Glendale Heights, Illinois

Chicagoland municipality
muni-name = Glendale Heights
muni = Village
date = 1959
state = Illinois
county = DuPage
township = Bloomingdale
gov = Council-manager
head_label = President
gov_head = Linda Jackson
pop = 31,765
status = up
percent = 13.56
prevyear = 1990
density-km = 2,271.2
density-mi = 5,877.8
white = 41.79
black = 12.84
hispanic = 28.39
asian = 19.97
islander = 0.08
native = 0.30
other = 8.11
zips = 60139
acode = 630 and 331
area-km = 14.0
area-mi = 5.4
pci = 21,911
geocode = 29730
mhi = 56,285
mnhv = 139,800 (2000)
mhv = 142,711
website = www.glendaleheights.org

Glendale Heights is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 31,765 at the 2000 census.

History

Glendale Heights was a small farming community known as Cloverdale up until the 1950s, with a population of just 104 in 1959. On June 16, 1959, a petition was filed and on July 13, the village became incorporated. The first election was held later on that summer on August 2.

The town was originally named "Glendale" as it was between Glen Ellyn and Bloomingdale, but after a conflict arose with the small town of Glendale in Southern Illinois, the city decided in March 1960 to add the term Heights, in reference to its different topographies, thus becoming Glendale Heights.

Geography

Glendale Heights is located at coor dms|41|55|13|N|88|4|44|W|city (41.920228, -88.078918)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 31,765 people, 10,791 households, and 7,596 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,877.8 people per square mile (2,271.2/km²). There were 11,105 housing units at an average density of 2,054.9/sq mi (794.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 63.79% White, 4.84% African American, 0.30% Native American, 19.97% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 8.11% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.39% of the population. Glendale Heights has large Filipino and Asian Indian communities. [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US60139&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on]

There were 10,791 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.54.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,285, and the median income for a family was $64,115. Males had a median income of $40,830 versus $30,132 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,911. About 4.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Celebrity Ties

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan was raised in Glendale Heights. He has immortalized suburban isolation in both his music and poetry.

References

External links

* [http://www.glendaleheights.org/ Village Website]
* [http://www.nwburbs.net A Community Message Board for the Northwest Suburbs]
* [http://www.glensidepld.org/GeneralInformation_New/Overview.htm Glenside Public Library (Public Library for Glendale Heights)]