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Golf, Illinois

Golf, Illinois, in Cook county, is 3 miles NW of Skokie, Illinois (center to center) and 15 miles NW of Chicago, Illinois. The village has a population of 451.

The People and Families of Golf

In Golf, about 77% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Golf had a median family income of $138,560.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Golf gave more campaign money ($6,750) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Golf Housing

Owners occupy 100% of the housing units in Golf.

Commuting

In Golf, 68% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	3 miles NW of Skokie, Illinois (center to center)
Nearest Large City	15 miles NW of Chicago, Illinois
County	Cook
P.O. Box Zip Codes	60029
Phone Area Codes	847
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.059
Longitude	-87.792

Station	CHICAGO BOTANICAL GARDEN
Distance	5.2 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	37 to 56 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 63 F
Annual Precip	36.8 inches

Station	WAUKEGAN
Distance	20.7 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	36 to 55 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	41 to 62 F
Annual Precip	34 inches

Station	WHEATON 3 SE
Distance	21.9 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	38 to 63 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 67 F
Annual Precip	37.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	451	100%
Male	220	48.8%
Female	231	51.2%
Under 18	142	31.5%
18+	309	68.5%
65+	79	17.5%
Median Age	41.2
Average Family Size	3.17
White	446	98.9%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	4	0.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	459
Growth	8
Growth %	1.8%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	24.9%
English	18.3%
German	10.3%
Italian	8.2%
US/American	6.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.4%
Polish	4%
Swedish	3.5%
Russian	3.1%
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac	3.1%
Greek	2.3%
Scottish	2.1%
Norwegian	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
French (except Basque)	1.2%
Dutch	0.9%
Croatian	0.7%
Armenian	0.7%
Swiss	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Golf	451	$138,560
Glenview	41,847	$96,552
Morton Grove	22,451	$72,778
Niles	30,068	$58,215
Northfield	5,389	$114,279
Skokie	63,348	$68,253
Wilmette	27,651	$122,515

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