Burr Ridge, Illinois Burr Ridge, Illinois Village of Burr Ridge Burr Ridge Village Location in Du - Page County and the state of Illinois.
Burr Ridge (formerly Harvester) is a suburb of Chicago, in Cook and Du - Page counties, Illinois, United States.
Burr Ridge is positioned at 41 45 11 N 87 55 12 W (41.753030, -87.919998). According to the 2010 census, Burr Ridge has a total region of 7.141 square miles (18.50 km2), of which 7 square miles (18.13 km2) (or 98.03%) is territory and 0.141 square miles (0.37 km2) (or 1.97%) is water. Burr Ridge lies in both Du Page and Cook counties.
The village is bordered by Hinsdale to the north, Western Springs to the northeast, Indian Head Park to the east, Willow Springs to the south and southeast, and Willowbrook to the west, along with a several unincorporated areas.
Burr Ridge's gently rolling hills were carved by glaciers at the end of the last ice age, and most of the village lies on the Valparaiso Moraine.
The first Democratic convention in Cook County was held in Burr Ridge in 1835.
Also in 1917, the Cook County Prison Farm (also known as the Bridewell Farm) began operation in what is now Burr Ridge.
In the 1940s Denver Busby bought 190 acres (0.8 km2) that became known as the Burr Ridge dairy farm.
He later launched the Burr Ridge Estates, with 5-acre (20,000 m2) home sites.
In 1961 the International Harvester Company and the Burr Ridges Estates consolidated with Harvester, changing the community's name to Burr Ridge.
An region known as Valley View, once owned by a Chicago industrialist and later by the Chicago chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, was advanced in the early 1970s as the Burr Ridge Club.
As with other suburbs in the industrialized corridor southwest of Chicago, close adjacency to Interstates 294 and 55 spurred evolution in Burr Ridge.
The top five ancestries reported in Burr Ridge as of the 2000 census were German (21.2%), Irish (17.4%), Italian (12.2%), Polish (9.8%) and English (9.3%). Burr Ridge is in the 3rd congressional district, which has been represented by Democrat Dan Lipinski since 2005. Burr Ridge is served by Pleasantview Fire Protection District (headquartered in La - Grange Highlands) and Tri-State Fire Protection District (headquartered in Darien). Tri-State Fire Protection District Station 3 is positioned on Madison Street in southern Burr Ridge.
Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 (Anne M.
Jeans Elementary School, Burr Ridge Middle School) Gower School District 62 (Gower West Elementary School, Gower Middle School) Hinsdale School District 181 (Elm School, Hinsdale Middle School) Pleasantdale School District 107 (Pleasantdale Elementary School, Pleasantdale Middle School) Hinsdale Township High School District 86 (Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale South High School) Burr Ridge includes 10 primary parks.
The biggest park, and home of the Burr Ridge Park District, is Harvester Park.
Other parks include Citizens Park, Kraml Park, Palisades Park, Stevens Park, and Whittaker Park in the south, Garywood Park and Mc - Cullough Park on Plainfield Road, and Oak Grove Park and Woods Pool Park in the north.
The church supports an elementary school with an enrollment of 137 students (as of 2007), established in 1883, and is National Lutheran Schools Accredited (NLSA).
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Burr Ridge village, Illinois".
"Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Burr Ridge, Illinois" (PDF).
Burr Ridge, Illinois Homes for Sale - MLS Real Estate Listings "Illinois 3rd Congressional District" Retrieved October 31, 2016 "Burr Ridge Park District" Accessed October 30, 2016 Village of Burr Ridge official website Municipalities and communities of Cook County, Illinois, United States Municipalities and communities of Du - Page County, Illinois, United States
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