Elmhurst

History

Members of the Potawatomi Native American people, who settled along Salt Creek just south of where the city would develop, are the earliest known settlers of the Elmhurst area. Around 1836, European-American immigrants settled on tracts of land along the same creek. At what would become Elmhurst City Centre, a native of Ohio named Gerry Bates established a community on a tract of "treeless land" in 1842. Bryan (often referred to as the "Father of Elmhurst") played an important role in the development of the town, and has been as the one responsible for renaming the town. Elmhurst was incorporated as a village in 1882, The Keebler Company's corporate headquarters was in Elmhurst until 2001, when the Kellogg Company purchased the company. The city is home to the headquarters of Sunshine Biscuits and McMaster-Carr Supply Co. In 2014, Family Circle magazine ranked Elmhurst as one of the "Ten Best U.S. Towns for Families".

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elmhurst has a total area of , of which (or 99.42%) is land and (or 0.58%) is water. Due to local topography, the town has had a tendency to flood in the past after large rainfalls; the city is currently undertaking a large effort to mitigate future flooding.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• York Comm High School
  High · Elmhurst · 2,707 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch
  High · Downers Grove · 2,637 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Lake Park High School
  High · Roselle · 2,560 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Hinsdale Central High School
  High · Hinsdale · 2,472 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Glenbard West High School
  High · Glen Ellyn · 2,324 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Glenbard East High School
  High · Lombard · 2,275 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S
  High · Downers Grove · 2,138 students · 14:1 ratio
• Willowbrook High School
  High · Villa Park · 1,992 students · 16.7:1 ratio