Maple Park is a village in DeKalb and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,310 at the 2010 census, up from 765 in 2000. Maple Park was formerly known as Lodi.
History
Maple Park was originally called "Lodi", after Lodi, Lombardy. The present name comes from a nearby grove of sugar maple trees. A post office called "Lodi" was established first in 1837, and the post office was renamed "Maple Park" in 1880.
Geography
Maple Park is located at (41.908514, -88.597989), with the majority of the population in Kane County but with more area in DeKalb County. Illinois Route 38 runs through the southern side of the village, leading east to Geneva and west to DeKalb. It is west of downtown Chicago.
According to the 2010 census, Maple Park has a total area of , of which (or 99.87%) is land and (or 0.13%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 765 people, 280 households, and 208 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,288.1 people per square mile (500.6/km). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 486.6 per square mile (189.1/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.52% White, 0.39% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of the population.
There were 280 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $49,583, and the median income for a family was $54,821. Males had a median income of $41,563 versus $26,645 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,932. About 4.5% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 operates Kaneland High School.