Mount Prospect is a

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in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships in

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, about northwest of downtown

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, and approximately 4 miles north of

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. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 56,852.

Geography

Mount Prospect is located at (42.065427, -87.936217). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mount Prospect has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water.

Climate

According to the

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system, Mount Prospect lies within the

Humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

zone (or Dfa) in the warm summer type. The village experiences warm to hot and humid summers and frigid, snowy winters. The village lies within U.S.D.A

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5b, along the fringe of zone 6a.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 56,852 people, 20,855 households, and 15,043 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 22,835 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 66.37%

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, 2.69%

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, 0.68% Native American, 14.49%

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, 0.05%

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, 8.01% from

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, and 7.70% from two or more races.

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of any race were 16.16% of the population. There were 20,855 households, out of which 55.24% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.11% were married couples living together, 8.05% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.87% were non-families. 23.61% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.86% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 2.59. The village's age distribution consisted of 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $84,353, and the median income for a family was $103,946. Males had a median income of $57,695 versus $41,193 for females. The

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for the village was $40,452. About 3.7% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the

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, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' In 2008, Mount Prospect was voted the best city in which to raise children.

Economy

Companies based in Mount Prospect include

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, NTN USA and Rauland-Borg. The former

United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. (commonly referred to as United), is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois.

headquarters in

Elk Grove Township Elk Grove Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 92,905. Elk Grove Township formerly housed the United Airlines headquarters. Geography According to the United States Census B ...

was annexed into Mount Prospect in the 2010s.

Top employers

According to the Village's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Education

Mount Prospect has a number of award-winning school districts. It has multiple districts that serve the village. Central Mount Prospect is served by

Mount Prospect School District 57 Mount Prospect Public School District 57 is a community public school district that serves over 2,000 pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students in Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago covering an area of .River Trails School District 26 River Trails School District 26 is a school district headquartered in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area. The school district serves more than 1,500 students in four schools. Schools River Trails School District 26 opera ...

. South (and somewhat west) Mount Prospect is served by Elk Grove Community Consolidated School District 59. A very small portion of northern Mount Prospect in its northernmost point is served by Buffalo Grove-Wheeling Community Consolidated District 21. A small part of north central Mount Prospect is also served by

Arlington Heights School District 25 Arlington Heights School District 25 (AHSD25) is a school district that serves and is based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The school district serves over 5,550 students in nine schools. Schools The school district ope ...

. A small part of northwest Mount Prospect is served by

Prospect Heights School District 23 Prospect Heights School District 23 is a school district located in Prospect Heights, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. The majority of the schools, (Betsy Ross Elementary School, Anne Sullivan Elementary School, and Douglas A. MacArthur Middle School) ...

Township High School District 214 Township High School District 214 is located in Cook County, Illinois. It is the state's second largest high school district by enrollment.

serves all of Mount Prospect; the town is served by multiple High Schools. Small numbers of students attend Elk Grove High School and

Buffalo Grove High School Buffalo Grove High School (BGHS) is a public high school located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. It is one of six four-year comprehensive high schools in Township High School District 214, serving portions of the village ...

. Prospect High School is the only one located within the village. The two Catholic parochial schools (K-8) located within Mount Prospect are St. Raymond and St. Emily. The schools that service Mount Prospect are: ; Mount Prospect District 57 * Westbrook School for Young Learners (PK–1) * Fairview Elementary School (2–5) * Lions Park Elementary School (2–5) * Lincoln Middle School (6–8) ; River Trails District 26 * Euclid Elementary School (K–5) * Indian Grove Elementary School (K–5) * River Trails Middle School (6–8) ; Elk Grove Community Consolidated District 59 * Robert Frost Elementary School (K–5) * Friendship Junior High School (6–8; located in Des Plaines) * Forest View Elementary School (K–5) * John Jay Elementary School (K–5) * Holmes Junior High School (6–8) ; Arlington Heights School District 25 * Windsor Elementary School (K–5; located in Arlington Heights) * Dryden Elementary School (K–5; located in Arlington Heights) * South Middle School (6–8; located in Arlington Heights) ; Prospect Heights School District 23 * Betsy Elementary School (2-3; located in Prospect Heights) * Anne Sullivan Elementary School (3–5; located in Prospect Heights) * Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School (Pre-K-1; located in Prospect Heights) * MacArthur Middle School (6–8; located in Prospect Heights) ; Buffalo Grove–Wheeling Community Consolidated District 21 * Robert Frost Elementary School (K–5) * Oliver Holmes Middle School (6–8; located in Wheeling) ; Township High School District 214 * Prospect High School (9–12) *

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(9–12) *

Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows High School, RMHS, is a public four-year high school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, the second largest high scho ...

(9–12) *

Wheeling High School Wheeling High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High ...

(9–12) *

(9-12) * Elk Grove High School (9-12) ; Religious education * St. Raymond School (K–8, Catholic) *

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(K–8, Catholic) * St. Paul Lutheran Church and School (K–8, Lutheran)

Libraries

* Mount Prospect Public Library

Places of interest

Randhurst Village Randhurst Village, previously known as Randhurst Mall and Randhurst Center or simply Randhurst, is a shopping mall located at the corner of Rand Road (U.S. Route 12) and Elmhurst Road ( Illinois Route 83) in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The mall too ...

* Mount Prospect Village Hall

Parks and recreation

Multiple park districts serve the town: Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Prospect Heights, and River Trails.

In popular culture

* In the 1980 movie ''

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'' (set in Chicago and vicinity), the car the Blues Brothers ride in is described as being bought at auction from the Mount Prospect Police Department. A Mount Prospect Police cruiser appears in a season 11 episode of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”, as an homage to Blue Brothers.

Notable people

John Ankerberg John Ankerberg (born December 10, 1945) is an American Christian television host, author, and speaker. He is an ordained Baptist minister and has authored or coauthored more than 150 books and study guides. He is the producer and host of the int ...

, Christian evangelist. *

Bruce Boxleitner Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950) is an American actor and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series '' How the West Was Won'', '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'', ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King ...

, actor and science-fiction writer, best known for roles in TV series ''

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'' and ''

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'' and films ''

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'' and '' Tron: Legacy''; attended Prospect High School * Ian Brennan, co-creator of ''

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'' and '' Scream Queens''; Prospect High School alumni * Lee DeWyze, winner of ''

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''; attended Prospect High School *

Thomas C. Kelly Thomas Cajetan Kelly (July 14, 1931 – December 14, 2011) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the Dominican Order, Kelley served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville in Kentucky from 1982 until his retire ...

, drummer for the''

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'' & FayRay ; attended Prospect High School *

Brian Gregory Brian Francis Gregory (born December 15, 1966) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head men's basketball coach at South Florida Bulls men's basketball, South Florida. He was previously serving as a consultant to Tom ...

, men's basketball coach at

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and

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; born in Mount Prospect *

Terry Moran Terry Moran is an American journalist, currently Senior National Correspondent at ABC News. Based in Washington, D.C., Moran covers national politics and policy, reporting from the Trump White House, the Supreme Court, and the campaign trail fo ...

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Senior National Correspondent; grew up in Mount Prospect and

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. *

Dave Kingman David Arthur Kingman (born December 21, 1948), nicknamed "Kong," "King Kong," and "Sky King", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter who was a three-time MLB All-Star with 442 career hom ...

, 3-time MLB All-Star outfielder for

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; attended Prospect High School * Tom Lundstedt, baseball player, (Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins); attended Prospect High School *

Phil Masi Philip Samuel Masi (January 6, 1916March 29, 1990) was an American professional baseball player. From though , he played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Braves (1939–1949), Pittsburgh Pirates (1949) and Chicago White Sox ( ...

, baseball player (Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox); died in Mount Prospect * Timothy Miller, director of PR,

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SC; attended St. Raymond School *

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, actress (''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''); attended Prospect High School *

Anson Mount Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series ''Hell on Wheels'', as Jim Steele on the NBC series ''Conviction'' (2006), as the Marvel Co ...

, actor *

Pari Pantazopoulos Paraskevas "Pari" Pantazopoulos ( el, Παρασκευάς Πανταζόπουλος; born 17 September 1988 in Athens) is a Greek-born American soccer player who currently plays for Panathinaikos Chicago in the National Premier Soccer League ...

, professional soccer player ( Chicago Fire); attended Prospect High School *

Ed Paschke Edward Francis Paschke (June 22, 1939 – November 25, 2004) was an American painter of Polish descent. His childhood interest in animation and cartoons, as well as his father's creativity in wood carving and construction, led him toward a caree ...

, highly acclaimed artist, a leader in the Chicago Imagist style; attended Arlington High School * John Ratcliffe, former U.S. Director of National Intelligence * David J. Regner, Illinois state legislator and businessman; lived in Mount Prospect'Illinois blue Book 1979-1980,' Biographical Sketch of David J. Regner pg. 72 * Beth Walker, Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, born in Mount Prospect *

Ben Weasel Benjamin Foster (born 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Early life Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heights, Illi ...

, lead singer and guitarist of band

Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums). Screeching Weasel is originally from the Chicago subur ...

* Karen Zambos, clothing designer; attended Wheeling High School *

David Kendziera David Kendziera (born 9 September 1994) is an American Olympic athlete who runs the 400m hurdles and 110m hurdles. From Mount Prospect, Illinois, he attended Prospect High School and the University of Illinois. Overall he was a 10 time NCAA ...

, US Olympic athlete in the 400m hurdles

References

External links

Village of Mount Prospect official website

Mount Prospect Historical Society
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