Lisle, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1956. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | DuPage; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Lisle | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Joe Broda | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 21,182 (up 8.56% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,283.9/km² (3,323.7/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60532 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $35,693 Household: $65,821 |
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| Home value | Mean: $229,150 Median: $219,200 (2000) |
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| Website | www.vil.lisle.il.us | |||||||||||||||
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Lisle is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,182 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 23,376 as of 2005. It is part of Chicagoland and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor.
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[edit] History
Lisle was permanently settled in 1832 after the Blackhawk War by James and Luther Hatch. The two brothers settled land near what is now Ogden Avenue and began a small farming community.
A number of firsts for Lisle came in the 1830s with the First Congregational Church of DuPage in 1833, the first post office managed by John Thompson in 1834, and the first schoolhouse in 1837.
The railroad came to Lisle in 1864 with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. A fire destroyed the railroad depot, but it was rebuilt in 1874 by the Railroad.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 21,182 people, 8,663 households, and 5,241 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,283.9/km² (3,323.7/mi²). There were 8,997 housing units at an average density of 545.3/km² (1,411.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 83.38% White, 3.47% African American, 0.19% Native American, 9.79% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.49% of the population.
There were 8,663 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $65,821, and the median income for a family was $86,917. Males had a median income of $56,151 versus $37,104 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,693. About 1.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Geography
Lisle is located at (41.791829, -88.087842)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²). 16.5 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.78%) is water.
[edit] Trivia
- Lisle Township is the oldest settlement in DuPage County.[1]
- Lisle is home to Benet Academy, a prestigious Catholic high school, and Benedictine University, formerly Illinois Benedictine College.
- The Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch play their home games at Benedictine University.
- Lisle High School and Lisle Junior High School's mascot is the Lisle Lions.
- Lisle is also home to one of the state's most popular 4th of July festivals - Eyes to the Skies.
- On The 4th of July Of 2006 Lisle had the state's biggest fireworks display, celebrating its 50th Birthday
- Lisle's school district is Lisle Community Unit School District 202, including Lisle High School and Lisle Junior High School. A portion of Lisle lies in Naperville's district 203.
- It is home to the Morton Arboretum, where part of Gwen Stefani's Single Wind It Up was filmed.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Lisle Police Association - Official Site
- Metropolitan Alliance of Police - Official Site
- Village Government - Official Site
- Lisle Library District Home Page
- Lisle School District 202
- Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce
- Remembering Lisle - Growing Up in a Great Little Town
- 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
