Melrose Park
is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
The population was 23,171 at the 2000 census. Melrose
Park has long been home to a large Italian-American
population, though it also contains many Mexican-Americans.
It also is the home of Kiddieland Amusement Park, Maywood
Park Racetrack, Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and
Stern Pinball, Inc.. Stern Pinball is the world's last
manufacturer of coin-operated pinball machines.[1] There
is a railroad station in Melrose Park with daily service
to Chicago.
As of the census[2] of 2000,
there were 23,171 people, 7,631 households, and 5,448
families residing in the village. The population density
was 5,465.7 people per square mile (2,110.0/km²).
There were 7,905 housing units at an average density
of 1,864.7/sq mi (719.8/km²). The racial makeup
of the village was 71.53% White, 2.92% African American,
0.49% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander,
20.08% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more
races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53.88% of
the population.
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