Arlington Heights, Illinois

Arlington Heights, Illinois
Village
Evergreen Avenue in Downtown Arlington Heights
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Nickname:  Action Heights
Motto:  City of Good Neighbors
Location of Arlington Heights in Cook County, Illinois.
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Coordinates: 42°5′42″N 87°58′51″W / 42.09500°N 87.98083°W / 42.09500; -87.98083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Counties	Cook, Lake
Townships	Wheeling, Elk Grove, Palatine, Vernon
Incorporated	1887
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Thomas Hayes
Area [1]
• Total	16.64 sq mi (43.09 km2)
• Land	16.61 sq mi (43.01 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	77,676
• Density	4,677.87/sq mi (1,806.10/km2)
Standard of living
Time zone	Central
ZIP code(s)	60004, 60005, and 60006 (PO boxes)
Area code(s)	847 and 224
Geocode	02154
FIPS code	17-02154
Website	www.vah.com

Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. A northwestern suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the city's downtown.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the village's population was 77,676, making it the 15th-most populous municipality in Illinois.^[3]

Arlington Heights is known for the former Arlington Park Race Track, home of the Arlington Million, a Breeders' Cup qualifying event; it also hosted the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in 2002. The village is also home to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, which has one of the largest collections of books in the state.