Orland Park, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1892. | |||||||||||||||
| County, State | Cook County, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Orland Township | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Daniel McLaughlin | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 51,077 (up 42.99% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,030.4/km² (2,668.4/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60462, 60467 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 708 | |||||||||||||||
| Land Area | 50.3 km² (19.4 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
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| Income | Per capita: $30,467 Household: $67,574 |
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| Home value | Mean: $226,034(2000) Median: $196,700 |
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| Website | www.orland-park.il.us | |||||||||||||||
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Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 51,077 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 55,461 as of 2005. The ZIP code is 60462 for most of the city, and 60467 for the outlying areas of town near the Will County border. Residents may refer to Orland Park as simply 'Orland' or 'The OP,' in parody to Orange County being 'The OC.' In 2006, Orland Park was awarded the title of "45th Best Place to Live In America" by MONEY Magazine. It is home to Carl Sandburg High School.
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[edit] Geography
Orland Park is located at (41.611582, -87.854302)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 50.3 km² (19.4 mi²). 49.6 km² (19.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.49%) is water.
The main bodies of water in Orland are three lakes: Lake Sedgewick, McGinnis Slough (also reffered to as 'Orland Lake' in maps), and Tampier Lake. The only thing in Orland close to a moving body of water would be the Calumet Sag Channel (also referred to as the 'Cal-Sag Channel'), which is one mile north of the town's northernmost limits.
Bordering communities of Orland Park include the newly formed Homer Glen to the west (in Will County), Orland Hills and Mokena (also in Will County) to the south, Tinley Park to the southeast, Oak Forest to the east, and Palos Park and Palos Heights to the north.
Orland Park has annexed land from its neighbors on a few occasions. The most recent and notable annexiations are from neighboring town Palos Park (the land was the Palos Country Club and is now the Southmore residential development) and southern neighbor, Orland Hills (the land was a large, vacant farm field and is now another residential development and an upscale commercial development).
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 51,077 people, 18,675 households, and 14,361 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,030.4/km² (2,668.4/mi²). There were 19,045 housing units at an average density of 384.2/km² (995.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.53% White, 0.73% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.67% of the population.
There were 18,675 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $67,574, and the median income for a family was $77,507. Males had a median income of $57,275 versus $34,763 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,467. Median value of owner-occupied housing units stands at $208,300 as compared to $130,800 nationally. About 2.1% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Roadways and Congestion
Ask any resident in Orland, and they'll say that the biggest problem in Orland is traffic congestion. Like most of the suburbs to its north, Orland Park is filled with traffic. Almost all of it is traffic to and from the Downtown Chicago area. The streets of Orland Park are often clogged with traffic from 7 in the morning to 8 at night.
There are four main highways in Orland: US 45, US 6, Illinois Route 43 and Illinois Route 7. US 45 can be referred to as Orland's main drag.
- US 45 (also know as 'La Grange Road' or '96th Avenue') has almost every chain restaurant and store in the Midwest and passes the Orland Square Mall. It runs a straight, north-south line through Orland. US 45 is also a main link between I-80, I-55, and I-294. This puts a lot of strain on the 4 lane highway, which is overdue for an expansion. A drive on US 45 for 16 city blocks (from 143rd St. to 159th St., approx 2 miles) takes about 18 minutes. Anyone who is familiar with this road avoids it at all costs and use parallel streets to bypass traffic jams, to little avail. Residents hope that the expansion of I-355 from I-55 to I-80 should relieve this tension.
- US 6 isn't much better. US 6 runs a mostly east-west line through the southern third of Orland. For most of its duration, US6 is known as 159th Street. On the western edge of Orland, 159th street trades US 6 for Illinois 7 with Wolf Road. At that point US 6 heads south on Wolf, until it reaches the southern end of Southwest Hwy, where it changes course. Most of US 6's congestion comes from the large amount of development its seen. US 6 has more than 30 car dealerships, which generate a large amount of tax revenue. Like US 45, US 6 is overdue for an expansion. An improvement of the intersection of US 6 and US 45 is set for 2007.
- Illinois Route 43 (which runs another straight north-south line)doesn't stay in Orland for very long. IL 43 is also known as Harlem Ave. (what would be 72nd Ave). It doesn't see much congestion, for the time it's in Orland because it has been expanded into a 6 lane highway. The intersection of US 6 and Illinois 43 is a model for the planned US 45/ US 6 expansion.
- Illinois Route 7 runs a diagonal northeast-southwest route in Orland. It runs through the "Old Orland" historical district. Like all the other routes, it's overdue for improvements. IL 7 is traded among a number of streets: Southwest Hwy, 143rd St., Wolf Rd., and 159th St.
[edit] Notable residents or natives
- Tim McCarthy, police chief and former Secret Service agent
- Bill Rancic, winner of The Apprentice season 1
- Brad Fiorenza, appeared on MTV's The Real World: San Diego
- Robin Tunney, appeared in Empire Records, Vertical Limit, Prison Break
- Jeff Roehl, attended Carl Sandburg High School, played in the NFL for the New York Giants among other teams
[edit] External links
- www.orland-park.il.us
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
