Westmont, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1921. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | DuPage; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | York | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Mayor-trustee | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Bill Rahn | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 24,554 (up 15.67% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,934.8/km² (5,014.4/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60559 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $26,394 Household: $51,422 |
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| Home value | Mean: $200,814 Median: $180,200 (2000) |
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| Website | www.westmont.il.gov/ | |||||||||||||||
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Westmont is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,554 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Westmont was developed largely because of the Great Chicago Fire. Following the blaze, Chicago building codes called for all new structures to be built of brick, rather than wood. The William Gregg Brick Company, located in Westmont, the highest point west of Chicago along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (now the BNSF), provided most of the brick used in the rebuilding of the city. During Prohibition, many speakeasies opened in Westmont and the town adopted nicknames such as "Wetmont " and "Whiskey Hill."
The Icecream Sunday was invented in Westmont in 1896 by Swedish immigrant Alexander Frehse.
[edit] Famous residents
- Muddy Waters, the father of Chicago blues
- Phil Kielma, NCAA National Pitcher of the Week in 2006 for throwing a no-hitter against Calumet City College.
Irish Hooker Valetino McGee, age 68 and still in business.
[edit] Geography
Westmont is located at (41.794480, -87.976433).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²). 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.20% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 24,554 people, 9,900 households, and 5,979 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,934.8/km² (5,014.4/mi²). There were 10,269 housing units at an average density of 809.2/km² (2,097.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 78.02% White, 5.38% African American, 0.13% Native American, 11.95% Asian, 2.41% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.98% of the population.
There were 9,900 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males (so this is not a place for single women to move).
The median income for a household in the village was $51,422, and the median income for a family was $64,472. Males had a median income of $42,909 versus $33,690 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,394. About 3.8% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
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| Central City | Chicago |  |
| Largest cities (over 30,000 in 2000) | Aurora • Berwyn • Bolingbrook •Calumet City • Chicago Heights • Crystal Lake • DeKalb • Des Plaines • East Chicago • Elgin • Elmhurst • Evanston • Gary • Hammond • Harvey • Highland Park • Joliet • Kenosha • Naperville • North Chicago • Park Ridge • Portage • Waukegan • Wheaton |
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| Largest towns and villages (over 30,000 in 2000) | Addison • Arlington Heights • Bartlett • Bolingbrook • Buffalo Grove • Carol Stream • Carpentersville • Cicero • Downers Grove • Elk Grove Village • Glendale Heights • Glenview • Hanover Park • Hoffman Estates • Lombard • Merrillville • Mount Prospect • Mundelein • Niles • Northbrook • Oak Lawn • Oak Park • Orland Park • Palatine • Schaumburg • Skokie • Streamwood • Tinley Park • Wheeling • Woodridge | |
| Counties | Cook • DeKalb • DuPage • Grundy • Jasper • Kane • Kankakee • Kendall • Kenosha • Lake (Illinois) • Lake (Indiana) • LaPorte • McHenry • Newton • Porter • Will | |
