Franklin Park

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Franklin Park

Total population

18,197

Median home value

$287,000

19.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$76,519

Franklin Park$77k

National$74k

Founded

1892

Elevation196 m

Land area4.77 km²

Weather66°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates41.94°, -87.88°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Franklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,467 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 18,110 in 2024. It was named for real estate broker Lesser Franklin who bought acres of the area when it was a majority of farming fields.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Franklin Park, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Kathryn Hahn

American actress (born 1973)

Michael Finley

American basketball player (born 1973)

Robert Nardella

Italian ice hockey player

Corey Maggette

American basketball player (born 1979)

L

Laurel Cronin

American actress (1939–1992)

Carol Lawrence

actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)

Martin O'Donnell

American video game composer

Joseph Aiuppa

American mobster (1907–1997)

G

Gail Mancuso

American television director

A

Angelo Prisco

American mobster (1939-2017)

Bill Idelson

American actor

Bobby Cochran

American musician

Bobby Wawak

NASCAR driver

Britt Davis

American football player

C

Claire Schillace

American baseball player

C

Clara Cannucciari

American cook (1915-2013)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Elmwood Park
  3.4 mi away
• Berkeley
  3.6 mi away · pop. 5,199
• Harwood Heights
  4.3 mi away
• Hillside
  4.9 mi away
• Elk Grove Village
  7.5 mi away
• Itasca
  7.7 mi away
• Cicero
  8.8 mi away
• Forest View
  10.3 mi away
• Glendale Heights
  10.3 mi away
• Glen Ellyn
  10.6 mi away
• Bloomingdale
  10.8 mi away
• Indian Head Park
  11.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Franklin Park

Franklin Park

Daniel B. Pritchett · 2007

Franklin Creek

Illinois. Department of Conservation · 1990

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Parking Management Strategies

Eric N Schreffler · 2018

Vicksburg for the Tourist

Illinois Central Railroad Company · 1922

Ten Tours in Illinois

Illinois Development Council · 2018

Franklin Creek Natural Area

Illinois. Dept. of Conservation · 1987

Addendum to strategic planning study for flood control

Illinois. Office of Water Resources · 1999

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