| Northfield, Illinois | |
| Official Name: | Village of Northfield |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Seal Type: | logo |
| Seal Size: | 200px |
| Motto: | The comfortable corner of the North Shore |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.1°N -133°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.37 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5751 |
| Population Density Km2: | 687.44 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1780.50 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60063, 60093 |
| Area Codes: | 847 and 224 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-53663 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Northfield, Illinois |
Northfield is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately north of downtown Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village's population was 5,751.[2] It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities north of Chicago that belong to New Trier and Northfield Townships and the greater North Shore.
Northfield is located in Northfield Township, Cook County at 42°6'N 87°46'W (42.10,-87.77).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Northfield has a total area of 3.23sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 5,751 people, 2,407 households, and 1,710 families residing in the village. The population density was 1780.5PD/sqmi. There were 2,420 housing units at an average density of 749.23/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 82.84% White, 0.47% African American, 0.16% Native American, 9.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 6.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.
There were 2,407 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.53% were married couples living together, 9.35% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.96% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 2.36.
The village's age distribution consisted of 18.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 28.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $143,661, and the median income for a family was $200,132. Males had a median income of $89,089 versus $56,364 for females. The per capita income for the village was $103,893. About 8.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
| White alone (NH) | 4,917 | 4,824 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4,706 | 91.24% | 89.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 81.83% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 27 | 26 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 25 | 0.50% | 0.48% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.43% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 2 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.04% | 0.04% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.02% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 300 | 364 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 529 | 5.57% | 6.72% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9.20% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.04% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 6 | 7 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7 | 0.11% | 0.13% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.12% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 47 | 36 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 205 | 0.87% | 0.66% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.56% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 90 | 159 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 278 | 1.67% | 2.93% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4.83% | |
| Total | 5,389 | 5,420 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5,751 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
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 Laura Fine and Northfield Village President Greg Lungmus.
Northfield is home to New Trier High School's freshman campus.
Northfield houses Middlefork (K - 3) and Sunset Ridge School (4 - 8). It shares its ZIP code (60093) with Winnetka. The high school is New Trier High School.
A small part of Northfield (east of the former Chicago and Northwestern train tracks) is served by Avoca School District 37 in Wilmette. An even smaller part (south of Winnetka Avenue between Sunset Ridge Road and the Forest Preserve) 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.
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.
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.
The Northfield Police Department, headed by Chief William Lustig, is responsible for all law enforcement operations in Northfield as well as emergency communications (E-911) 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.
The headquarters of Kraft Foods was formerly located in Northfield.[8] Medline Industries now occupies Kraft's former office location. The Stepan Company, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, is also headquartered in Northfield.
According to Northfield's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[9] the top employers in the city are:
| Employer |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medline Industries | 1,600 | |
| 2 | New Trier High School District No. 203 | 800 | |
| 3 | College of American Pathologists | 635 | |
| 4 | Stepan Company | 350 | |
| 5 | Mariano's Fresh Market | 151 | |
| 6 | Sunset Ridge Country Club | 150 | |
| 7 | Fields Auto Group | 144 | |
| 8 | North Shore Senior Center | 120 | |
| 9 | Village of Northfield | 103 | |
| 10 | Sunset Ridge School District 29 | 100 |
Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Northfield to destinations across the region.[10]