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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!--.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = [[Village]] | image_skyline = File:Chicago vicinity, Elmwood Park, Saint Celestine Catholic Parish - summer 1981 (kościół parafialny p.w. św. Celestyna).jpg | image_size = 200px | image_caption = Saint Celestine Catholic Parish | image_flag = Flag of Elmwood Park, Illinois.png | flag_alt = | image_seal = Elmwood Part logo.png | seal_type = logo | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Cook County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Elmwood Park Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location of Elmwood Park in Cook County, Illinois. | pushpin_map = United States Chicago Greater#Illinois#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label = Elmwood Park | coordinates = {{coord|41|55|21|N|87|48|56|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = [[County (United States)|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Civil township|Township]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois|Leyden]] | established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = 1914 | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]] | leader_party = | leader_title = [[President (government title)#Sub-national|President]] | leader_name = [[Angelo Saviano]] | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes =<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022|archive-date=March 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315130646/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|url-status=live}}</ref> | area_urban_footnotes = <!--<ref> </ref> --> | area_rural_footnotes = <!--<ref> </ref> --> | area_metro_footnotes = <!--<ref> </ref> --> | area_magnitude = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink --> | area_note = | area_water_percent = 0 | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = <!-- square miles --> | area_total_sq_mi = 1.91 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.91 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | area_blank2_sq_mi = <!-- acres --> | area_total_acre = | area_land_acre = | area_water_acre = | area_urban_acre = | area_rural_acre = | area_metro_acre = | area_blank1_acre = | area_blank2_acre = | length_mi = | width_mi = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 24521 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_density_sq_mi = 12851.68 | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 60707<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/60707|title=Elmwood Park IL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 26, 2023|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203130247/https://www.zipdatamaps.com/60707|url-status=live}}</ref> | area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|<span style="white-space:nowrap;">Area code(s)</span>]] | area_code = 708 | iso_code = | geocode = {{FIPS|17|23724}} | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID | blank1_info = {{GNIS4|2398817}} | website = {{URL|www.elmwoodpark.org}} | footnotes = <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = Standard of living ([[American Community Survey|2009-11]]) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = [[Per capita income]] | demographics1_info1 = $26,133 | demographics1_title2 = [[Real estate appraisal|Median home value]] | demographics1_info2 = $341,400 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 17-23724 | area_total_km2 = 4.94 | area_land_km2 = 4.94 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | population_density_km2 = 4961.04 }} '''Elmwood Park''' is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 24,521 at the 2020 census. The community has long maintained a large [[Italian American]] population, with a more recent influx of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans]]. == History == Elmwood Park was incorporated as a village in early April 1914 in order to prevent annexation by the greater city of Chicago. Today one can still see evidence of a minority of landowners, or share farmers who voted for annexation to the city in 1915 by the odd chunk taken out of Elmwood Park's northeast corner, which kept the community from achieving a full square rectangular border.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWpEAQAAMAAJ&q=chicago+elmwood+park+annexation&pg=PA569|title=The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1916|year=1915|volume=32|publisher=The Chicago Daily News Company|page=569|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316171147/https://books.google.com/books?id=HWpEAQAAMAAJ&q=chicago+elmwood+park+annexation&pg=PA569|url-status=live}}</ref> At the turn of the century, urban dwellers would take a train on the [[Milwaukee Road]], (which is now [[Canadian Pacific]]) westward out of the harsh concrete city for family picnics at the "Elm-Wood-Park," which was an ancient "Grove of majestic 180 year old Elms" found near 72nd Ave/Harlem and Irving Park Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitoakpark.com/explore-the-area/oak-park-area-communities/elmwood-park/|publisher=Visit Oak Park|title=Elmwood Park|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225211551/https://www.visitoakpark.com/explore-the-area/oak-park-area-communities/elmwood-park/|url-status=live}}</ref> Taking advantage of the park's provenance, a new cemetery was named Elmwood, while the closest train stop to both cemetery and park in unincorporated Marwood/Ellsworth became identified with the official name of "Elmwood Park." During the pressure era of incorporation a decade later, the village's founding representatives thought it most ideal to legally title the community after the stop, and after the namesake elm, which is a native, locally evolved, riparian prairie "bottomland" tree species. [[Russell's Barbecue]], the oldest continuously operating barbecue restaurant in Chicagoland, is located in Elmwood Park.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Block |first1=Daniel R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IslRCgAAQBAJ&dq=chicago+barbecue+lem&pg=PA73 |title=Chicago: A Food Biography |last2=Rosing |first2=Howard B. |date=September 3, 2015 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-2727-9 |pages=73 |language=en}}</ref> == Geography == According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elmwood Park has a total area of {{convert|1.91|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau|title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref> == Demographics == {{US Census population | 1920= 1380 | 1930= 11270 | 1940= 13689 | 1950= 18801 | 1960= 23866 | 1970= 26160 | 1980= 24016 | 1990= 23206 | 2000= 25405 | 2010= 24883 | 2020= 24521 | footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1723724 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414010101/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1723724 |url-status=live }}</ref> there were 24,521 people, 9,223 households, and 5,979 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|12,851.68|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 10,068 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|5,276.73|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 63.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.98% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 13.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 35.07% of the population. There were 9,223 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.55% were married couples living together, 12.43% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.17% were non-families. 32.53% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.73% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 2.61. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 28% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $63,312, and the median income for a family was $84,159. Males had a median income of $40,257 versus $34,548 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $31,248. About 4.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ '''Elmwood Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> ! Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> ! Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Elmwood Park village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1723724&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=}}</ref> ! Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elmwood Park village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1723724&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> ! {{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Western Springs village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1723724&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> ! % 2000 ! % 2010 ! {{partial|% 2020}} |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) | 21,490 | 17,929 | style='background: #ffffe6; |14,075 | 84.59% | 72.05% | style='background: #ffffe6; |57.40% |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) | 129 | 398 | style='background: #ffffe6; |658 | 0.51% | 1.60% | style='background: #ffffe6; |2.68% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) | 20 | 24 | style='background: #ffffe6; |24 | 0.08% | 0.10% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) | 522 | 570 | style='background: #ffffe6; |732 | 2.05% | 2.29% | style='background: #ffffe6; |2.99% |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) | 6 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; |7 | 0.02% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03% |- | [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) | 9 | 21 | style='background: #ffffe6; |51 | 0.04% | 0.08% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) | 431 | 211 | style='background: #ffffe6; |375 | 1.70% | 0.85% | style='background: #ffffe6; |1.53% |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) | 2,798 | 5,729 | style='background: #ffffe6; |8,599 | 11.01% | 23.02% | style='background: #ffffe6; |35.07% |- | '''Total''' | '''25,405''' | '''24,883''' | style='background: #ffffe6; |'''24,521''' | '''100.00%''' | '''100.00%''' | style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} == Education == Elmwood Park's public schools are operated under Illinois Community Unit School District #401. The schools include: '''High school''' * [[Elmwood Park High School]] '''Middle school''' * Elm Middle School '''Elementary schools''' * John Mills Elementary School * Elmwood Elementary School == Transportation == Elmwood Park is accessible via [[Elmwood Park station]] on [[Metra]]'s [[Milwaukee District West Line]], which provides daily rail service between [[Elgin, Illinois]], and [[Chicago Union Station]]. [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] and [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] provide bus service on multiple routes connecting Elmwood Park to destinations across the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> == Sister city == * {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Frosinone]], [[Lazio]], [[Italy]] (from 1996) == Village Presidents == # Carl E. Johnson Jr.: 1914–1915 # Merritt B. Marwood: 1915–1920 # Adolph H. Bracher: 1921–1923 # John R. Beck: 1924–1929 # Gerald R. Howe: 1929–1931 # Charles P. Hoehamer: 1931–1933 # Thomas Careyd: 1933–1935 # John A. Cullerton: 1935–1948 # Adam J. Roulo: 1948–1953 # [[Elmer W. Conti]]: 1953–1985 # Don Storino: 1985–1987 #Richard G. Torpe: 1987–1989 # [[Peter N. Silvestri]]: 1989–2013 # [[Angelo Saviano]]: since 2013 == Notable people == <!-- Note: · Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. · The article must mention how they are associated with <city name>, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Please sort alphabetically by last name. · ALL OTHERS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DELETED WITHOUT EXPLANATION! --> * [[Elmer W. Conti]], Illinois businessman and politician<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1981–1982,' Biographical Sketch of Elmer * W. Conti, pg. 104</ref> * [[John Giannini]], college basketball coach * [[Lee Loughnane]], trumpet player and founding member of the rock band [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] * [[Jeff Mauro]], television personality, [[Food Network]] * [[Ray Nitschke]], linebacker for the [[Green Bay Packers]], member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Wikivoyage|Elmwood Park}} * [http://www.elmwoodpark.org Village of Elmwood Park official website] * [http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Feppl Fifty Years of Life in Elmwood Park], at Illinois Digital Archives * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/elmwoodparklocalhistory/ Eppllocalhistory Photostream] at Flickr.com * [https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/chi-photo-gallery-a-history-of-elmwood-park-20131206-photogallery.html Chicago Tribune Photo gallery: A history of Elmwood Park] {{Geographic location | Centre = Elmwood Park | North = [[Dunning, Chicago]] | Northeast = [[Montclare, Chicago]] | East = [[Austin, Chicago]] | Southeast = [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]] | South = [[River Forest, Illinois|River Forest]] | Southwest =[[Melrose Park, Illinois|Melrose Park]] | West =[[River Grove, Illinois|River Grove]] | Northwest = [[O'Hare, Chicago]] }} {{Cook County, Illinois}} {{Chicagoland}} {{Illinois}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Italian-American culture in Illinois]] [[Category:Little Italys in the United States]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1914]] [[Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois]] [[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]] [[Category:1914 establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:Polish-American culture in Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Illinois]]
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