Welcome to The Village of Norridge website.  Village President Daniel Tannhauser, the Norridge Village Board, and all Village employees welcome you to an exceptional community in which to live and work. The Village of Norridge is dynamic and energetic.  Our population, based on the 2020 census, is 15,251.

The Village of Norridge operates under the Mayor/Trustee form of government.  A Village President, Village Clerk and six Trustees are elected at large to serve four-year terms.  In addition, numerous civic-minded individuals compose commissions and boards that assist the Village to meet the needs of the residents.

We urge you to become actively involved in the community.  Participation creates the vision for the future and guides our growth and development.

Village of Norridge Statistics

Norridge is on a ridge, at Overhill Avenue, that divides the Chicago River Valley and The Des Plaines River Valley.

Altitude - 645 – 649 Feet (Des Plaines River 640 ft., Chicago River 595 ft.)

Latitude - 41 Degrees, 57 Minutes, 45 Seconds

Longitude - 87 Degrees, 49 Minutes, 30 Seconds

Area – 2 square miles

Miles of Streets – approximately 31.65 miles

Miles of Sidewalks – 55 miles

Homes in the Village – approximately over 4930

Hardness of water – 8 grains/135 PPM

Miles of Sewers – Storm 30.5, Sanitary 30.5

Drainage inlets & catch basins – Approx. 1,000

Incorporated – December 4, 1948

Boundaries - Harlem Avenue on the East, Montrose Avenue on the North, Ozanam on the West and Irving Park Road on the South. Approximately 80 Acres

Population in 1948 – 1675

The first Village Board meeting was held in February 1949 at the Norwood Park Volunteer Fire House at 4348 N. Ottawa Avenue.  In 1949 official Village business was conducted the home of the Village Clerk, Harold Dierkes at 4321 N. Ozanam Avenue

Municipal codes were adopted February 1949

Physical improvements to the Village were started in 1952

First annexation was North of Montrose Avenue in 1954

Became Home Rule Community by referendum – May 1, 1973