Elmwood Park is a village in Cook County, in the Chicago metro area.
If your looking for great place to live you just found it Elmwood Park is the place to shop, work and play. You'll find events and activities for people of all ages. Your departments at the village hall, public works, police and fire, parks and recreation make this village clean, safe, fun and economically sound. This is a vibrant community. We support a variety of churches, good schools, an excellent library, and expanding parks and recreation programs. We're dedicated to making our neighborhoods stronger, better places to live.
Elmwood Park is committed to economic redevelopment of our commercial
areas, modernizing and maximizing our police and fire services, making our village better and safer all the time.
Shopping and lovely owner/operator restaruants are scattered throughout Conti Parkway, also known to homeowners as the circle as it encompasses a wide circle and also is home to a the local library the citizens are very proud of. The town is known as the Village with Pride as residents strive to keep the town in shape.
Kids are always looking for summer fun, and with the Family Aquatic Center they found it! The center has something for everyone in the family. From the zero depth edge pool and the children's water play area.
Seniors have a special place of their own in Elmwood Park. The Frambois Center is strictly for seniors and the have designed many different programs. The center sponsors aquatic classes, golf and exercise.
Elmwood Park Community Unit 401 School District includes elementary through high school. There are two elementary schools, one middle and one high school as well as a Early Childhood School. There is also a private school at Saint Celestine Catholic School, K - 8th An excellent website with fees and tuitions, school calendar and a before and after care program. St, William, is K-8th grade and Sayre Language Academy.
Elmwood Park is truly a community in every sense of the word. We're planning and working for a brighter future each day, boldly setting our sights on new horizons. As our slogan clearly states, Elmwood Park is a "Village With Pride."
Housing Cost
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $264,300
Demographics
Estimated population in July 2006: 24,295. Elmwood Park covers 1.91 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 635 feet above sea level.
Climate
Elmwood Park, IL climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 20's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 83.50 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 14.30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Elmwood Park is 36.27 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is August with an average rainfall of 4.62 Inches.
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