reelected mayor in 1969 and served until 1983. Community Besides the village's 25th anniversary, the 1980s brought the village, cable TV access, fast food, and a budget of $1.5 million. Lindenfest was founded by volunteers in 1983. It grew out of tents and booths set up by local clubs and organizations in the village hall parking lot. Today it has a carnival, games, contests, marathons, and music. Other additions to Lindenhurst in recent years include Victory Lakes, the Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce, and the Lindenhurst Park District. The population in 1990 was 8,044 and is over 14,000 today. In a 1999 Lake Villa and Lindenhurst Review article, Village Administrator James Stevens said that Lindenhurst "has been able to keep the small town flavor, in large part, through selective land annexation, and by carefully choosing developers for high quality but diversified housing types, including single family, town homes and condominiums. And all the housing types have to be integrated with the lakes, marshes, open space and forested areas of the village." The Lindenhurst motto is "Developing Today for Tomorrow". Geography Lindenhurst is located at (42.41053, -88.02624). According to the 2010 census, Lindenhurst has a total area of , of which (or 93%) is land and (or 7%) is water. Lindenhurst's first stop light was erected at Grand Avenue and Sand Lake Road in the 1980s. Major streets Grand Avenue Grass Lake Road Savage Road Gelden Road Deep Lake Road Granada Boulevard Sand Lake Road Beck Road Demographics 2020 census Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. 2000 Census As of the census of 2010, there were 14,462 people residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 88.8% White, 2.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.5% Asian, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population. As of the census of 2000, there were 12,539 people, 4,235 households, and 3,472 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 4,355 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.83% White, 1.47% African American, 0.15% Native American, 3.01% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.32% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino