Franklin Park, Illinois

Franklin Park, Illinois
Village
The Franklin Park B-12 Tower
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Location of Franklin Park in Cook County, Illinois
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Coordinates: 41°56′2″N87°52′24″W / 41.93389°N 87.87333°W / 41.93389; -87.87333
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Township	Leyden
Incorporated	1892
Government
• Type	Trustee-village
•  President	Barrett F. Pedersen
Area [1]
• Total	4.77 sq mi (12.36 km2)
• Land	4.77 sq mi (12.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,467
• Density	3,868.24/sq mi (1,493.51/km2)
	Down 5.67%% from 2000
Standard of living (2007-11)
•  Per capita income	$20,925
•  Median home value	$228,300
ZIP code(s)	60131, 60132
Area code(s)	847/224
Geocode	27702
FIPS code	17-27702
Website	vofp.com

Demographics (2010) ^[2]

Demographic	Proportion
White	74.7%
Black	1.3%
Asian	3.1%
Islander	0.02%
Native	0.4%
Other	20.5%
Hispanic (any race)	43.1%

Franklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,467 at the 2020 census, up from 18,333 at the 2010 census. ^[2] It was named for real estate broker Lesser Franklin who bought acres of the area when it was a majority of farming fields.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Franklin Park has a total area of 4.77 square miles (12.35 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	483		—
1910	683		41.4%
1920	914		33.8%
1930	2,425		165.3%
1940	3,007		24.0%
1950	8,899		195.9%
1960	18,322		105.9%
1970	20,348		11.1%
1980	17,507		−14.0%
1990	18,485		5.6%
2000	19,434		5.1%
2010	18,333		−5.7%
2020	18,467		0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the 2020 census ^[5] there were 18,467 people, 5,747 households, and 4,165 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,868.24 inhabitants per square mile (1,493.54/km²). There were 6,604 housing units at an average density of 1,383.33 per square mile (534.11/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 48.15% White, 1.68% African American, 2.04% Native American, 3.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 26.00% from other races, and 18.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.16% of the population.

There were 5,747 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.82% were married couples living together, 19.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.53% were non-families. 23.98% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.67 and the average family size was 3.09.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,755, and the median income for a family was $82,361. Males had a median income of $44,973 versus $30,943 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,547. About 11.7% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Franklin Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000 [6]	Pop 2010 [7]	Pop 2020 [8]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	11,251	9,573	7,530	57.89%	52.22%	40.78%
Black or African American alone (NH)	112	167	242	0.58%	0.91%	1.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	13	24	18	0.07%	0.13%	0.10%
Asian alone (NH)	478	543	705	2.46%	2.96%	3.82%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	1	2	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Other race alone (NH)	12	13	70	0.06%	0.07%	0.38%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	168	110	268	0.86%	0.60%	1.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,399	7,902	9,632	38.07%	43.10%	52.16%
Total	19,434	18,333	18,467	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Transportation

Franklin Park Metra station for the Milwaukee District West Line

Franklin Park has three Metra stations: Belmont Avenue on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station); Franklin Park and Mannheim on the Milwaukee District West Line which connects Chicago to Elgin, Illinois. Franklin Park is in the close proximity of O'Hare International Airport; airplanes can be seen taking off and descending over the village. The village is served by three railroads: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (formerly Milwaukee Road and Canadian Pacific), Canadian National Railway (formerly Wisconsin Central), and the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Franklin Park to destinations across the region. ^[9]

Businesses

Grand Stand Pizza on Grand Ave.

Franklin Park is home to Grand Stand Pizza (which in 2005 was voted Best Thin Crust in Chicago by Fox News Chicago, ^[10] ), A.M. Castle & Co, R&M Trucking Co. Aerospace Manufacturer, Chucking Machine Products, Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc., and Ex-Cell Kaiser, manufacturers of waste and recycling products. The village is home to the Sloan Valve Company, famous for the flushometer.

It was also home to Midway Manufacturing before the company relocated in 1991.

Education

Elementary school districts: ^[11]

• Franklin Park School District 84
  • Hester Junior High School
  • North Elementary School
  • Passow Elementary School
  • Pietrini Elementary School
  • East Early Childhood Center
• Mannheim School District 83
  • Enger School, for disabled children, in Franklin Park
  • Scott Elementary School
  • Westdale Elementary School
  • Roy Elementary School
  • Mannheim Middle School
• Schiller Park School District 81 includes a portion of Franklin Park. ^[12]

High school districts: ^[11]

• Leyden High School District 212
  • East Leyden High School
  • West Leyden High School

Private Catholic schools in nearby River Grove (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago): ^[11]

• St. Cyprian Catholic Elementary School
• Guerin College Preparatory High School - Guerin will close permanently after Spring 2020. ^[13]

Triton College is the area community college. ^[11]

Notable people

• Leo Bartoline, Illinois legislator and lawyer
• Ned Colletti, baseball executive
• Glen Grunwald, only four-time high school All-State basketball player in Illinois history; former GM of Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks
• Mike Shanahan, head coach for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders, Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, and Washington Redskins

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Franklin Park village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
3. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
6. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Franklin Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
7. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Franklin Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
8. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Franklin Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
9. "RTA System Map" (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2024.
10. "Best Thin Crust Pizza in Chicago". Fox News Chicago. 2005. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
11. "Schools." Franklin Park, Illinois. Retrieved on March 18, 2017.
12. "About". Schiller Park School District 81 . Retrieved May 9, 2020.
13. "Five Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools will close". Chicago Catholic . January 22, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020. - Spanish version

External links

• Franklin Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Village of Franklin Park official website
• Franklin Park Public Library