Oak Park

Also known as Oak Park, Illinois, Oak Park, IL

village in Cook County, Illinois, United States; suburb of Chicago, Illinois

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Oak Park is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. It is notable as a suburban community adjacent to one of the United States' largest cities.

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Official name: Oak Park
Population: 54583
Area: 12.173835
Elevation: 189
Official website: www.oak-park.us
Image: Oak park lake street.jpg
Households: 21701
Dialing code: 708

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Commons category: Oak Park, Illinois
Commons gallery: Oak Park, Illinois
native label: Oak Park
inception: 1830-00-00
water as percent of area: 0
per capita income: 58262
postal code: 60303
P12749: Max Riemelt

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Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 54,318 as of the 2020 census. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero. It is closely tied to the smaller town of River Forest sharing a chamber of commerce and a high school, Oak Park and River Forest High School.

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife settled in Oak Park in 1889, and his work heavily influenced local architecture and design, including the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Over the years, rapid development was spurred by railroads and streetcars connecting the village to jobs in nearby Chicago. In 1968, Oak Park enacted an Open Housing Ordinance, which helped devise strategies to racially integrate the village and prevent white flight.