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Park Ridge is a Suburb of Chicago located in Cook County, Illinois . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 37,775. It is about 27 km northwest of downtown Chicago. Park Ridge is the hometown of Hillary Clinton (then Hillary Rodham), though she has not lived there for decades. When she visited Park Ridge on the occasion of her 50th birthday in 1997, the city renamed southeast corner of the intersection of Elm and Wisner Streets, next to her girlhood home, "Rodham Corner." Park Ridge lies on the highest ridge in Cook County, hence the name "Park Ridge." The soil is abundant with clay deposits, which made it a brick-making center for the developing city of Chicago. Park Ridge was originally called Pennyville to honor George Penny, the businessman who owned the local brickyard along with Robert Meacham. Later it was named Brickton. The Des Plaines River divides Park Ridge from neighboring Des Plaines, Illinois . Scenes from the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers were filmed in Park Ridge including the scene where Jake and Elwood go through the red light that starts the police chase. GEOGRAPHY Park Ridge is located at 42°0'43" North, 87°50'30" West (42.011830, -87.841587). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 18.3 Km&2 (7.1 Mi&2 ). 18.2 km&2 (7.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.57% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 2,074.7/km&2 (5,374.6/mi&2). There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 804.4/km&2 (2,083.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.38% White , 0.24% African American , 0.06% Native American , 2.66% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.87% from Other Races , and 0.74% from two or more races. 2.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,219 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were Married Couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.The median cost of a house is $394,248. In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $85,302, and the median income for a family was $99,066. Males had a median income of $61,959 versus $39,794 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $41,046. 2.4% of the population and 1.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 2.1% of those under the age of 18 and 3.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EDUCATION Park Ridge is served by elementary and middle school District 64; high school District 207 has the nationally acclaimed/successful Maine South High School and the slightly less acclaimed Maine East High School , which serves Park Ridge by option - students that live in northern Park Ridge may attend either Maine East or Maine South. While the demographics of Maine South match that of the city, Maine East is more racially diverse. FAMOUS RESIDENTS Past and Present
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