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Joseph Sears purchased 223 acres in one of the last undeveloped areas near Chicago's lakeshore for in 1889. The village population was 2,501 in 1930 and has stayed nearly the same since then.

In recent years, the Kenilworth Assembly Hall has become a home for concerts and benefits hosted by local bands from New Trier High School. The title "North Shore Scene" has been appropriately coined by many students and teenagers to describe their association with the concerts and the bands that participate. The North Shore Scene has helped launch the careers of well-known artists such Fall Out Boy.

Famed Architect George Washington Maher lived in Kenilworth.

Other Kenilworth, Illinois stats:

Population: 2,513

Median resident age: 42.4 years, Illinois average age: 42.2 years old.

The average household size is 3.14 and the average family size is 3.41.

Zip codes: 60043

Source: 2010 U.S. Census

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