Facts about Glencoe
Cook County, 19 miles N of the Loop. The origin of Glencoe's name remains shrouded in a variety of competing narratives.
Glencoe Population (year 2000): 8,762.
Glencoe Estimated population in July 2005: 8,979 (+2.5% change)
Males: 4,274 (48.8%), Females: 4,488 (51.2%)
Glencoe Zip code: 60022
Glencoe Median resident age: 41.8 years
Glencoe Median household income: $164,432 (year 2000)
Glencoe Median house value: $667,000 (year 2000)
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Historical Facts
THE RAILROAD & GLENCOE The first train ran from Chicago to Waukegan on Jan. 20, 1855, taking three hours to complete the 36-mile trip. Settlers lined the route, marveling at the iron wonder, little suspecting their sylvan isolation soon would be at an end.
Many of Glencoe's earliest homes were summer residences for Chicago families.
Later, when the train made daily travel to the city possible, more permanent homes were built. These were large, set on even larger lots. The land east of the tracks was laid out in lots that ran along the contours of the lake and the ravines. Streets west of the tracks were laid out in a grid.
Victorian Gothic and Italianate homes became popular in the 1870s and '80s. These had wide porches and projecting bays and were painted in exciting colors. A few of these early homes still stand.