was ranked No. 28 in Money Magazines "Best Places to Live in America". In October 2017, the Village was named by Money Magazine as the "8th Best Place in America to Raise a Family Now". The Daily Herald and NBC Chicago also published stories on these distinctions. Government Villa Park has a manager-council government. The village manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the town. The manager position is appointed by the Village Board of Trustees. The village is governed by the Village President and six trustees, comprising the Village Board. The six trustees and the village clerk are elected on a rotating basis every two years so that not all the trustees are up for re-election at the same time. A list of elected officials currently holding office can be found on the Village's website at invillapark.com. Advising the Village Board on various issues are numerous commissions, composed of local residents appointed to the posts. Geography Villa Park is located at (41.888650, −87.977884). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Villa Park has a total area of , of which (or 99.06%) is land and (or 0.94%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 22,263 people, 8,000 households, and 5,575 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 8,627 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 66.68% White, 4.64% African American, 0.90% Native American, 6.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 10.20% from other races, and 11.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.84% of the population. There were 8,000 households, out of which 59.13% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.95% were married couples living together, 9.41% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.31% were non-families. 24.68% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 2.76. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,