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Flossmoor Real Estate and Community Information
History
The roots of Flossmoor, Illinois run deep through American history. The Village planted its seed during the 1800s and today, two centuries later, continues to mature, feeding off the wisdom and perseverance embedded into fertile soil by the determined hands of early settlers. The Village of Flossmoor has grown in amazing ways since its beginnings and is looking forward to a future equally as extraordinary.
Early Native Americans first used the land that now comprises the Village of Flossmoor as a winter hunting site. German immigrants seeking rich, abundant farming land eventually settled the area in the 1840s, creating Flossmoor's first generation of families. Some of the earliest homes were built on a 16-acre parcel of land north of Flossmoor Road and west of Western Avenue, as the Illinois Central Railroad extended train service to Flossmoor to encourage settlement.
Flossmoor was first recognized as an affluent community in the 1920s, when it became known as a cultural and recreational mecca of elite country clubs and stately golf courses. Vacationers built opulent summer estates around the area's country clubs, and wealthy businessmen from Chicago lived in Flossmoor during the golf season. Eventually, as the area was refined into the progressive community it is today, vacationers decided to make Flossmoor their permanent residence.
In 1924, when the Village was incorporated, approximately 270 people called Flossmoor home. The post-World War II housing boom initiated a migration of Chicago residents to the Village, doubling the area's population and acting as a catalyst for Flossmoor's continual growth. Today, Flossmoor boasts a population of approximately 9,300 people and continues to grow.
