Orland Hills, Illinois
Orland Hills (formerly Westhaven) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,149 at the 2010 census. Geography. Orland Hills is located at (41.588732, -87.840837)., in between Orland Park and Tinley Park. Orland Hills has two (2) lakes: Lake Ashbourne and Lake Lorin. It is also home to Kelly Park. According to the 2010 census, Orland Hills has a total area of , of which (or 99.3%) is land and (or 0.7%) is water. Demographics. As of the 2000 census, there were 6,779 people, 2,153 households, and 1,767 families living in the village. As  of 2012, there is 7,206 residents. The population density was 6,217.2 people per square mile (2,401.3/km). There were 2,182 housing units at an average density of 2,001.2 per square mile (772.9/km). The racial makeup of the village was 86.71% White, 5.10% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 1.73% from other races, and 2.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.03% of the population, including 5.0% of Mexican descent. The top five non-African, non-Hispanic ancestries reported in Orland Hills as of the 2000 census were Irish (22.9%), German (21.9%), Polish  (21.7%), Italian (13.4%) and Czech (3.8%). There were 2,153 households, out of which 53.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.51. In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24 , 35.7% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $61,884, and the median income for a family was $65,191. Males had a median income of $47,074 versus $33,477 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,415. About 4.3% of families and 5.3% of the population  were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Government. Orland Hills is divided between two congressional districts. The area north of 163rd Street is in Illinois' 1st congressional district, while the area south of 163rd Street is part of the 3rd district. Orland Hills has a village board with a mayor. The current mayor of Orland Hills is Kyle R. Hastings, Sr. Hastings has been the mayor of Orland Hills since the mid 1990's. It is widely viewed that the Hastings family has a south suburban political  dynasty with Hastings Sr as the mayor of Orland Hills, one son, Kyle Hastings II, is a trustee in Orland Hills. Hastings II is also widely viewed as the most likely successor to his father for the mayoral seat. Michael Hastings is a state senator from Illinois' 19th state senate district, who also briefly ran for the Illinois Secretary of State position in the 2022 elections, he later dropped out of the election. The Hastings family also had a daughter who sits of the board of the Moraine Valley Community College. In the Illinois legislature, Orland Hills is represented by  state representitve Fran Hurley and state senator William Cunningham. (The 35th district and 18th district respectively). Education. A majority of students from Orland Hills attend Victor J. Andrew High School (residents who live south of Meadowview Ave, while the rest attend Carl Sandburg High School (residents who live north of Meadowview Ave). There are two elementary school districts that serve Orland Hills: Kirby School District 140 and the Orland School District 135.