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| Hinsdale, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
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| County: | DuPage | |||||||||||||||
| Township: | Downers Grove | |||||||||||||||
| President: | Miranda Kane pop = 17,349 | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP code(s): | 60521, 60522, 60523, 60570 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code(s): | 630 and 331 | |||||||||||||||
| Density: | 3,742.3/mi² (1,445/km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.6 mi² (12 km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Per capita income: | $63,765 (median: $104,551) |
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| Home value: | $949,610 (median: $520,100) |
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| Website: | www.villageofhinsdale.org | |||||||||||||||
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Hinsdale is an affluent Chicago suburb located partly in Cook County and mainly DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 17,349 at the 2000 census. The town's ZIP code is 60521. The town has a rolling, wooded topography, with a quaint downtown that contains boutique shops and restaurants, and is a 20-minute train ride to downtown Chicago on the BNSF Railway Line. Hinsdale is also known for its excellent public school system, ranked among the best on all levels in the state of Illinois. In 2005, all its elementary schools were ranked in the top 25 in the state.
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Hinsdale, Illinois is located 20 miles west of Chicago, between Western Springs and Clarendon Hills. It can be reached from Interstate 294 or Interstate 55. The eastern boundary of Hinsdale is I-294, and the western boundary is Route 83. Hinsdale is bordered to the south by Burr Ridge, another affluent town. To the north lies Oak Brook, home of the Oak Brook Center shopping mall and numerous national headquarters, including McDonald's Corporation. The BNSF Railroad runs through the town, and there are three stations in Hinsdale that serve commuters on the line (Hinsdale, West Hinsdale, and Highlands).
As of the census[2] of 2000, according to http://factfinder.census.gov, 17,349 people lived in Hinsdale. The racial makeup of the village was 93.3% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.5% Asian, *0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. *As of the year 2000, there were 4 people of this racial category accounted for.
The census recorded 5,977 occupied household units, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86, and the average family size was 3.33.
According to the census, Hinsdale's age distribution amounted to 32.9% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The census established that the median income for a household in the village was $104,551, and the median income for a family was $132,993. Females had a median income of $44,464. The per capita income for the village was $63,765. About 2.7% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
The town is often referred to as the "epicenter" of the teardown phenomenon that has spread nationally, with more than 25% of its housing stock having been replaced with larger, newer homes (most valued in the millions of dollars range) since the mid to late 1980s.[citation needed]
Hinsdale's downtown area is a National Register Historic District.[3]
The Robbins Park district just east of downtown between Garfield Street and County Line Road, as well as between Hinsdale Avenue and 9th Street, is a National Register Historic District as well.[4] The district includes two of Hinsdale's seven buildings individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as seven of seventeen Hinsdale Historic Landmarks.[5]
The seven individual Hinsdale buildings on the National Register of Historic Places are the Orland P. Bassett House at 329 E. Sixth St., the Robert A. and Mary Childs House at 318 S. Garfield Ave., Immanuel Evangelical Church at 302 S. Grant St., the Francis Stuyvesant Peabody House at 8 E. Third St., the William Whitney House at 142 E. First St., and Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket at 645 Joilet Rd.[6]
Another significant architectural landmark is the R. Harold Zook Home and Studio, which was originally located at 327 S. Oak St. and was saved from demolition in 2005 by relocation to the Katherine Legge Memorial Park, 5941 S. County Line Rd.[7]
To address Hinsdale's legacy of important architectural landmarks, the Hinsdale Historical Society runs the Roger & Ruth Anderson Architecture Center, which advocates for the preservation of Hinsdale's historical architecture and serves as an archive and resource.[8]
Hinsdale is served by Metra's BNSF Railway Line at three stations: West Hinsdale, Hinsdale, and Highlands. Additionally, Pace operates connecting bus services. Currently, Pace bus lines 663 and 668 serve Hinsdale.
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   | Official site - Welcome to Hinsdale, IL 60521 U.S.A. |
| | The Hinsdale Doings Newspaper - The Doings Hinsdale |
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