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Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is part of Elk Grove and Wheeling townships, about northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately north of O'Hare International Airport. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 56,852.
Geography
Mount Prospect is located at (42.065427, -87.936217).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mount Prospect has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water.
Places of interest
- Randhurst Village
- Mount Prospect Village Hall
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Prospect lies within the Humid continental climate zone (or Dfa) in the warm summer type. The village experiences warm to hot and humid summers and frigid, snowy winters. The village lies within U.S.D.A Hardiness zone 5b, along the fringe of zone 6a.