Elmhurst, Illinois Elmhurst, Illinois City of Elmhurst Elmhurst City Elmhurst is a town/city mostly in Du - Page County and overlapping into Cook County in the U.S.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a total populace of 44,121, which was estimated to have increased to 45,171 by July 2012. Elmhurst Station ca.
Members of the Potawatomi Native American citizens , who settled along Salt Creek just south of where the town/city would develop, are the earliest known pioneer of the Elmhurst area. Around 1836, European-American immigrants settled on tracts of territory along the same creek.
At what would turn into Elmhurst City Centre, a native of Ohio titled Gerry Bates established a improve on a tract of "treeless land" in 1842. Four years later the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad was given right-of-way through Cottage Hill giving farmers easier access to Chicago. The improve changed its name to Elmhurst in 1869.
In 1871, Elmhurst College was organized and presently has 3,500 undergraduates and about 300 graduate students.
Elmhurst was incorporated as a village in 1882, with a populace between 723 and 1,050, and legal boundaries of St.
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital was established in 1926 as the first hospital in Du - Page County. The Memorial Parade has run every Memorial Day since 1918, and the annual Elmhurst St.
Since 1964, it has been home to Elmhurst CRC, one of the biggest congregations of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. The Keebler Company's corporate command posts was in Elmhurst until 2001, when the Kellogg Company purchased the company.
Famous Amos cookies are also distributed from Elmhurst.
In 2014, Family Circle periodical ranked Elmhurst as one of the "Ten Best U.S.
According to the 2010 census, Elmhurst has a total region of 10.306 square miles (26.69 km2), of which 10.25 square miles (26.55 km2) (or 99.46%) is territory and 0.056 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 0.54%) is water. In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
According to a 2012 estimate, the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $88,236, and the median income for a family was $122,890. Males had a median income of $57,193 versus $37,087 for females.
According to Elmhurst's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare 2,362 3 Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 1,150 6 Elmhurst College 438 8 City of Elmhurst 283 Henderson House in Elmhurst was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901.
Timeline for Elmhurst's leadership: Schumacher propel as first town/city mayor.
The Old Main building at Elmhurst College dates to 1878.
Elmhurst College is the improve college of the area.
School districts serving Elmhurst include: Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 serves most of the city; its high school is York Community High School Students at Hillside 93 move on to Proviso West High School of the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 A Metra train near Elmhurst station Elmhurst is served by Pace buses, and the Metra Union Pacific/West Line.
O'Hare International Airport is 18 minutes from Elmhurst, and Chicago Midway International Airport is 33 minutes from Elmhurst.
Main article: List of citizens from Elmhurst, Illinois City of Elmhurst.
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"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elmhurst city, Illinois".
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