Winfield, Illinois

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Winfield, Illinois
Location within Chicagoland. The Chicagoland tristate area.
Incorporated Village in 1921.
County; State DuPage; Illinois
Township Winfield
Government Mayor-trustee
President Rudy Czech
Population (2000) 8,718 (up 22.86% from 1990)
Pop. density 1,246.7/km² (3,228.3/mi²)
Zip code(s) 60190
Area code 630
Land area 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²)
Income Per capita:   $35,482
Household: $89,060
Home value Mean:    $237,000
Median: $210,400 (2000)
Website www.villageofwinfield.com
Demographics (Full data)
White Black Hispanic Asian Islander Native Other
93.60% 1.24% 2.67% 2.96% 0.02% 0.10% 0.91%

Winfield is an incorporated village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,718 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 9,844 in 2005.

Winfield is home to Central DuPage Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the Chicago suburbs. Winfield is located on the Union Pacific train line which provides regular commuter rail service to Chicago.

Winfield is home to one of the oldest taverns in the Chicago suburbs, John's Buffet, founded 1921 by Polish immigrant John Karwoski, grandfather of the current owner, John Karwoski III. John Karwoski was instrumental in the political and economical development of Winfield, and it was his guidance and leadership that took a fledgling prairie town clinging to existence after the railroad boom went bust, and turned it into a viable and livable village.

The Village of Winfield is served by three school districts: West Chicago Elementary School District 33 (K-8, serving the north side of Winfield), Winfield Elementary School District 34 (K-8, serving the south side of Winfield), and Community Unit School District 200 (K-12, Wheaton-Warrenville, serving the east side of Winfield). Winfield has no public high school; students from districts 33 and 34 attend West Chicago Community High School and students from CUSD 200 attend Wheaton North. It has two junior high schools, St. John's Catholic (K-8, private), and Winfield Public School.

[edit] Geography

Winfield is located at 41°52′31″N, 88°9′9″W (41.875228, -88.152617)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.37% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,718 people, 2,975 households, and 2,403 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,246.7/km² (3,228.3/mi²). There were 3,024 housing units at an average density of 432.4/km² (1,119.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.60% White, 1.24% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population.

There were 2,975 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $89,060, and the median income for a family was $98,528. Males had a median income of $62,433 versus $42,328 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,482. About 0.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

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