Bolingbrook, Illinois

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Bolingbrook, Illinois


Location within Chicagoland.	The Chicagoland tristate area.

Incorporated

Village in 1965.

County; State

Will, DuPage; Illinois

Township

DuPage, Wheatland, Lisle, Plainfield

Government

Council-manager

Mayor

Roger Claar (R)

Population (2000)

69,662 (2005 estimate) (up 70.56% from 1990)

Pop. density

1,320.2/km² (3,420.2/mi²)

Zip code(s)

60440, 60490

Area code

630, 815

Land area

53.1 km² (20.5 mi²)

Income

Per capita: $23,468
Household: $67,852

Home value

Mean: $153,410 (2000)
Median: $141,400

Website

bolingbrook.com

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
64.51%	20.41%	13.09%	6.38%	0.06%	0.23%	5.65%

Bolingbrook is a village in Will County, Illinois and DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 56,321. As of a 2005 estimate, the population is 69,662. Today, Bolingbrook has nearly 75,000 residents.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Growth History
4 Transportation
5 Schools
6 Other

[edit] Geography

Bolingbrook is located at 41°41′55″N, 88°5′19″W (41.698613, -88.088668)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 53.7 km² (20.7 mi²). 53.1 km² (20.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.16%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 56,321 people, 17,416 households, and 14,246 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,060.2/km² (2,746.5/mi²). There were 17,884 housing units at an average density of 336.7/km² (872.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 64.51% White, 20.41% African American, 0.23% Native American, 6.38% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.65% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.09% of the population.

There were 17,416 households out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the village the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,852, and the median income for a family was $71,527. Males had a median income of $46,915 versus $33,665 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,468. About 2.9% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Growth History

Bolingbrook is a relatively new suburb of Chicagoland, having been incorporated in 1965. It grew solidly for the remainder of the 1960s, reaching a population of 7,000 by 1970. The 1970s were the first period of rapid growth in Bolingbrook, during which its population quintupled to reach over 37,000 by 1980. During the 1980s, growth in Bolingbrook, as in Will County as a whole, slowed considerably as the focus of Chicago area growth in that decade largely shifted to the northern tier of suburbs in Lake and McHenry counties. By 1990, Bolingbrook's population had only increased by about 10% from the previous decade, to about 41,000. The main benefit of this slower growth is that it allowed the village's infrastructure (especially its school district) to catch up with its population.

Your average neighborhood street in Bolingbrook, IL

The 1990s ushered in a second wave of growth to Bolingbrook, as Will and nearby Kendall counties once again became Chicago's fastest growing region. This second growth wave continues to the present day, and Bolingbrook now has a population in excess of 70,000 residents.

[edit] Transportation

Illinois Route 53 - Bolingbrook Drive, Illinois Route 126

Interstate 55 and Interstate 355

Former U.S Route 66

Other Major streets include Boughton Road, Lily Cache Lane, Briarcliff Road, and Rodeo Drive.

[edit] Schools

High Schools: Bolingbrook High School, Downers Grove South High School, Neuqua Valley High School.

Middle Schools: Brooks Middle School, Jane Adams Middle School and Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School.

Elementary Schools: Bernard J. Ward Elementary School, Independence Elementary School, Jamie McGee Elementary School, John R. Tibbott Elementary School, Jonas E. Salk Elementary School, Pioneer Elementary School, Oak View Elementary School, and Wood View Elementary School.

Alternative Schools: Phoenix Experierence.

[edit] Other

Bolingbrook has one airport which is owned by the Village and operated under a contract with a management company., Clow International Airport. WGN-TV Helicopter is stationed at Clow Airport as well as a base station for Air Angels Aeromedical transport. (life flight type operation)

Bolingbrook Medical Center which currently operates the only free standing full service hospital emergency room, was given the OK to become a full service hospital. The first new hospital in Illinois since Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center and Hospital (now St James Hospital) opened in Olympia Fields in 1979. The emergency room is unique in that it is one of the few full service ERs in the country not directly connected to a hospital

Swedish retailer IKEA opened its second location in Illinois here on September 28, 2005.

An outdoor mall with Bass Pro Shops and Macy's is under development, bringing over 1 million square feet of retail at the intersection of Boughton Road and Interstate 355, to open in spring 2007.[1]

Military contractor which specializes in advanced night vision technologies, EPIR Technologies Inc. opened here in 2000.

Most of Bolingbrook lies within the boundaries of Valley View School District 365U and Fountaindale Public Library District, both of which also include nearby Romeoville, Illinois. Other school districts that serve Bolingbrook include: Plainfield School District 202, Indian Prairie School District 204, Naperville School District 203, Woodridge Elementary, and Downers Grove High School District.

Bolingbrook is home to the Boughton Ridge Golf Course, a 9-hole course owned by the Bolingbrook Park District, and the Bolingbrook Golf Club, a municipal facility which includes an 18-hole course.

Roger C. Claar has been the mayor of Bolingbrook for over 18 years and is given guidance by the council.

The mayor's wife, Patricia L. Claar is employed by the Valley View School District 365U and works at the new Bolingbrook High School.

The mayor's daughter, Lindsey Claar Rivera, had a street in Bolingbrook named after her known as "Lindsey Lane".

It is also the hometown of Doug Wilkinson-Gray, a Chicago writer and Daily Herald current events blogger.

It is also the hometown of Robert Sanchez, a reporter for the Daily Herald Newspaper.

Old Chicago Amusement Park operated here between 1975 and 1980.

Municipalities and Communities of Will County, Illinois
(County Seat: Joliet)

Cities, Towns and Villages

Townships

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Central City	Chicago
Largest cities (over 30,000 in 2000)	Aurora • Berwyn • 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
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