Northfield, Illinois


Northfield is an affluent village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately north of downtown Chicago. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities north of Chicago that belong to New Trier Township and the greater North Shore. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 5,420.

Geography

Northfield is located in Northfield Township, Cook County at 42°6'N 87°46'W.
According to the 2010 census, Northfield has a total area of, all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,389 people, 2,155 households, and 1,532 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,822.4 people per square mile. There were 2,241 housing units at an average density of 757.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 92.48% White, 0.52% African American, 0.04% Native American, 5.57% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
There were 2,155 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village, the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $91,313, and the median income for a family was $114,279. Males had a median income of $85,788 versus $36,567 for females. The per capita income for the village was $63,857. About 1.2% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Northfield is represented by Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Illinois's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, Democrat Tammy Duckworth and Democrat Dick Durbin in the United States Senate, State Representative Robyn Gabel, State Senator Daniel Biss and Northfield town President Fred Gougler.

Education

Northfield is home to New Trier High School's freshman campus.
Northfield houses Middlefork and Sunset Ridge School. It shares its ZIP code with Winnetka. The high school is New Trier High School.
A small part of Northfield is served by Avoca School District 37 in Wilmette. An even smaller part is served by Glenview School District 34 in Glenview.
Christian Heritage Academy is a private school in Northfield that serves students in preschool through twelfth grade. It offers a Christian based education, equipping students to be lifetime followers of Jesus Christ.
Northfield is also home to Glenview Montessori School, a fully accredited, non-sectarian school for 2-6 year olds. The Glenview Montessori School is part of the Deerfield Montessori Schools, one of the first Montessori schools established in Illinois.
Saint Louise de Marillac High School was an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Northfield from 1967 to 1994, run by the Daughters of Charity. In 1994, Marillac merged with Loyola Academy. The campus was sold to Christian Heritage Academy.
The local Catholic parish, St. Phillip the Apostle, ran an elementary school which closed in 2004. The facility is currently leased by the Hyde Park Day School, a University of Chicago laboratory school for students with learning disabilities.

Public safety

Northfield Fire-Rescue Department

The Northfield Fire-Rescue Department, headed by Chief Michael Nystrand, is a combination department. They respond to fire related emergencies, medical emergencies, and specialized rescue situations. The Department operates out of one station, centrally located at 1800 Winnetka Avenue. The Northfield Fire Rescue Department's Paramedic program is overseen by Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, as part of Illinois EMS Region X.

Northfield Police Department

The Northfield Police Department, headed by Chief William Lustig, is responsible for all law enforcement operations in Northfield as well as emergency communications for the Village. The police department, operated out of one station within the city hall complex, is well known for professionalism and good community relations. This department is Accredited by CALEA, and was one of the first in the State of Illinois to become so accredited.

Economy

The headquarters of Kraft Foods was formerly located in Northfield. Medline Industries now occupies Kraft's former office location. The Stepan Company, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, is also headquartered here.

Top employers

According to Northfield's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Employer# of Employees
1Medline Industries1,600
2New Trier High School District No. 203800
3College of American Pathologists635
4Stepan Company350
5Mariano's Fresh Market151
6Sunset Ridge Country Club150
7Fields Auto Group144
8North Shore Senior Center120
9Village of Northfield103
10Sunset Ridge School District 29100

Notable residents