Winnetka is an affluent village and one of the wealthiest in Illinois, located approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. With a population of 12,419, 29.92% of Winnetka households (1,194 total households) had an income level above $500,000 in 2008.
Winnetka is located at 42°6′22″N 87°44′16″W / 42.10611°N 87.73778°W / 42.10611; -87.73778 (42.106227, -87.73801).. Winnetka is located 198m (650ft) above sea...
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Winnetka is an affluent village and one of the wealthiest in Illinois, located approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. With a population of 12,419, 29.92% of Winnetka households (1,194 total households) had an income level above $500,000 in 2008.
Winnetka is located at 42°6′22″N 87°44′16″W / 42.10611°N 87.73778°W / 42.10611; -87.73778 (42.106227, -87.73801).. Winnetka is located 198m (650ft) above sea level and has a magnetic declination of 3° 10' W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km), of which 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km) is land and 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km) (2.30%) is water.
The first houses were built in 1836. That year Erastus Patterson and his family arrived from Vermont and opened a tavern to service passengers on the Green Bay Trail post road. The village was first subdivided in 1854 by Charles Peck and Walter S. Gurnee, President of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific...
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