Orland Park, Illinois
Cook County Will County
17-56640
Orland Park is a village in Cook County and a smaller portion in Will County in the northeast of the U.S. State of Illinois and part of the Chicago metropolitan area. In 2000, Orland Park had 51 077 inhabitants; up to the 2009 estimate, the population increased to 55 236.
In 2006 occupied Orland Park Place 45 on the list of the magazine Money of the most livable places in the United States.
Geography and transport
Orland Park is located at 41 ° 36'42 " north latitude and 87 ° 51'15 " west longitude and extending over 50.25 km ², spread over 49.47 km ² land and 0.78 km ² water surface. Located in Will County portion of Orland Park consists mainly of commercial areas, while most of the residential areas are in Cook County.
Is bounded on the northwest by the Orland Park Orland Grove Forest Preserve, a wooded nature park, located in the middle of the McGinnis Slough.
Due to the location of U.S. Highway 45 runs north -south direction.
Orland Park has three stations in the southwestern line ( Southwest Service ( SWS) ) Connection to the rapid transit system METRA, which constitutes an important part of the public transport in the Chicagoland area.
The Chicago Midway International Airport is located only 31.6 kilometers north-east of Orland Park, the greater O'Hare International Airport is 50.2 kilometers north.
Orland Park is located 43.4 km south west of Chicago. Other major places of interest include Tinley Park ( 12.1 km southeast), Joliet (27,8 km southwest), Bolingbrook (29,2 km west-northwest ) and Oak Lawn (16,1 km northeast).
Education
Orland Park is a daily walking distance of most colleges and universities in the Chicago area. There are also in Orland Park a number of higher educational institutions. The long-term resident in Chicago St. Xavier University maintains a field office in Orland Park just like the ITT Technical Institute. The Robert Morris University is also present in Orland Park.
In about 60 percent of the households of Orland Park has at least one person a bachelor's or a higher level of education.
Demographic data
In the official census in 2000, a population of 51 077 was determined. These distributed to 18,675 households in 14,361 families. The population density was 1,032.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 19,082 residential buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 385.7 per square kilometer buildings.
The population was in 2000 from 93.5 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native Americans, Asians 3.5 percent and 1.0 percent other. 1.1 percent said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 3.7 percent of the population consisted of Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.
26.5 percent of the residents of Orland Park were of Irish, 19.5 percent German, Polish 18.5 percent, 18.5 percent and 5.1 percent Italian English descent.
24.4 percent were under 18 years, 7.1 percent between 18 to 24, 24.8 percent of 25-44, 27.3 percent from 45 to 64 and 16.4 percent 65 and older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females were statistically 91.7 men in the over 18 -year-olds 87.7.
The median income per household was 67 574 U.S. dollars ( USD), the median family income $ 77,507. The median income for men was $ 57,275, and for women about $ 34,763. The per capita income amounted to $ 30,467. Approximately 2.1 percent of families and 3.1 percent of the total population were below the poverty line income.
Memorable people
- Buddy Guy (born 1936) - Blues singer and guitarist - who lives in Orland Park
- Justin Hartley (b. 1977) - Actor - grew up in Orland Park
- Brian McBride (born 1972) - professional football player ( Chicago Fire SC) - lives in Orland Park
- Timothy McCarthy (b. 1949) - police chief of Orland Park, made famous by its use in an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
- Bill Rancic (born 1971 ) - first winner of the TV show The Apprentice - grew up in Orland Park