Lake Bluff, Illinois

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Back to Lake Bluff, IL housing info, Lake County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Lake Bluff IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com Lake Bluff Apartments for Rent   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Lake Bluff, IL Lake County Population in July 2008: 6,222. Population change since 2000: +2.7%   Males: 3,006   (48.3%) Females: 3,216   (51.7%) Median resident age:   39.4 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60044. Estimated median household income in 2008: $134,399 (it was $114,521 in 2000) Lake Bluff:   $134,399 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $64,924 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $684,690 (it was $442,600 in 2000) Lake Bluff:   $684,690 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $798,377; Detached houses: $817,846; Townhouses or other attached units: $720,773; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $347,787 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60044 Lake Bluff, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Lake Bluff: White Non-Hispanic (94.3%) Chinese (1.6%) Hispanic (1.2%) Asian Indian (0.6%) Two or more races (0.6%) Black (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lake Bluff: 112.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lake Bluff, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lake Bluff is mentioned 324 times on our forum: Lake Bluff - Any Jews?  (12 replies) Lake Bluff  (5 replies) Do tree hugging, vegetarian liberals belong in Lake Bluff?  (17 replies) Lake Bluff: Convert your house into a Church, save 80,000 in taxes  (3 replies) Which Chicago suburbs are the best?  (180 replies) Gurnee, Lake Bluff, Waukegan  (13 replies) Ancestries: German (28.6%), Irish (22.8%), English (18.3%), Italian (6.7%), Swedish (6.0%), Polish (4.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 11/08/1895 Elevation: 670 feet Land area: 4.06 square miles. Population density: 1533 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 42.28 N, Longitude: 87.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,265 (+20.9%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 462 (17.7%)

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Lake Bluff, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.73
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lake Bluff, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Lake Bluff-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 77% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Lake Bluff village center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 13.5 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lake Bluff-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from Lake Bluff center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake Bluff, IL

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Notable locations in Lake Bluff: Upton (A), Shore Acres Country Club (B), Lake Bluff Golf Course (C), Harrison Conference Center (D), Lake Bluff City Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lake Bluff include: Ravine Park (1), Blair Park (2), Mawman Park (3), Artesian Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Lake Bluff Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: By-The-Way-Motel (123 North Skokie Highway).

Average household size:

This village:	2.9 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	82.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	1.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Bluff, IL

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• Harrison Conference Center, 136 Green Bay Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, Phone: (847) 295-1100, Fax: (847) 295-9307
• By The Way Motel, 123 Skokie Blvd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, Phone: (847) 234-1789, Fax: (847) 234-1002
• Sunset Motel, 511 Rockland Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, Phone: (847) 234-4669, Fax: (847) 739-2314
• Great Lakes Motel, Hwy 41 At Rt 137, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, Phone: (847) 689-1520
• Sleep Inn, 3250 Bittersweet Ave, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, Phone: (847) 578-9900

Here		59.2%
USA		50.2%

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.20%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Cook County, IL	3.01% ($69,774 average AGI)
from McHenry County, IL	0.39% ($54,236)
from DuPage County, IL	0.25% ($68,614)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,463 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.14%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	1.95% ($62,810 average AGI)
to McHenry County, IL	0.52% ($60,755)
to Kenosha County, WI	0.49% ($44,480)

• Edward G Roach, 29770 North Highway 41, Type: Tower, Structure height: 35.1 m, Overall height: 39.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00296049
  Registrant: Sba Properties, 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• Marin Fettman, 29770 North Highway 41, Type: Pole, Structure height: 60.7 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
  Registrant: Phone: (425) 383-4000
• Marin Fettman, 19 Skokie Valley Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 50.3 m, Overall height: 50.3 m
  Registrant: Phone: (425) 383-4000

• Lake Forest IL 3, 1231 Rockland Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60 m, Call Sign: WQJE769
  Assigned Frequencies : 11365.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/13/2008, Expiration Date: 08/13/2018, Certifier: Willaim Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
• CH01YC139, 45 E Center Ave, Type: Pole, Structure height: 43.6 m, Overall height: 45.4 m, Call Sign: WQJQ501
  Assigned Frequencies : 17765.0 MHz, 17765.0 MHz, 17765.0 MHz, 17765.0 MHz, 17765.0 MHz, 17765.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/25/2008, Expiration Date: 11/25/2018, Certifier: Kyle B Entz
  Registrant: Clearwire Corporation, 815 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 330-4011, Fax: (202) 330-4008, Email:
• CH01YC120, 1231 Rockland Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WQJR429
  18115.0 MHz, 18115.0 MHz, 18115.0 MHz, 18115.0 MHz, 18115.0 MHz, 18115.0 MHz, 18065.0 MHz, 18065.0 MHz, 18065.0 MHz, 18065.0 MHz... (+30 more)
  Grant Date: 12/02/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018, Certifier: Kyle B Entz
  Registrant: Clearwire Corporation, 815 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 330-4011, Fax: (202) 330-4008, Email:

• Fire: 42
• Hazardous Condition: 46
• Service Call: 1

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• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
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• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"