Northlake

The name "Northlake" comes from two streets, North Avenue (IL 64) and Lake Street (US 20), which intersect on the city's West border.

• Name — Northlake, Illinois • Type — City • Motto — "City of friendly people" • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Illinois • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Cook • Subdivision Type3 — Township • Subdivision Name3 — Leyden, Proviso • Established Title — Founded • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Jeffrey T. Sherwin • Leader Title1 — Mayor • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 8.23 • Area Total Sq Mi — 3.18 • Area Land Km2 — 8.23 • Area Land Sq Mi — 3.18 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 12840 • Population Density Km2 — 1560.99 • Population Density Sq Mi — 4042.82 • Time Zone1 — CST • Utc Offset1 — -6 • Time Zone1 Dst — CDT • Utc Offset1 Dst — -5 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code(s) • Postal Code — 60164 (shared with Melrose Park) • Area Codes — 708/464 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 17-53871 • Custom Label2 Sec2 — Wikimedia Commons • Custom Data2 Sec2 — Northlake, Illinois • Website — City of Northlake official website

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Northlake has a total area of 3.18 sqmi, all land.

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. There were 4,356 housing units, of which 6.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6%, and the rental vacancy rate was 10.3%.

A Dominick's distribution center was located in Northlake until the supermarket chain's closure in December 2013. Empire Today is headquartered in Northlake.

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: • West Leyden High School District 212 • North of North Ave, west of Mannheim Rd, and south of Belmont Ave is served by West Leyden High School District 212 (with few exceptions). • Proviso Township High Schools District 209; the section is served by Proviso West High School in Hillside. Private schools: • St. John Vianney Triton College is the designated community college.

The Centerpoint Preserve is a 32 acre public park. The land was donated to the City of Northlake by Centerpoint Properties. The Centerpoint Preserve has walking and bicycle paths, a dog park, fitness center, a music park, and picnic pavilion with running water.

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

• 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.