Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois

Chicagoland municipality
muni-name= Willowbrook
muni= Village
date= 1960
state= Illinois
county= DuPage
township= York
gov= Mayor-trustee
head_label= President
gov_head= Gary Pretzer
pop= 8,967
status= up
percent= 4.29
prevyear= 1990
density-km= 1,331.6
density-mi= 3,447.8
white= 84.63
black= 2.42
hispanic= 4.26
asian= 10.01
islander= 0.04
native= 0.04
other= 1.16
zips= 60527
acode= 630 and 331
area-km= 6.8
area-mi= 2.6
pci= 37,715
geocode= 80645
mhi= 56,725
mnhv= 245,800 (2000)
mhv= 216,000
website= www.willowbrookil.org

Willowbrook is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,967 at the 2000 census.

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.

Geography

Willowbrook is located at coor dms|41|46|2|N|87|56|57|W|city (41.767153, -87.949281)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.14%) is water. Willowbrook is around 23 miles to Chicago, Illinois. It is surrounded by the suburban towns of Hinsdale, Westmont, Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove and Darien.

Notable Residents

* Ozzie Guillén - Current Chicago White Sox Manager

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,967 people, 4,178 households, and 2,272 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,447.8 people per square mile (1,331.6/km²). There were 4,504 housing units at an average density of 1,731.8/sq mi (668.8/km²). 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.willowbrookil.org/ Willowbrook official website]