Orland Park, Illinois

Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a middle-class suburb of Chicago which in 2010 had a population of 56,767.

25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago, Orland Park is close to several interstate highways, with the I-80 east-west coast connector as its southern border. The Metra commuter rail system links it to the Chicago Loop and from there to O'Hare and Midway airports.

History

The village was incorporated on May 31, 1892.

Geography

Orland Park is in southwest Cook County in Orland, Palos, and Bremen Townships at 41°36′26″N 87°51′42″W / 41.60722°N 87.86167°W / 41.60722; -87.86167 (41.6073508, -87.8616741). A small portion of the village extends into Frankfort Township in Will County. It is 25 miles (40 km) southwest of downtown Chicago.

According to the 2010 census, Orland Park has a total area of 22.167 square miles (57.41 km²), of which 21.88 square miles (56.67 km²) (or 98.71%) is land and 0.287 square miles (0.74 km²) (or 1.29%) is water.