Northlake is a city in Leyden Township and Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,840 at the 2020 census. The city's moniker is "The City of Friendly People". The name "Northlake" comes from two streets, North Avenue (IL 64) and Lake Street (US 20), which intersect on the city's West border.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Northlake has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Northlake village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>

! Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>

! Pop 2000

! Pop 2010

!

! % 2000

! % 2010

!

|-

| White alone (NH)

| 6,913

| 5,008

| style='background: #ffffe6; |3,895

| 58.20%

| 40.64%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |30.33%

|-

| Black or African American alone (NH)

| 277

| 365

| style='background: #ffffe6; |430

| 2.33%

| 2.96%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |3.35%

|-

| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

| 20

| 6

| style='background: #ffffe6; |6

| 0.17%

| 0.05%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%

|-

| Asian alone (NH)

| 425

| 328

| style='background: #ffffe6; |361

| 3.58%

| 2.66%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |2.81%

|-

| Pacific Islander alone (NH)

| 1

| 4

| style='background: #ffffe6; |0

| 0.01%

| 0.03%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

| Other race alone (NH)

| 8

| 19

| style='background: #ffffe6; |29

| 0.07%

| 0.15%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%

|-

| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

| 101

| 73

| style='background: #ffffe6; |197

| 0.85%

| 0.59%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |1.53%

|-

| Hispanic or Latino (any race)

| 4,133

| 6,520

| style='background: #ffffe6; |7,922

| 34.80%

| 52.91%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |61.70%

|-

| Total

| 11,878

| 12,323

| style='background: #ffffe6; |12,840

| 100.00%

| 100.00%

| style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Northlake had a population of 12,840. The median age was 40.2 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,093 households, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.1% were married-couple households, 19.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 27.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Empire Today is headquartered in Northlake.

Education

Northlake is serviced by two elementary school districts: District 87 (Berkeley) and District 83 (Mannheim).

  • District 83: Operates Roy Elementary School and Westdale Elementary School in Northlake and Mannheim Middle School in Melrose Park
  • District 87: Riley Elementary School, Whittier Elementary School, and Northlake Middle School

Two high school districts serve sections of Northlake:

  • Proviso Township High Schools District 209; the section is served by Proviso West High School in Hillside.

Private schools:

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on routes 309, 318, 319 and 330 connecting Northlake to destinations across the region.

Notable people

  • Tom Dore, retired American basketball player and former play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Bulls. He is a native of Northlake.
  • Eugene C. Doyle, member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Mayor of Northlake
  • Little Arthur Duncan, a Chicago blues and electric blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter, died in Northlake of complications following brain surgery.
  • Richard Fegley, professional photographer who worked for Playboy magazine for 30 years. He died in Northlake.
  • Manny Flores, alderman for Chicago's 1st ward from 2003 to 2010. He was raised in Northlake.
  • Geoffrey Obrzut, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 1993. He was a Northlake resident while serving as State Representative.
  • Mark Venturini, actor. He was a Northlake native and attended West Leyden High School.
  • Linda Williamson, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991. She was a Northlake resident while serving as State Representative.

References

  • Official website