Villa Park, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1914. | |||||||||||||||
| County, State | DuPage, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Addison, York | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| President | Joyce Stupegia | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 22,075 (down 0.81% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,813.4/km² (4,695.2/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60181 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Land Area | 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
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| Income | Per capita: $22,354 Household: $55,706 | |||||||||||||||
| Home value | Mean: $NA Median: $155,900 (2000) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | www.invillapark.com | |||||||||||||||
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Villa Park is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois in the Elmhurst-Villa Park-Lombard-Oakbrook area. The population was 22,075 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Following the construction of a subdivision called Villa Park in 1908 and another called Ardmore in 1910 by the real estate firm Ballard & Pottinger, Villa Park became incorporated in 1914 by uniting the two subdivisions of 300 people. The first village president, William H. Calhoun, was elected on September 12, 1914. The town originally opted to name itself Ardmore, but later changed to Villa Park in 1917.
Villa Park had been home to the Ovaltine chocolate factory until it closed in 1988. The national landmark[citation needed] building has since been converted into loft apartments. These apartments are consistently fully rented out.
[edit] Geography
Villa Park is located at (41.888650, -87.977884)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²). 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and almost none of it is covered by water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 22,075 people, 7,810 households, and 5,748 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,813.4/km² (4,695.2/mi²). There were 7,987 housing units at an average density of 656.1/km² (1,698.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 89.15% White, 1.67% African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.65% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.55% of the population.
There were 7,810 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $55,706, and the median income for a family was $62,805. Males had a median income of $41,085 versus $29,521 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,354. About 3.6% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Transportation
Villa Park has a commuter railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific/West Line with service west to Elburn, Illinois and east to downtown Chicago.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- District 45 Public Schools
- District 48 Public Schools
- District 88 Public High Schools
- Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Islamic Foundation of Villa Park
- Village of Villa Park
- Willowbrook High School
