West Chicago, Illinois
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West Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,469 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 26,554 as of 2005. Formerly named Turner Junction after its founder, it was initially established around the first junction of railroad lines in Illinois.
[edit] Geography
West Chicago is located at (41.888378, -88.209659)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.8 km² (13.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 23,469 people, 6,379 households, and 5,230 families residing in the city. The population density was 654.7/km² (1,695.9/mi²). There were 6,567 housing units at an average density of 183.2/km² (474.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.85% White, 1.68% African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 15.11% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.60% of the population.
There were 6,379 households out of which 48.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.64 and the average family size was 3.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 114.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $63,424, and the median income for a family was $65,744. Males had a median income of $39,723 versus $27,285 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,287, the lowest in DuPage County. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Official West Chicago Web Site
- WegoWeb, Micro-gateway for the City of West Chicago
- High Lake Homeowners Assoc., Including History of High Lake and West Chicago Area
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
