Glencoe, Illinois

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Glencoe, Illinois


Location within Chicagoland.	The Chicagoland tristate area.

Incorporated

Village in 1869.

County, State

Cook County, Illinois

Township

New Trier

Government

Trustee-village

President

Scott M. Feldman

Population (2000)

8,762 (up 3.09% from 1990)

Pop. density

895.0/km² (2,319.8/mi²)

Zip code(s)

60022

Area code

847 & 224

Land Area

9.8 km² (3.8 mi²)

Lat. / long.

42°7.53′N 87°45.39′W

Income

Per capita: $88,059
Household: $164,432

Home value

Mean: $694,436 (2000)
Median: $642,400

Website

goglencoe.com

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
95.07%	2.01%	1.23%	1.68%	0.00%	0.05%	0.26%

Glencoe is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 8,762.

Glencoe is the birthplace of poet Archibald MacLeish. Other well known residents have included actors Fred and Ben Savage, writer Gene Siskel, film director / writer / actor Harold Ramis, actor Bruce Dern, actress Lili Taylor, and advertising executive Leo Burnett.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 In fiction
5 Points of interest
6 External links
7 Other notes and references

[edit] Geography

Glencoe is located at 42°7′53″N, 87°45′39″W (42.131602, -87.761026)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.0 km² (3.8 mi²). 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.82%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,762 people, 3,072 households, and 2,558 families residing in the village. The population density was 895.0/km² (2,319.8/mi²). There were 3,213 housing units at an average density of 328.2/km² (850.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.07% White, 2.01% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 3,072 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $164,432, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $48,704 for females. The per capita income for the village was $88,059. 2.3% of the population and 1.6% of families were below the poverty line. 3.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.7% are 65 or older.

Glencoe's ZIP code (60022) was named the 160th richest zip according to Forbes in 2006.

Glencoe is number 66 on the list of Richest places in the United States based in per-capita income, and second in Illinois locations by per capita income.

[edit] History

In 1835 several pioneers, including Anson and Lisa Taylor, set up businesses on the land originally inhabited by Potawatomi. They profited from a commercial pier and an inn that served the stagecoach traffic on the Green Bay Road.

Along with several other investors in 1867, Gurnee purchased and subdivided the land near the railway depot on the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad line that had been completed a decade earlier. As president of the railroad company, Gurnee made a practice of buying land near stations on the route as sure investments. While he had planned to settle in Glencoe, financial insolvency forced him to return to his hometown in New York.

Upon Gurnee's failure, Alexander Hammond bought 520 acres and formed the Glencoe Company with plans for an exclusive residential community. The charter included the building of a school and a church and the hiring of a teacher and a pastor. After some early financial problems, the settlement had grown to 536 homes by 1885.

[edit] In fiction

Glencoe was the setting for the 1983 film Risky Business staring Tom Cruise. However, the picture was actually filmed in neighboring Highland Park. Also, scenes from the 1986 John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off were filmed in Glencoe as were scenes from Sixteen Candles. The Glencoe train station is featured in scenes from Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers.