Winnetka, Illinois

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Winnetka, Illinois

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Location within Chicagoland.	The Chicagoland tristate area.

Incorporated

Village in 1869.

County, State

Cook County, Illinois

Township

New Trier Township

Government

Council-manager

President

Edmund C. Woodbury

Population (2000)

12,419 (up 10.66% from 1990)

Pop. density

1,252.0/km² (3,242.7/mi²)

Zip code(s)

60093

Area code

847

Land Area

10.2 km² (3.9 mi²)

Lat. / long.

42°6.22′N 87°44.16′W

Income

Per capita: $84,134
Household: $167,458

Home value

Mean: $00,000 (2000)
Median: $756,500

Website

www.villageofwinnetka.org

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
96.29%	0.2%	1.3%	2.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%

Winnetka is a village located approximately 19 mi (30 km) north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. It has a population of 12,419. New Trier High School, a nationally renowned public school, is located in Winnetka.

It is the childhood home of Donald Rumsfeld, the former US Secretary of Defense. It is also the place of birth of actor Rock Hudson as well as rock/pop star artist Richard Marx. Winnetka was also the setting for the television drama Sisters. Parts of the feature films Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (the McAlister's home) and Ocean's 12 (Danny and Tess Ocean's house) were also filmed in Winnetka. Winnetka is also indirectly the namesake of Winnetka, California, a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.

1 Geography
2 Education
- 2.1 Private schools
3 Demographics
4 History
5 Notable Winnetkans
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Winnetka is located at 42°6′22″N, 87°44′16″W (42.106227, -87.73801)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²). 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.30%) is water.

[edit] Education

The Winnetka Public Schools system (District 36) consists of three elementary schools and two middle schools. Hubbard Woods[1], Crow Island School [2], and Samuel Sewall Greeley[3] Elementary Schools serve grades kindergarten through four. Students in fifth and sixth grades attend The Skokie School[4]. Seventh and eighth graders attend Washburne School,[5] named after educator Carleton Washburne.

Winnetka's schools were modeled after Washburne's educational philosophy in an experiment called the Winnetka Plan. The town's schools continue to reflect his educational philosophy.

Winnetka is in New Trier Township. Public school students who reside in Winnetka attend New Trier High School for grades 9 through 12.

[edit] Private schools

Three private schools exist within Winnetka's borders. North Shore Country Day School is a private K-12 academy. Sacred Heart School and Faith, Hope & Charity School (JK-8) are Catholic schools.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 12,419 people, 4,162 households, and 3,433 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,252.0/km² (3,242.7/mi²). There were 4,310 housing units at an average density of 434.5/km² (1,125.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.29% White, 0.25% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,162 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the village the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $167,458, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $61,513 for females.

[edit] History

The first houses were built in 1836, the first school in 1856. The village was incorporated in 1869 with a population of 450 by Charles Pack and Walter S. Gurnee, President of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. The name, Winnetka, was found by Sarah Peck (wife of Charles Peck) in a book. It means "beautiful land" in the local native American language.[6] The oldest house in Winnetka is the Schmidt-Burnham House. It was relocated in the 2003 from its original location on Tower Road to a town park known as the Crow Island Woods.