La Grange, Illinois

La Grange is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 16,321 at the 2020 census.^[6] The name La Grange is French for "the barn."

La Grange, Illinois
Village
La Grange Village Hall
Etymology: French: la grange (the barn)
Motto:  Tradition & Pride - Moving Forward[1]
Anthem: My La Grange by Jimmy Dunne[1]
Location of La Grange in Cook County, Illinois
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Coordinates: 41°48′29″N 87°52′24″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Township	Lyons Township
Settled	1830
Incorporated	June 11, 1879
Founded by	Franklin Dwight Cossitt
Named for	La Grange, Tennessee, in turn named after the ancestral home of Marquis de Lafayette[2]
Government
• Village President	Mark Kuchler[3]
• Trustees[3]	Beth Augustine Lou Gale Michael Kotynek Shawana McGee Peggy Peterson
Area [4]
• Total	2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2)
• Land	2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation	646[5] ft (197 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,321
• Density	6,463.76/sq mi (2,495.85/km2)
Demonym	La Granger[2]
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	60525
Area code	708
FIPS code	17-40767
Website	www.villageoflagrange.com