| The village of
Niles was incorporated on August 24, 1899. The village
had a population of 500 people at that time. Along with
neighboring Skokie, Illinois, and several other suburbs,
Niles is partly in Niles Township [1], from whence it
draws its name. It should not to be confused with "Niles
Centre," the original name of Skokie. There is
no clear indication of the origin of the name "Niles."
In 1929 the Chicago Tribune ran an article opining that
the name was taken from the Niles Register, a newspaper
published in the 1820s out of Washington, DC and distributed
nationally.
As of the census of 2000, there
were 30,068 people, 12,002 households, and 7,945 families
residing in the village. The population density was
5,117.9 people per square mile (1,974.4/km²). There
were 12,256 housing units at an average density of 2,086.1/sq
mi (804.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village
was 83.22% White, 0.46% African American, 0.09% Native
American, 12.68% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.67%
from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.03% of the population.
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