La Grange, Illinois
Appearance
La Grange, Illinois | |
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![]() La Grange Village Hall | |
Etymology: French: la grange (the barn) | |
Motto: Tradition & Pride - Moving Forward[1] | |
Anthem: My La Grange by Jimmy Dunne[1] | |
![]() Location of La Grange in Cook County, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°48′29″N 87°52′24″W / 41.80806°N 87.87333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Township | Lyons Township |
Settled | 1830 |
Incorporated | June 11, 1879 |
Founded by | Franklin Dwight Cossitt |
Named for | La Grange, Tennessee, in turn named after the ancestral home of Marquis de Lafayette[2] |
Government | |
• Village President | Mark Kuchler[3] |
• Trustees[3] | Beth Augustine Lou Gale Michael Kotynek Shawana McGee Peggy Peterson |
Area | |
• Total | 2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2) |
• Land | 2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 646[5] ft (197 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,321 |
• Density | 6,463.76/sq mi (2,495.85/km2) |
Demonym | La Granger[2] |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code(s) | 60525 |
Area code | 708 |
FIPS code | 17-40767 |
Website | www |
La Grange is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 16,321 at the 2020 census.[6] The name La Grange is French for "the barn."
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Community Profile". Village of La Grange. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cromie, William J. (1979). La Grange Centennial History. La Grange Historical Society.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Village Officials". Village of La Grange. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ "GNIS Detail - La Grange". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 15 January 1980. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: La Grange village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to La Grange, Illinois at Wikimedia Commons