Oak Brook, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1958. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | DuPage; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | York | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| President | Kevin Quinlan | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 8,702 (down 5.47% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 411.7/km² (1,066.4/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60523 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 21.4 km² (8.3 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $106,668 Household: $146,537 |
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| Home value | Mean: $646,915 (2000) Median: $588,200 |
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| Website | www.oak-brook.org | |||||||||||||||
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Oak Brook is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois in the Elmhurst-Villa Park-Lombard-Oakbrook area. The population was 8,702 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Points of interests
- The world headquarters of McDonald's Corporation, including the company's principal training facility, Hamburger University, is located in Oak Brook.
- The largest outdoor shopping center in the world known as Oakbrook Center is located on 22nd Street and Kingery Highway.
- The Lions Clubs International is located in Oak Brook and has members from 200 countries and geographical areas.
- The Butler National Golf Club, former home of the Western Open Golf Tournament, is located off of York Road, south of Cermak Road. the course was designed by Tom Fazio.
- The Oak Brook Polo Fields are home to the only championship polo club in the US and the village is widely considered the polo capitol of America.
- Oak Brook is known as one of the wealthiest towns in America with a population ranging from CEO's and doctors to foreign heads of state and diplomats.
- The village is renowed for its scenic setting with rivers, forests, and lakes.
- Although Oak Brook is known for a lower property tax rate than other wealthy DuPage County communities, the high price of homes limits the population to very wealthy families.
[edit] Geography
Oak Brook is located at (41.84018, -87.953079)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 21.4 km² (8.3 mi²). 21.1 km² (8.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.21%) is water.
[edit] Education
[edit] Public schools
All of Oak Brook has its own school district. Some are combined with surrounding cities such as Hinsdale & Downers Grove. It covers 8 school districts.
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Elementary schools
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High schools
- Elmhurst Community High District #205
- Community High School District #99
- DuPage High School District #88
- Hinsdale Township High School #86
Colleges
- Community College District #502 (College of DuPage)
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,702 people, 3,124 households, and 2,589 families residing in the village. The population density was 411.7/km² (1,066.4/mi²). There were 3,258 housing units at an average density of 154.2/km² (399.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 76.60% White, 1.37% African American, 20.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population.
There were 3,124 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $176,115, and the median income for a family was $186,000. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $68,128 for females. The per capita income for the village was $106,668. About 0.4% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 0.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Village of Oak Brook
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- [1]Oak Brook Police Department
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