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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Golf
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL16 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Golf; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Golf had 514 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 927th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.
Cook County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 39.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Botanic Garden, IL weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Cook County
2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Golf.
Nearest hospitals
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Park Ridge4.1 miles
Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Chicago4.9 miles
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Evanston5.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Golf
Parks (9 nearby)
Frank Hren Discovery Park · 10 acres0.5 mi
National Park · 7 acres0.8 mi
Judy Beck Park · 4 acres0.8 mi
Diederich Park · 4 acres0.2 mi
Manor Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
Palma Lane Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Mariano's Fresh Market0.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens0.6 mi
Libraries
Hibbard Library1.2 mi
Glenview Public Library1.3 mi
Morton Grove Public Library1.6 mi
Niles-Maine District Library2.2 mi
Skokie Public Library2.8 mi
Museums
Glenview History Center1.2 mi
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center1.6 mi
1920s Wagner Farm House1.7 mi
Wagner Farm Heritage Center1.8 mi
Niles Historical Society2.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Oil Lamp Theater1.1 mi
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts2.4 mi
Gallery Park Amphitheatre2.6 mi
Skokie Theatre2.9 mi
Lyceum3.7 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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