Park Ridge, Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1873 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Cook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 1 ′ N , 87 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
37,480 (status: 2010) 9,461,105 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 2,041.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.36 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 196 m | ||
| Postal code : | 60068 | ||
| Area code : | +1 847, 224 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-57875 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 415386 | ||
| Website : | www.parkridge.us | ||
| Mayor : | David Schmidt | ||
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Park Ridge is a town (with the status " City ") in Cook County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 , Park Ridge had 37,480 residents.
Park Ridge is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .
geography
Park Ridge is located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago on the east bank of the Des Plaines River , one of the two headwaters of the Illinois River, which flows into the Mississippi . The city is located at 42 ° 00'43 "north latitude and 87 ° 50'30" west longitude and extends over 18.36 km². Park Ridge is predominantly in Maine Township , but also extends into Leyden and Norwood Park Township .
Neighboring locations to Park Ridge are Glenview (on the northern city limits), Morton Grove (7.9 km northeast), Niles (on the eastern and northeastern city limits), the Chicago area (on the southeastern city limits), Harwood Heights and Norridge ( on the southern city limits), Rosemont (on the southwestern city limits) and Des Plaines (on the western city limits).
Downtown Chicago is 16 miles to the southeast, Rockford is 75 miles to the west-northwest, Wisconsin's capital Madison is 13 miles to the northwest, and Milwaukee is 76 miles to the north.
traffic
Interstate 294 runs along the western outskirts of Park Ridge and joins Interstate 94 north of the city and is the fastest route from Chicago to Milwaukee. The southern edge of Park Ridge is formed by Interstate 90 , the longest interstate highway in the country at 4958 km . On the southern outskirts of Park Ridge, at the confluence with Illinois State Route 72, is the northern terminus of Illinois State Route 171 . All other roads are subordinate routes as well as inner-city connecting roads.
With the Union Pacific / Northwest Line , a line of METRA , a local transport system in the greater Chicago area comparable to a German S-Bahn, runs through the center of Park Ridge. There are two METRA stops within the city: Park Ridge and Dee Road .
The O'Hare International Airport of Chicago is located 9.5 km southwest of Park Ridge.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Park Ridge had 37,480 people in 14,118 households. The population density was 2041.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.62 people in each of the 14,118 households.
The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 3.7 percent Asian and 1.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.7 percent of the population.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
Park Ridge is an affluent suburb of Chicago. The average annual income for a household was 90,177 USD . The per capita income was $ 43,766. 2.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Craig Anderson (born 1981) - ice hockey player, born in Park Ridge
- Karen Black (1939–2013) - actress, born and raised in Park Ridge
- John Bowler (* 1984), basketball player, born in Park Ridge
- Dave Butz (born 1950) - football player, attended school in Park Ridge
- John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951) - composer, born in Park Ridge
- Hillary Clinton (* 1947) - 67th US Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 , grew up in Park Ridge
- Gary Cole (born 1956) - actor, born in Park Ridge
- Harrison Ford (born 1942) - actor, attended school in Park Ridge
- Bill Hybels (born 1951) - founder and pastor of Willow Creek Community Church , was 1974-1975 youth pastor in Park Ridge
- Randy Hultgren (born 1966) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives , born in Park Ridge
- Dan Kotowski (* 1967) - Democratic Senator in Illinois
- Lindsay McPhail (1895–1965) - composer and pianist
- Michael Olson (born 1966) - Catholic Bishop of Fort Worth, born in Park Ridge
- Ray Ozzie (* 1955) - programmer and manager, grew up in Park Ridge
- John Pankow (born 1954) - actor who grew up in Park Ridge
- Carrie Snodgress (1945-2004) - actress, born in Park Ridge
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 18, 2013
- ^ NHL - Graig Anderson. Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Tribune.Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Tribune.Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ^ The Newberry - John Alden Carpenter. Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ↑ NARA - Biography ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ↑ TV Guide. Accessed February 18, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly.Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ^ The Seattle Times.Retrieved February 18, 2013
- ↑ OV Guide ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Retrieved February 18, 2013
