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Bridgeview was incorporated in 1947 with an initial population of approximately 500 residents.

Residents chose the name Bridgeview by a single vote over the name Oketo, which survives today as a street name in the village.

The name Bridgeview refers to the views of the area from the Harlem Avenue bridge and the bridges at 79th Street and 87th Street.

The 2020 census counted 17,027 people in Bridgeview, up 3.5 percent from 2010.

Bridgeview has about 5,888 households, with a relatively large average household size of about 3.27 people.

Bridgeview's motto, "A Well Balanced Community," reflects zoning divided roughly equally among residential, commercial, and industrial areas.

Bridgeview is home to "Little Palestine," described as the largest Palestinian enclave in the United States; the first Palestinian immigrants arrived in the area in the 1890s.

The Mosque Foundation grew from an Islamic social club established in 1981 into a mosque by 1984, and two Islamic schools in the village, Aqsa School and Universal School, educate students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview was the home of the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer from 2006 to 2019 and hosted the 2006 MLS All-Star Game.

SeatGeek Stadium is now home to the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League and the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby.