Itasca, Illinois

Itasca
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DuPage
Coordinates	41°58′29″N 88°1′7″W
Area	5.07 sq mi (13 km2)
- land	4.95 sq mi (13 km2)
- water	0.12 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	8,649 (2010)
Density	1,688.8 / sq mi (652 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code	60143
Area code	630
Location of Itasca within Illinois

The Itasca Baptist Church across the street of Usher Park with the gazebo is an Itasca landmark.

Itasca is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,649 at the 2010 census. In 2009, BusinessWeek rated Itasca as the 'Best Affordable Suburb' in the state of Illinois. Also, Business Week rated Itasca had the #1 Best Parks and #1 stop signs.

Geography

Itasca is located at 41°58′29″N 88°1′7″W (41.974678, -88.018513).

According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 5.07 square miles (13.1 km²), of which 4.95 square miles (12.8 km²) (or 97.63%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 2.37%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census 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 per square mile (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 $88,282 and the median income for a family is $101,891. 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.

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 (Currently Peacock Middle School) 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: Benson Primary School, formerly Washington School, would become PreK-2nd Grade; Franzen Intermediate School would become 3rd-5th Grades.

St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and School has offered elementary education in Itasca since 1963, until its closure in 2010.

St. Luke Lutheran Church and School dates back to 1885. The Church and school were relocated to their current location at Washington and Rush street in 1961.

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". There is a 7-11, dry cleaners, discount bread shop, dog groomers, Cucina Casale Italian Restaurant, Kean's Bakery, the train station, a Starbucks, Meme Hair Xtendors Limited, Tree Guys Pizza Pub, Delia's Deli and Ice Cream Shop as well as Wine With Me and a new catering business is located in the Old Village Hall. The town's landmarks include Itasca Baptist Church and Usher Park, which is on Walnut Street. A riverwalk was recently added, and Gigi Gruber Lane is a tribute to former mayor Gigi Gruber. 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, Subway, etc.) The Itasca post office is also on this stretch.

Economy

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., one of the world's largest insurance brokerage firms, and Midas are headquartered in Itasca. Additionally, PrimeCo had its headquarters in Itasca.

Transportation

Itasca has a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin and Chicago (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 center of town. State Highway 53 (Rohlwing Road) runs north-south through the western edge of the village.

External links

• Village of Itasca