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| Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
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| County: | Cook | |||||||||||||||
| Township: | Wheeling | |||||||||||||||
| Village President: | Mayor Arlene Mulder | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP code(s): | 60004, 60005, 60006 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code(s): | 847 & 224 | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000): | 76,031 | |||||||||||||||
| Density: | 4,633.3/mi² (1,810.5/km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Area: | 16.4 mi² (42.5 km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Per capita income: | $79,931 (median:$81,759) | |||||||||||||||
| Home value: | ${{{mhv}}} (median: $353,600) | |||||||||||||||
| Website: | www.vah.com | |||||||||||||||
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Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois and a northwestern suburb of Chicago. It is located about 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. A 2003 Census recount gave the village a population of 76,031, the largest for a village in the United States, with neighboring Schaumburg, Illinois not far behind in second place. It is also the twelfth largest municipality in the state of Illinois.
Arlington Heights is known for Arlington Park Race Track, home of the Arlington Million, a Breeders' Cup qualifying event; also hosted the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2002. It is also home to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library(Wikipedia entry), which has one of the largest collections in the state (that includes books, ebooks, eaudiobooks, DVDs, games, puppets, premium web databases, etc.), as well as the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Saint Viator High School ( home of the 2007 golf champions), and John Hersey High School.
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