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History
The Village of Orland Park, was incorporated May 31, 1892. The Manager Form of Government which was adopted on November 5, 1983, is available to all municipalities under 500,000 in population and allows the municipality to retain its governmental structure as an aldermanic-city form, trustee-village form, or commission form while adopting the features of the manager form.
Local legislation in the Village of Orland Park is provided by the elected Board of Trustees. The elected officials include the Village President (Mayor), Village Clerk and six Village Trustees, each of whom is elected at large (village wide) to a four year term. The Village Board meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M., in the Board Room of the Frederick T. Owens Village Hall, 14700 South Ravinia Avenue, one block west of LaGrange Road/U.S. Route 45. These meetings, as well as the committee meetings held at the same time on alternating Mondays, are open to the public. Meeting agendas are subject to change up to and including the time of the meeting. To contact the mayor or trustees, please call Mayor McLaughlin's Office at 403-6100 or email Village of Orland Park Officials.
Recreation
The Village is served by its own Recreation and Parks Department, which is not a park district. The Recreation and Parks Department offers a comprehensive program for all ages that includes preschool activities, dance, exercise, music, cultural arts, clubs, senior activities, special recreation, and events and activities just for teens.
The Franklin E. Loebe Recreation Center, located in the award winning Orland Park Village Center Complex, is the hub of leisure time services in the community. Named for Orland Park's former village treasurer of 65 years, Franklin E. Loebe, this building includes classrooms, an indoor playground, indoor walking track, wrestling and dance rooms and the administrative offices of the department.
The Recreation and Parks Department is also responsible for maintaining the Village's 500-plus acre park system, including Centennial Pool and the Grinding Edge Skate Park. Both Centennial Park and the John Humphrey Sports Complex are known throughout the area for many outdoor activities. Named for Orland Park's first mayor, the Humphrey Sports Complex encompasses 20 acres of lighted softball, baseball, and football fields, along with concession and restroom facilities.
Centennial Park is a 236 acre site which boasts ball fields and soccer fields that are used by local organizations. State, regional and national tournaments have been hosted at Orland Park's Centennial Park. In addition, Centennial Park includes a marina, path system, ice rink and sled hill.
Demographics
As of the 2000 censusGR2, there were 51,077 people, 18,675 households, and 14,361 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,030.4/km² (2,668.4/mi²). There were 19,045 housing units at an average density of 384.2/km² (995.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.53% White, 0.73% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic Latino of any race were 3.67% of the population.
The top five ancentries reported in Orland Park as of the 2000 census were Irish (26.5%), German (19.5%), Polish (18.5%), Italian (14.8%) and English (5.1%).
There were 18,675 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 66.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $67,574, and the median income for a family was $77,507. Males had a median income of $57,275 versus $34,763 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,467. Median value of owner-occupied housing units stands at $208,300 as compared to $130,800 nationally. About 2.1% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. Since 2000, the average household income in the Orland Park area has risen substantially to an estimated $90,917 in 2006.
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