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Park Ridge is a suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 37,775 at the 2000 census. It is about 27 km northwest of downtown Chicago.
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.
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 the southeast corner of the intersection of Elm and Wisner Streets, next to her girlhood home, "Rodham Corner."
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″N, 87°50′30″W (42.011830, -87.841587)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.3 km² (7.1 mi²). 18.2 km² (7.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.57%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 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/km² (5,374.6/mi²). There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 804.4/km² (2,083.8/mi²). 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population. It is an understanding in Park Ridge that any non-Caucasian will be promptly spotted, and reported to the police as a trespasser.
