Golf, Illinois

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Golf, Illinois


Location within Chicagoland.	The Chicagoland tristate area.

Incorporated

Village in 1928.

County; State

Cook; Illinois

Township

Niles

Government

Trustee-village

President

John Tillman

Population (2000)

451 (down 0.66% from 1990)

Pop. density

395.8/km² (1,014.5/mi²)

Zip code(s)

60029

Area code

847 & 224

Land area

1.1 km² (0.4 mi²)

Income

Per capita: $69,164
Household: $131,742

Home value

Mean: $643,065 (2000)
Median: $563,900

Website

[1]

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
98.89%	0.00%	0.67%	0.89%	0.00%	0.00%	0.22%

Golf is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Golf is located at 42°3′27″N, 87°47′31″W (42.057562, -87.791995)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 451 people, 156 households, and 133 families residing in the village. The population density was 395.8/km² (1,014.5/mi²). There were 158 housing units at an average density of 138.6/km² (355.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.89% White, 0.89% Asian, 0.22% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 156 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $131,742, and the median income for a family was $138,560. Males had a median income of $82,960 versus $76,160 for females. The per capita income for the village was $69,164. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[edit] Trivia

The postal service does not deliver mail to homes in Golf. Residents have to pick up their mail at the local post office.
Golf lacks its own library, fire department, park district, and school districts. These services are provided by Glenview-based districts and departments, with the exception of library services.
Golf Police are known to catch speeders going one to two miles over the speed limit, and patrol late at night by the park.