Orland Hills, Illinois facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Orland Hills, Illinois Westhaven, Illinois
Village
The Village of Orland Hills
Nickname(s):  "Orland"
Motto(s):  "The best kept secret in the southwest"
Location of Orland Hills in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Township	Orland
Incorporated	1961
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area
• Total	1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
• Land	1.15 sq mi (2.96 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.87%
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,893
• Density	6,020.09/sq mi (2,324.97/km2)
	Up 5.46% from 2000
Standard of living (2007-11)
• Per capita income	$28,411
• Median home value	$240,800
ZIP code(s)	60487
Area code(s)	708
Geocode	56627
FIPS code	17-56627

Orland Hills (formerly Westhaven) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,149 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Orland Hills is located at 41°35′19″N 87°50′27″W / 41.58861°N 87.84083°W / 41.58861; -87.84083 (41.588732, -87.840837). Orland Hills has two (2) lakes: Lake Ashbourne and Lake Lorin. It is also home to Kelly Park. According to the 2010 census, Orland Hills has a total area of 1.148 square miles (2.97 km²), of which 1.14 square miles (2.95 km²) (or 99.3%) is land and 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 0.7%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 6,779 people, 2,153 households, and 1,767 families living in the village. As of 2012, there is 7,206 residents. The population density was 6,217.2 people per square mile (2,401.3/km²). There were 2,182 housing units at an average density of 2,001.2 per square mile (772.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.71% White, 5.10% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 1.73% from other races, and 2.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.03% of the population, including 5.0% of Mexican descent.

The top five non-African, non-Hispanic ancestries reported in Orland Hills as of the 2000 census were Irish (22.9%), German (21.9%), Polish (21.7%), Italian (13.4%) and Czech (3.8%).

There were 2,153 households, out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $61,884, and the median income for a family was $65,191. Males had a median income of $47,074 versus $33,477 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,415. About 4.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

A majority of students from Orland Hills attend Victor J. Andrew High School (residents who live south of Meadowview Ave, while the rest attend Carl Sandburg High School (residents who live north of Meadowview Ave).

There are two elementary school districts that serve Orland Hills: Kirby School District 140 and the Orland School District 135.

Notable people

• Michael E. Hastings, Illinois legislator and lawyer

See also

In Spanish: Orland Hills (Illinois) para niños