Northlake is a city in Leyden Township and Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,840 at the 2020 census. The city's moniker is "The City of Friendly People". The name "Northlake" comes from two streets, North Avenue (IL 64) and Lake Street (US 20), which intersect on the city's West border.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Northlake has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
+ Northlake village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 Pop 2010 % 2000 % 2010 White alone (NH) 6,913 5,0083,895 58.20% 40.64%30.33% Black or African American alone (NH) 277 365430 2.33% 2.96%3.35% Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 20 66 0.17% 0.05%0.05% Asian alone (NH) 425 328361 3.58% 2.66%2.81% Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 40 0.01% 0.03%0.00% Other race alone (NH) 8 1929 0.07% 0.15%0.23% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 101 73197 0.85% 0.59%1.53% Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,133 6,5207,922 34.80% 52.91%61.70% Total 11,878 12,32312,840 100.00% 100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Northlake had a population of 12,840. The median age was 40.2 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,093 households, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.1% were married-couple households, 19.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 27.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 4,356 housing units, of which 6.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6%, and the rental vacancy rate was 10.3%. Economy
A Dominick's distribution center was located in Northlake until the supermarket chain's closure in December 2013."Distribution Centers ." Safeway Inc. 2. Retrieved May 13, 2010. Empire Today is headquartered in Northlake.
Education
Northlake is serviced by two elementary school districts: District 87 (Berkeley) and District 83 (Mannheim)."Education." Northlake, Illinois. Retrieved March 18, 2017. District 83: Operates Roy Elementary School and Westdale Elementary School in Northlake and Mannheim Middle School in Melrose Park District 87: Riley Elementary School, Whittier Elementary School, and Northlake Middle School
Two high school districts serve sections of Northlake: West Leyden High School District 212 North of North Ave, west of Mannheim Rd, and south of Belmont Ave is served by West Leyden High School District 212 (with few exceptions). Proviso Township High Schools District 209; the section is served by Proviso West High School in Hillside."About Proviso Township High Schools District 209 ." Proviso Township High Schools District 209. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
Private schools: St. John Vianney
Triton College is the designated community college.
Centerpoint Preserve
The Centerpoint Preserve is a public park. The land was donated to the City of Northlake by Centerpoint Properties. The Centerpoint Preserve has walking and bicycle paths, a dog park, fitness center, a music park, and picnic pavilion with running water.
Transportation
Pace provides bus service on routes 309, 318, 319 and 330 connecting Northlake to destinations across the region.
Notable people
Tom Dore, retired American basketball player and former play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Bulls. He is a native of Northlake. Eugene C. Doyle, member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Mayor of Northlake'Illinois Blue Book 1983-1974,' Biographical Sketch of Eugene D. Doyle, pg. 85 Little Arthur Duncan, a Chicago blues and electric blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter, died in Northlake of complications following brain surgery. Richard Fegley, professional photographer who worked for Playboy magazine for 30 years. He died in Northlake. Manny Flores, alderman for Chicago's 1st ward from 2003 to 2010. He was raised in Northlake. Geoffrey Obrzut, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 1993. He was a Northlake resident while serving as State Representative.'Illinois Blue Book 1991–1992,' Geofrey S. Obrzut, pg. 93 Mark Venturini, actor. He was a Northlake native and attended West Leyden High School. Linda Williamson, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991. She was a Northlake resident while serving as State Representative.'Illinois Blue Book 1989–1990,' Biographical Sketch of Linda Williamson, pg. 89
References
External links
Official website