Bolingbrook, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1965. | |||||||||||||||
| County, State | Will, DuPage, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | DuPage, Wheatland, Lisle, Downers Grove, Plainfield | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Roger Claar (R) | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 69,662 (2005 estimate) ({{{status}}} {{{percent}}}% from [[{{{prevyear}}}]]) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,320.2/km² (3,420.2/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60440, 60490 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630, 815
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Bolingbrook is a village in Will County, Illinois and DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 56,321. As of a 2005 estimate, the population is 69,662. Today, Bolingbrook has nearly 75,000 residents.Along with its fellow Illinois communities of Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, and Palatine, Bolingbrook is among the most populous muncipalities in the US with the classification "village", and by 2010 will likely be the most populous village in the United States.
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Geography
Bolingbrook is located at (41.698613, -88.088668)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 53.7 km² (20.7 mi²). 53.1 km² (20.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.16%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 56,321 people, 17,416 households, and 14,246 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,060.2/km² (2,746.5/mi²). There were 17,884 housing units at an average density of 336.7/km² (872.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 64.51% White, 20.41% African American, 0.23% Native American, 6.38% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.65% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.09% of the population.
There were 17,416 households out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $67,852, and the median income for a family was $71,527. Males had a median income of $46,915 versus $33,665 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,468. About 2.9% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Growth History
Bolingbrook is a relatively new suburb of the Chicagoland area, having been incorporated in 1965. It grew solidly for the remainder of the 1960s, reaching a population of 7,000 by 1970. The 1970s were the first period of rapid growth in Bolingbrook, during which its population quintupled to reach over 37,000 by 1980. During the 1980s, growth in Bolingbrook, as in Will County as a whole, slowed considerably as the focus of Chicago area growth in that decade largely shifted to the northern tier of suburbs in Lake and McHenry counties. By 1990, Bolingbrook's population had only increased by about 10% from the previous decade, to about 41,000. The main benefit of this slower growth is that it allowed the village's infrastructure (especially its school district) to catch up with its population. Image:Bolingbrook3.jpg The 1990s ushered in a second wave of growth to Bolingbrook, as Will and nearby Kendall counties once again became Chicago's fastest growing region. This second growth wave continues to the present day, and Bolingbrook now has a population in excess of 70,000 residents.
Other
Bolingbrook has one airport, Clow International Airport.
Bolingbrook Medical Center which currently operates the only free standing full service hospital emergency room, was given the OK to become a full service hospital. The first new hospital in Illinois since Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center and Hospital (now St James Hospital) opened in Olympia Fields in 1979. The emergency room is unique in that it is one of the few full service ERs in the country not directly connected to a hospital
Swedish retailer IKEA opened its second location in Illinois here on September 28, 2005.
Military contractor which specializes in advanced night vision technologies, EPIR Technologies Inc. opened here in 2000.
Most of Bolingbrook lies within the boundaries of Valley View School District 365U and Fountaindale Public Library District, both of which also include nearby Romeoville, Illinois.
Bolingbrook is home to the Boughton Ridge Golf Course, a 9-hole course owned by the Bolingbrook Park District, and the Bolingbrook Golf Club, a municipal facility which includes an 18-hole course.
Roger C. Claar has been the mayor of Bolingbrook for over 18 years.
The mayor's wife, Patricia L. Claar is employed by the Valley View School District 365U and works at the new Bolingbrook High School.
The mayor's daughter, Lindsey Claar Rivera, had a street in Bolingbrook named after her known as "Lindsey Lane".
It is also the hometown of Doug Wilkinson-Gray, a Chicago writer and Daily Herald current events blogger.
Bolingbrook is home to the Pelican Harbor Aquatic Center.
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