Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1960. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | DuPage; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | York | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Mayor-trustee | |||||||||||||||
| President | Gary Pretzer | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 8,967 (up 4.29% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,331.6/km² (3,447.8/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60527 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $37,715 Household: $56,725 |
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| Home value | Mean: $216,000 Median: $245,800 (2000) |
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| Website | www.willowbrookil.org | |||||||||||||||
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Willowbrook is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,967 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Willowbrook grew from the Ridgemoor subdivision, became incorporated in 1960.
Since the 1980s, the city of Willowbrook, and most notably its Independence Day festivities at Creekside Park have been the subject of vandalism. As of 2006, nobody has been definitely linked or charged for the crimes.
[edit] Geography
Willowbrook is located at (41.767153, -87.949281)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.14%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,967 people, 4,178 households, and 2,272 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,331.6/km² (3,447.8/mi²). There were 4,504 housing units at an average density of 668.8/km² (1,731.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 84.63% White, 2.42% African American, 0.04% Native American, 10.01% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.26% of the population.
There were 4,178 households out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.6% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the village the population was spread out with 18.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $56,725, and the median income for a family was $76,100. Males had a median income of $51,588 versus $43,042 for females. The per capita income for the village was $37,715. About 1.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Willowbrook official website
- 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
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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 | |
