Northlake, Illinois
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Northlake is a city in suburban Chicago
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 in Cook County
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, Illinois
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, United States
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. The population was 11,878 at the 2000 census. The city's moniker is "The City of Friendly People".

Geography

Northlake is located at 41°54′45"N 87°54′3"W (41.912480, -87.900786). The city has a small geographic footprint. According to the United States Census Bureau
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, it has a total area of 3 square miles (7.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 11,878 people, 3,873 households, and 2,753 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 3,939.3 people per square mile (1,518.6/km²). There were 4,008 housing units at an average density of 1,329.2 per square mile (512.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.47% White, 2.40% African American, 0.50% Native American, 3.67% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.36% from other races
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, and 2.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.80% of the population.

There were 3,873 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples
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 living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,406, and the median income for a family was $53,090. Males had a median income of $33,931 versus $26,313 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $18,119. About 6.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Centerpoint Preserve

The Centerpoint Preserve (Grant Park) is a thirty two acre preserve that was donated to the City of Northlake by Centerpoint Properties. Located in the heart of Northlake, Centerpoint Preserve has become the center of activity for the city. The park has a walking/bicycle path and has created a dog park
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. Along the walking path there are many different workout stations for pull ups, wall hurdles, squat bars, sit up benches and there is also beautiful metal art work along the path. The park is monitored by several cameras and the Northlake police department surveys the area often, making it a safe place to workout at night. The city also has plans for a picnic area with running water.

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