Editing Norridge, Illinois


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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Norridge, Illinois
| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_flag = Norridge Flag.gif
| image_seal = Norridge Logo.png
| seal_type = wordmark
| nickname = 
| motto = The Community of "Compassion, Care, Hope" 
| image_map = File:Cook County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Norridge Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location of Norridge in Cook County, Illinois.
| pushpin_map = United States Chicago Greater#Illinois#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Norridge
| coordinates = {{coord|41|57|54|N|87|49|26|W|region:US-IL_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = [[Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois|Leyden]]
| established_title = Founded
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Daniel Tannhauser
| leader_title1 = Village President
| 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 |access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 4.68
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.81
| area_land_km2 = 4.68
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.81
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total = 15251
| population_density_km2 = 3257.39
| population_density_sq_mi = 8435.29
| demographics2_title1 = 
| demographics2_info1 = 
| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = −6
| timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = −5
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code = 60706
| postal2_code_type = 
| postal2_code = 
| area_code_type = 
| area_codes = [[area codes 708 and 464|708/464]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| website = {{URL|www.villageofnorridge.com}}
}}

'''Norridge''' is a village in [[Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois|Leyden Township]], [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. The village and its neighbor to the east, [[Harwood Heights, Illinois|Harwood Heights]], together form an [[enclave]] within the city of [[Chicago]]. Norridge is sometimes referred to as the "Island Within a City". The area that would eventually become Norridge was settled by farmers in 1830. The first names of what would become Norridge were "Goat Village", due to a local resident's [[goat]] farm, and "Swamp" due to a lack of streets and the area's swamp-like conditions. Norridge's early borders were Ozanam Ave, Olcott Avenue, Irving Park Road, and Montrose Avenue. In 1948, a local improvement association incorporated Norridge as a village, stymieing an effort by Chicago to annex the area.

==Name origin==
The name "Norridge" was suggested by resident Mrs. Link. "Nor" comes from [[Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois|Norwood Park Township]], and "Ridge" comes from the nearby suburb of [[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=Village History |url=https://www.villageofnorridge.com/resident-information/village-history |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=www.villageofnorridge.com}}</ref> Norridge is sometimes referred to as the "Island Within a City".<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/569.html Harwood Heights, IL<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 

==History==
Farmers first established settlements in the area in the 1830s.
Located in Norwood Park Township, the first names of what would become Norridge were "Goat Village", due to a local resident's [[goat]] farm, and "Swamp" due to a lack of streets and the area's swamp-like conditions.<ref name="Ency Chicago">{{cite web |title=Norridge |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/896.html |website=Encyclopedia of Chicago |access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref> Norridge began as an {{convert|80|acre|m2|adj=on}} subdivision that ran from Ozanam Avenue in the west to Olcott Avenue in the east and from Irving Park Road in the south to Montrose Avenue in the north. In 1948, a local improvement association incorporated Norridge as a village, stymieing an effort by Chicago to annex the area.<ref name="Keating Guide">{{cite book|last=Durkin Keating|first=Ann|title=Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs: A Historical Guide|page=234|date=November 15, 2008|publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]]|isbn=9780226428833|access-date=December 21, 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGdeqmlow_kC}}</ref>
The 1950s was a decade of growth and development, encouraged by the paving of sidewalks, streets, and curbs, and the installation of storm and sanitary sewers. In 1954 Norridge annexed land north from Montrose to Lawrence.<ref name="Keating Guide"/>

Norridge borders the [[Cook County Forest Preserves]] and was home to several horse stables, including Happy Days Stables at Montrose and Cumberland. Most of the stables were gone by the late 1970s.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

==Geography==
Norridge is located at {{Coord|41|57|54|N|87|49|26|W|type:city}} (41.965030, -87.823859).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Norridge has a total area of {{convert|1.81|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |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}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 3428
|1960= 14087
|1970= 17113
|1980= 16483
|1990= 14459
|2000= 14582
|2010= 14572
|2020= 15251
|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}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Norridge 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 – Norridge village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1753377&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) – Norridge village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1753377&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – Norridge village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1753377&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13,492
|12,745
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,234
|92.53%
|87.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80.22%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|13
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60
|0.09%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.05%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|396
|574
|style='background: #ffffe6; |910
|2.72%
|3.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.97%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|10
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.07%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|109
|94
|style='background: #ffffe6; |207
|0.75%
|0.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|553
|1,073
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,790
|3.79%
|7.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.74%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''14,582'''
|'''14,572'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''15,251'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The population was 15,251 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Explore Census Data">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1753377 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The population density was {{Convert|8,435.29|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 5,956 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|3,294.25|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 82.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 11.74% of the population.

The village's age distribution consisted of 18.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $78,300, and the median income for a family was $93,170. Males had a median income of $58,365 versus $39,837 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $36,959. About 1.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
As of the 2023 elections, the current elected officials of the Village of Norridge are: The current President of Norridge is Daniel Tannhauser.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/villageofnorridge/posts/1359181210886892|title=Norridge Facebook page|website=[[Facebook]] }}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=August 2022}}</ref>

*Daniel Tannhauser – President (since 2019)
*Gabriela Krasinski – Clerk (since 2021)
*Donald Gelsomino – Trustee (since 2011)
*William Larson – Trustee (since 2019)
*Jack Bielak – Trustee (since 2019)
*Andrew Ronstadt – Trustee (since 2019)
*Debra Budnik – Trustee (since 2021)
*Frankie "Boom Boom" Avino Jr. – Trustee (since 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villageofnorridge.com/government/administration-department/village-president-and-board-of-trustees-copy-237|title = Village President and Board of Trustees &#124; Village of Norridge}}</ref>

==Education==

===Public schools===
Public elementary school districts serving Norridge include:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.villageofnorridge.com/resident_information/Schools.asp |title=Village of Norridge, Illinois – Schools<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=May 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513021825/http://www.villageofnorridge.com/resident_information/Schools.asp |archive-date=May 13, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17031_cook/DC20SD_C17031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, IL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|pages=3, 6 (PDF pp. 4,7/13)|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Pennoyer Elementary School District 79]]<!--ELM 31200--><ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Pennoyer Elementary School District 79|url=https://www.pennoyerschool.org/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=www.pennoyerschool.org|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Norridge School District 80]]<!--ELM 28650--><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home - Norridge School District 80|url=https://www.norridge80.net/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=www.norridge80.net|language=en-US}}</ref> (James Giles School and John V. Leigh School)
* [[Union Ridge School District 86]]<!--ELM 39780--><ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Union Ridge School District 86, a K-8 public school in Harwood Heights, Illinois|url=https://www.urs86.org/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=www.urs86.org|language=en}}</ref>

Public high school districts include:<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/>
* [[Maine Township High School District 207]]<!--SEC 24090--> ([[Maine South High School]])
* [[Ridgewood High School (Illinois)|Ridgewood High School]] District 234<!--SEC 33720-->

===Churches===
* Divine Savior Church (Merged with St. Eugene Church and Our Lady Mother of the Church)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archdiocese of Chicago Provides Update on Two Renew My Church Groupings |url=https://www.archchicago.org/news-release/-/article/2022/01/27/archdiocese-of-chicago-provides-update-on-two-renew-my-church-groupin-1 |access-date=December 22, 2022 |website=Archdiocese of Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[http://www.divinesaviornorridge.com Divine Savior Church]</ref>

===Libraries===
[[Eisenhower Public Library District]] serves [[Harwood Heights, Illinois|Harwood Heights]] and Norridge.

==Transportation==
Bus service in the village is provided by both [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] and [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Bruce Artwick]], creator of the first consumer [[flight simulator]] software; founder of [[Sublogic]]<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://cs.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/newsletters/spring96.pdf|title=Bruce Artwick is still flying|journal=Department of Computer Science Alumni News|publisher=[[University of Illinois]]|year=1996|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Nicholas Calabrese]], the first [[made man]] ever to testify against the [[Chicago Outfit]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Top loan shark's brother sentenced for role in racket |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|page=3|date=August 28, 1997|access-date=March 11, 2017|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/08/28/top-loan-sharks-brother-sentenced-for-role-in-racket/}}</ref>
* [[James Fotopoulos]], independent filmmaker of over 100 films, including ''[[Christabel (film)|Christabel]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0288188/|title=James Fotopoulos|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
* [[Robert F. Martwick Jr.]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois Senate]]; formerly a Norridge trustee<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=101&MemberID=2769|title = Illinois General Assembly – Senator Biography}}</ref>
* [[Gene Nudo]], head coach of the [[Arizona Rattlers]], then of the [[Arena Football League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fenwickfriars.com/athletics/teams/gene-nudo-bio/ |title=Gene Nudo Bio {{!}} Fenwick High School |website=www.fenwickfriars.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202112943/http://www.fenwickfriars.com/athletics/teams/gene-nudo-bio |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jeff Schroeder (television personality)|Jeff Schroeder]], season 11 and season 13 contestant on ''[[Big Brother (American TV series)|Big Brother]]'', season 16 contestant on ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''
* [[Dino Stamatopoulos]], comedy writer, actor and producer (''Mr. Show'', ''TV Funhouse'', ''Mad TV'', ''The Dana Carvey Show'', ''Late Show with David Letterman'' and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'')
* [[Joseph A. Tunzi]], author, publisher, self-publisher, producer, archivist, researcher and historian; has been described as "one of the foremost authorities on [[Elvis Presley]]"<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17 |title = Making The Brand – What Would Elvis Think? Reaction Is Mixed For Viagra Ad Set To Famed Presley Tune |last = Paoletta |first = Michael |publisher = John Kilcullen |date = August 18, 2007 |magazine = Billboard |access-date= January 12, 2013 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Chicago}}
* [http://www.villageofnorridge.com/ Village of Norridge official website]

{{Cook County, Illinois}}
{{Chicagoland}}
{{Geographic Location
 | Center = Norridge, Illinois
 | North = [[Edison Park, Chicago]]
 | Northeast = [[Norwood Park, Chicago|Norwood Park]], [[Chicago]]
 | East = [[Harwood Heights, Illinois|Harwood Heights]]
 | Southeast = [[Portage Park, Chicago]]
 | South = [[Dunning, Chicago|Dunning]], [[Chicago]]
 | Southwest = [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]]
 | West = [[O'Hare, Chicago|O'Hare]], [[Chicago]]
 | Northwest = [[Des Plaines]]
}}

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[[Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Enclaves in the United States]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]