by CNNMoney.com in 2007.

history

The Potawatomi Indians settled in the area of ​​Libertyville until August 1829 . Due to economic problems, they had to sell the land to the US government; then the price was $ 12,000, plus $ 12,000 in kind and 50 barrels of salt annually .

According to the treaty, the Potawatomi left the country in the mid-1830s. In 1835 the first non-indigenous resident, George Vardin, was able to settle in what would later become Libertyville. Vardin is said to have been an educated English migrant who lived in a hut with his wife and daughter. At this point is now part of the Cook Park. The village was named Vardin's Grove after Vardin .

During the 60th anniversary of the United States' Declaration of Independence in 1836, the city was renamed Independence Gove . The town's first doctor and lawyer began their duties the following year. For this it was necessary to create an infrastructure and so a post office was created, whereby another name change had to be carried out. Therefore the city named itself on April 16, 1837 in Libertyville .

Two years later the name was changed again; the new name was Burlington as it became the seat of Lake County . However, since the seat was moved to Little Fort (Waukegan is the Potawatomi word for Little Fort ), the name change was reversed. After that, the city name remained unchanged.

Libertyville's most famous building, the Cook Mansion was built in 1879 by Ansel Brainerd Cook. It's very close to where the Vardin Cabin was.

Infrastructure

As a suburb of Chicago, Libertyville has a very good infrastructure.

The O'Hare International Airport is the nearest airport.

The Interstate 94 passes directly through Libertyville; Interstate 88 , Interstate 90 and Interstate 43 are within easy reach. The Chicago Loop is approximately 45 minutes from Libertyville.

Libertyville has a metro station .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Libertyville had 20,315 people in 7,517 households. The population density was 883.3 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 90.1 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 5.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.1 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, 2.65 people lived in each of the 7,517 households.

27.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 102,493  USD . The per capita income was $ 49,216. 3.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

  • David Adler, architect
  • Marlon Brando (1924-2004), actor, Oscar winner
  • Julia Cameron, writer and artist
  • Donald A. Carson (* 1946), Evangelical Reformed theologian and New Testament scholar at the Trinity Evangelical Divinty School in Deerfield
  • Marietta DePrima, actress
  • Scot McKnight, North Park University religious scholar 1994–2012
  • Mary Morello, co-founder of the anti-licensing organization Parents for Rock and Rap
  • George F. Pond, Medal of Honor holder
  • Michael Simpson, writer
  • Adlai Ewing Stevenson junior (1900–1965), governor , presidential candidate
  • Mark Suppelsa, news anchor
  • Peter II (Yugoslavia) (1923-1970) was buried in Libertyville

music

Sports

  • Mike Marshall, baseball player
  • Brett Butler, baseball player

Attractions

Parks and lakes

Libertyville has several lakes and parks, such as B. Lake Minear, Butler Lake, Independence Grove, Charles Brown Park, Riverside Park, Butler Lake Park.

Library

The Libertyville Library was originally housed in the Cook Mansion . In 1968 a 3,100 m² building was added.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Libertyville, IL ( Memento of the original from May 8, 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 17, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  2. ↑ a b The Potawatomi Treaties. English
  3. ^ The Illinois Constitution of 1818, 19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us. Accessed January 4, 2008
  4. ↑ History of Cook Park  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.thinkquest.org  
  5. ↑ http://www.adlercenter.org/index.php/about-us/history/#Adlershome
  6. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-07-02/features/0007070469_1_libertyville-tom-morello-schoolteacher

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