La Grange Park, Illinois

Geography

La Grange Park is located at (41.829831, -87.869233).

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, La Grange Park has a total area of 2.23 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

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There were 4,917 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.48% were married couples living together, 10.33% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.27% were non-families. 25.24% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.29% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 2.62.

The village's age distribution consisted of 27.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $107,945, and the median income for a family was $136,211. Males had a median income of $76,622 versus $55,700 for females. The per capita income for the village was $49,794. About 3.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

La Grange Park is in Illinois's 4th and 7th congressional districts.

The part-time Village President is James Discipio. He is a dentist by trade and practices in Berwyn, Illinois.

Education

Public school districts in LaGrange Park include La Grange School District 102, Brookfield La Grange Park School District 95, and Lyons Township High School District 204. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates Catholic schools. St. Louise de Marillac School is in LaGrange Park. The student population from circa 2019 to 2020 declined by 28. The archdiocese asked if there were interested benefactors, but the archdiocese was unsuccessful. Therefore, the archdiocese decided it will close after spring 2020.

Nazareth Academy is a Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school located in LaGrange Park, Illinois, United States, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It was founded in 1900 by the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on routes 330 and 331 connecting La Grange Park to destinations across the region.

Notable people==

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• Allan B. Calhamer, mail carrier and game maker, invented the board game Diplomacy; grew up in La Grange Park
• Kathleen Doyle, Basketball player at the University of Iowa (2016–2020); Big Ten Player of the Year in 2020. Also a silver medalist with the US national team at the 2019 Pan American Games. WNBA draftee as 14th overall pick by Indiana Fever. Grew up in La Grange Park.
• Earl Eisenhower, Illinois state representative and brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower; lived in La Grange Park.
• Nick Fuentes, right-wing political commentator and leader of the Groyper movement.
• J. J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings quarterback. Born and raised in La Grange Park, attended and played football at Nazareth Academy.

References

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