Itasca, Illinois

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Itasca is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,302 at the 2000 census.

Neighborhoods

Itasca's residential neighborhoods, for the most part, straddle the railroad tracks running through the village. The railroad splits the town into the "North Side" and the "South Side". (Itasca has two unincorporated neighborhoods west of Rohlwing Road: Nordic Hills near the intersection of Rohlwing and Bloomingdale Roads, and the Ranchettes near the intersection of Rohlwing and Irving Park Roads.)

Prior to 1995, Itasca's School District 10 had one PreK-5 elementary school on each side of town: Franzen School on the North Side and Washington School on the South Side. (Upon entering 6th grade, all students attend Peacock Jr. High on the town's North Side. Itasca is served by High School District 108, Lake Park High School in nearby Roselle.)

Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year, the elementary schools were consolidated: Washington would become PreK-2nd Grade; Franzen would become 3-5.

St. Peter the Apostle Church and School has offered elementary education in Itasca since the 1960s.

There are only four railroad crossings in Itasca, from west to east: IL 53/Rohlwing Road, Catalpa Street, Walnut Street, and CR 10/Prospect Avenue.

Walnut Street between Bloomingdale Road and Division Street is generally regarded as Itasca's "downtown", boasting a convenience store, dry cleaners, Italian restaurant, bakery, train station, Starbucks, and the town's landmarks Itasca Baptist Church and Usher Park. Irving Park Road between Interstate 290 and First Street is also a commercial corridor, as well as the home of the town's Municipal Campus (library, museum, pool, fire station, and police station/village hall). West of I-290, Irving Park Road remains commercial, but with more national chain businesses (Holiday Inn, McDonald's, etc.). The Itasca Post Office is also on this stretch.

Geography

Itasca is located at coor dms|41|58|29|N|88|1|7|W|city (41.974678, -88.018513)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km²), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.40%) is water.

The central portion of the village is often referred to as "downtown" Itasca. It features many small stores including Keans's Bakery.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,302 people, 3,179 households, and 2,257 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,688.8 people per square mile (651.5/km²). There were 3,258 housing units at an average density of 662.7/sq mi (255.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 88.04% White, 1.69% African American, 0.26% Native American, 5.83% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.72% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.00% of the population.

There were 3,179 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $70,156, and the median income for a family was $78,700. Males had a median income of $51,816 versus $35,541 for females. The per capita income for the village was $34,117. About 3.1% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Itasca has a Metra station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).

The town is also located at the junction of Interstate 290, Veterans Memorial Tollway, and the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, making Itasca a prime location for commerce and industry in the northwest suburbs.

State Highway 19 (Irving Park Road), which connects Chicago and Elgin, runs east-west through the heart of town. State Highway 53 (Rohlwing Road) runs north-south through the western edge of the village.

Fun Facts

1. The movie Grace Is Gone starring John Cusack was filmed in Itasca.
2. Justin.tv web blogger Kyle Aevermann was raised in Itasca, and his family still resides in the town.
3. Writer and Blogger, Brittany Bellgardt was raised in Itasca, IL; the town is featured fictionally in many forms within her work.

References

External links

* [http://www.itasca.com/index1.htm Village of Itasca]