Park Ridge at a Glance
Overview:
Population: 37,480 (2010 Census)
Size: 7.1 square miles; Residential land: 48%; commercial: 5%; public, institutional, park, open spaces: 24%; transportation & utilities: 23%
Location: Adjacent to the City of Chicago, 15 miles northwest of downtown Chicago; 1.5 miles east of O’Hare Airport.
Form of Government: Mayor/city manager/city council; 1 alderman elected from each of 7 wards.
Miscellaneous: Area code: 847; Zip code: 60068
CITY FINANCIAL FACTS:
Expeditures & Uses Budget FY 2011-2012: $57,170,752
City's portion/total property tax bill: 12%, including the library (Maine Township residents)
Cost per capita of city services: $1,525.37
Source of Revenues: Property Tax: 35%; Water/Sewer Sales: 15%; Utility Tax: 8%; Sales Tax: 8%; Income Tax: 5%; Other: 29%
Sales tax receipts: $5,070,000 (budgeted 11-12)
DEMOGRAPHICS:
Park Ridge Median Income: $88,148
Park Ridge Family Income: $108,037
Park Ridge Per Capita Income: $44,971
Median Age: 42.8
Number of Housing Units: 14,121 82% Owner Occupied
Average Household Size: 2.70 persons
Housing Stock: 77% single family detached; 23% multi-family & townhomes
CITY PARTICULARS:
Transportation: Metra Commuter Train Stations: Uptown; Dee Road; Metra buses: 209, 241, 290; 68; CTA Rapid Transit; Park Ridge Taxi; Kennedy Expressway; Tri-State Tollway
Largest Employers: Lutheran General Hospital (Advocate Health Care System), George S. May International; School District 207; City of Park Ridge, Park Ridge Public Library, and Rainbow Hospice
Employment: 1,752 businesses located in Park Ridge with 18,563 employees and an unemployment rate of 8.2% August, 2011
Main shopping areas: Uptown; Summit Mall; South Park; Village Green; Crossroads
Local Newspapers: Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (Pioneer Press); Park Ridge Journal (Journal & Topics); The Bugle
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNITS:
State, National & County Elected Officials:
Township governments: Leyden; Maine; Norwood
School Districts: Oakton Community College, District 535; Maine Township High School District 207; Elementary Consolidated School District 63 & 64; various parochial/private schools
Park District: Park Ridge Recreation and Park District
First Place Governor Home Town Awards
2001: Brickton Art Center
1998: Park Ridge Civic Orchestra
1997: Park Ridge Center of Concern
1992: Park Ridge Economic Development Corporation
PARK RIDGE HISTORY:
First settled: Mid-1830s (land from Pottawatomi Indians)
Village founded: July 4, 1873, name changed to Park Ridge Incorporated: April 19, 1910
Former names: Pennyville; Brickton (1855)
FAMOUS CITIZENS:
Hillary Rodham Clinton (former address: 235 Wisner, 5th Ward)
Frederick Goudy, invented 120 typefaces
Grant Wood, student at the Kalo Workshop
Eugene Kupjack, miniaturist; works displayed at the Chicago Art Institute
Alfonso Iannelli, Sculptor (designed elements of the Pickwick Theater)
Actors: Harrison Ford, Jim Pankow, John Pankow
Actresses: Karen Black, Carrie Snodgrass
Steve Goodman, Folk Singer and Songwriter
FAMOUS LANDMARKS:
Pickwick Theatre
National Register of Historic Places
Park Ridge Youth Campus, formerly the Park Ridge School for Girls