La Grange, Illinois

For the unincorporated community in Brown County, see La Grange, Brown County, Illinois.
La Grange, Illinois
Village
La Grange Village Hall
La Grange Village Hall
Official seal of La Grange, Illinois
Seal
Etymology: French: la grange
(the barn)
Motto: 
Tradition & Pride – Moving Forward[1]
Anthem: My La Grange by Jimmy Dunne[1]
Location of La Grange in Cook County, Illinois
Location of La Grange in Cook County, Illinois
La Grange is located in Greater Chicago
La Grange
La Grange
La Grange is located in Illinois
La Grange
La Grange
La Grange is located in the United States
La Grange
La Grange
Coordinates: 41°48′29″N 87°52′24″W / 41.80806°N 87.87333°W / 41.80806; -87.87333
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyCook
TownshipLyons Township
Settled1830
IncorporatedJune 11, 1879
Founded byFranklin Dwight Cossitt
Named forLa Grange, Tennessee, in turn named after the ancestral home of Marquis de Lafayette[2]
Government
 • Village PresidentMark Kuchler[3]
 • Trustees[3]Beth Augustine
Lou Gale
Michael Kotynek
Shawana McGee
Peggy Peterson
Area
[4]
 • Total2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2)
 • Land2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation
646[5] ft (197 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,321
 • Density6,463.76/sq mi (2,495.85/km2)
DemonymLa Granger[2]
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
60525
Area code708
FIPS code17-40767
Wikimedia CommonsLa Grange, Illinois
Websitewww.villageoflagrange.com
The downtown district of La Grange

La Grange (/lə ˈɡreɪndʒ/ lə GRAYNJ; often spelled LaGrange) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.[6] It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 16,321 at the 2020 census.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Community Profile". Village of La Grange. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cromie, William J. (1979). La Grange Centennial History. La Grange Historical Society.
  3. ^ a b "Village Officials". Village of La Grange. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "GNIS Detail – La Grange". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 15, 1980. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "La Grange, IL – Official Website – Census & Income Statistics". www.villageoflagrange.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "La Grange village, IL – Quick Facts". U.S. Census Bureau, Quick Facts. Retrieved August 27, 2021.