Mundelein, Illinois

Mundelein, Illinois
Village
Downtown Mundelein in March 2024
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Motto:  "Start here. Star here"
Mundelein, Illinois
Coordinates: 42°16′N 88°0′W / 42.267°N 88.000°W / 42.267; -88.000
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Township	Fremont, Libertyville
Incorporated	February 1, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-02-01)
Government
• Type	Village
• Mayor	Steve Lentz
Area
• Total	10.12 sq mi (25.88 km2)
• Land	9.718 sq mi (24.83 km2)
• Water	0.405 sq mi (1.05 km2)  4.2%
Elevation	742 ft (226 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	31,560
• Density	3,291.96/sq mi (1,271.09/km2)
Standard of living
• Per capita income $38,538	Median household income $93,027
ZIP code(s)	60060
Area code(s)	847 and 224
FIPS code	17-51349
Website	Official website

Mundelein is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States and a northern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 31,560, making the village the fourth largest town in Lake County. The village straddles Libertyville Township and Fremont Township, and borders nearby Grayslake, Ivanhoe, Diamond Lake, and Libertyville. The village is located 33 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop.

First settled by European settlers in 1835, the village first incorporated in 1909 after a spur line connected the village to the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. After the opening of University of Saint Mary of the Lake in the village in 1921, the village would host the closing events of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in June 1926, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the town. Four name changes happened throughout the village's history, including two after incorporation.