| Deer Park, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
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| Counties: | Lake, Cook | |||||||||||||||
| Township: | Ela | |||||||||||||||
| President: | Robert Kellermann | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP code(s): | 60010 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code(s): | 847 & 224 | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000): | 3,102 | |||||||||||||||
| Density: | 850.7/mi² (328.1/km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.7 mi² (9.5 km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Per capita income: | $61,429 (median: $149,233) |
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| Home value: | $475,091 (2000) (median: $449,600) |
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| Website: | www.village.deer-park.il.us | |||||||||||||||
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Deer Park is an affluent village in Lake and Cook Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,102 at the 2000 census. The village is home to popular shopping and dining destinations: Deer Park Town Center and the Town Center Promenade. The town is also home to the Vehe Farm, an Illinois Centennial Farm.
The Village of Deer Park offers pleasant suburban living with a touch of charm, with a number of ponds and lakes, small and large, throughout the area, and rolling open countryside. Northwest inside and just outside of the village one finds the Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve that is a veritable gold mine for birdwatchers and where you also find other wildlife. Cuba Marsh is a haven for hiking, bicycling and cross-country skiing. Just south of the village is the 1800 acre Deer Grove Forest Preserve that offers walking and paved bicycle trails.
Residential zoning is mainly single family homes with lot of sizes of 1 acre or more. Upscale townhomes are available near the Deer Park Center. Metra/Chicago & Northwestern train line provides commuter service to Chicago with a station in nearby Barrington.
Deer Park is located at 42°09′59″N 88°05′09″W / 42.166458°N 88.085859°WCoordinates: 42°09′59″N 88°05′09″W / 42.166458°N 88.085859°W.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.62%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,102 people, 989 households, and 899 families residing in the village. The population density was 850.7 people per square mile (328.1/km²). There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of 277.0/sq mi (106.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.97% White, 0.58% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.
There were 989 households out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.1% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the village the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $149,233, and the median income for a family was $166,838. Males had a median income over $100,000 versus $66,458 for females. The per capita income for the village was $61,429. About 0.8% of families and 0.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
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