University Park, Illinois

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The village of University Park is primarily located in Cook County. A portion of University Park extends into Will County.

University Park is 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: University Park lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named University Park can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, University Park had a population of 6,662 people^<2> (or 0.12% of the total population of Cook County). The population of University Park represented 0.05% of the total of Illinois.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, University Park had a population of 8,171 people. This is an increase of 22.65% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for University Park.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Calumet City	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	36,800	5.81% decrease
	Chicago Heights	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	30,586	6.68% decrease
	Harvey	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	28,056	6.48% decrease
	Lansing	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	26,672	5.86% decrease
	Oak Forest	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	27,740	1.11% decrease
	Oak Lawn	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	53,244	3.62% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for University Park.

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) University Park. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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