Oak Brook, Illinois

Location within the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs The Chicago metropolitan area.
Incorporated	Village in 1958. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
County; State	DuPage; Illinois
Township	York, Downers Grove
Government	Council-manager
President	John Craig
Population (2000)	8,702 (down 5. A county of the United States is a local level of government created as a subdivision of a state by the state government or by the federal or territorial government as a subdivision A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government DuPage County is a county located in the US state of Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. York Township is located in DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 124553 at the 2000 census. Downers Grove Township is located in DuPage County, Illinois. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. 47% from 1990)
Pop. density	411. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (1,066. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4/mi²)
ZIP code(s)	60523
Area code	630 and 331
Land area	21. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Area codes 630 and 331 are coterminous area codes under the North American Numbering Plan in the United States that cover a portion of Chicago 's suburbs Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 km² (8. 3 mi²)
Income	Per capita:   $76,668 Household: $146,537
Home value	Mean:    $646,915 (2000) Median: $588,200
Website	www.oak-brook.org
Demographics (Full data) White Black Hispanic Asian Islander Native Other 76. Income, refers to consumption opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame which is generally expressed in monetary terms Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of Households earning less Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the practice of developing an opinion of the value of real property usually its Market Value In Mathematics, an average, or central tendency of a Data set refers to a measure of the "middle" or " expected " value of In Probability theory and Statistics, a median is described as the number separating the higher half of a sample a population or a Probability distribution A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Demographics or demographic data refers to selected population characteristics as used in government Marketing or opinion research or the Demographic profiles 60% 1. 37% 2. 39% 20. 11% 0. 01% 0. 00% 0. 22%

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Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 4.1 Public schools 5 Economy and Business 6 References 7 External links

History

Oak Brook was incorporated as a Village in 1958, due in large part to the efforts of Paul Butler, a prominent civic leader and landowner whose father had first moved to the vicinity in 1898 and opened a dairy farm shortly thereafter. Prior to incorporation, the name Oak Brook was used by local residents to distinguish their community from neighboring Hinsdale and Elmhurst, going back to the founding of the Oak Brook Civic Association almost two decades earlier. Hinsdale is an affluent Chicago Suburb located in Cook County and DuPage County in the U Elmhurst is an affluent Suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. ^[1]

The original boundaries were smaller than the present extent of the Village, but a considerable amount of land was acquired soon after the founding of the Village, including the land that is now the site of the Oak Brook Center shopping mall, which opened in 1962. Oakbrook Center is an exclusive upscale super-regional Shopping center located near Interstate 88 in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Paul Butler's interest in sport was reflected in the Oak Brook Sports Core, which features polo fields, a golf course (which was at one time the venue for the Western Open), swimming and tennis facilities, and other recreational facilities not commonly found in a village of this size. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Polo is a team sport played outdoors on Horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for The Western Open, a professional Golf tournament was first played in 1899 Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) ^[2]

Geography

Oak Brook is located at 41°50′24″N, 87°57′11″W (41. 84018, -87. 953079)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (21. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²), of which, 8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 square miles (21. 1 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 3 km²) of it (1. 21%) is water.

The village's proximity to the junction of Interstates 88, 294, and 290, about 20 miles west of downtown Chicago, makes access by car easy for residents of Chicago and other suburbs. Although Oak Brook is not directly served by any CTA or Metra trains, the commercial corridor along 22nd Street is served by several PACE bus routes, and train stations in neighboring villages offer commuter train access to downtown Chicago. Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago area

Most of Oak Brook consists of residential subdivisions, with the exception of the Oak Brook Center shopping mall and other retail and office properties along 22nd Street and the Interstate 88 corridor in the northern part of the village, as well as some commercial properties along Ogden Avenue on the southern boundary of the village.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 8,702 people, 3,124 households, and 2,589 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,066. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (411. 7/km²). There were 3,258 housing units at an average density of 399. 2/sq mi (154. 2/km²). 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. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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 $146,537, and the median income for a family was $169,718. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $40,128 for females. The per capita income for the village was $76,668. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 1. 4% of families and 2. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under age 18 and 0. 4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools

All of Oak Brook has its own school district, district 53, which includes Brook Forest Elementary School (grades K-5) and Butler Junior High School (grades 6-8). Most of Oak Brook lies within the district of Hinsdale Central High School, district 86. However, some residents of the village attend Downers Grove North High School. Some Oak Brook residents attend schools in other surrounding municipalities. A total of nine school districts include areas in Oak Brook.

Elementary schools Butler Elementary School District #53 Elmhurst Community School District #205 Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District #181 Downers Grove Elementary School District #58 Salt Creek School District #48

High schools

• Hinsdale Township High School #86
• Elmhurst Community High District #205
• Community High School District #99
• DuPage High School District #88

Colleges

• Community College District #502 (College of DuPage)

Economy and Business

While many Oak Brook residents commute to jobs scattered throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, Oak Brook is also the home of many corporate offices. The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs Most notably, the world headquarters of McDonald's Corporation is in Oak Brook. Other notable corporations include Ace Hardware, Blistex, and Federal Signal Corporation. Ace Hardware Corp, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States is a hardware cooperative that was created in 1924 by Richard Hesse Blistex is a Company based in Oak Brook, Illinois that primarily manufactures Lip balm, lip Ointment, and other Lip -related Global non-profit organizations such as Lions Clubs International and Institute in Basic Life Principles are also based there. Lions Clubs International (LCI is the world's largest Secular service organization with over 44500 clubs and more than 1 The Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP is a Non-denominational, Christian organization in Oak Brook Illinois that serves as an umbrella organization

References

External links

• Oak Brook Village Profile
• Village of Oak Brook
• Oak Brook Historic Timeline (requires Flash or PDF viewer)

• Oak Brook, Illinois is at coordinates 41°50′25″N 87°57′11″W / 41.84018, -87.953079 (Oak Brook, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°50′25″N 87°57′11″W / 41.84018, -87.953079 (Oak Brook, Illinois)
• Butler School District 53
• Institute in Basic Life Principles

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