Westmont (Illinois)
DuPage County
17-80645
Westmont is a place in the Chicago metropolitan area. In 2000, the Village 24,554 inhabitants. Westmont is located about 35 kilometers west of the Chicago Loop in southwestern DuPage County.
Geography
West Monts geographical coordinates are 41 ° 48 'N, 87 ° 59' W41.794444444444 - 87.976388888889 ( 41.794480, -87.976433 ). To the place border in the North Oak Brook, Clarendon Hills in the east, south and west Darien Downers Grove. The greater part of Western Monts is located in the Township Downers Grove.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 square kilometers, of which almost all attributable to land, only 0.20 percent of the surface waters form.
Traffic
Westmont is located on the BNSF line Metra - Nahverkehrszugnetzes that runs between Station Chicago Aurora and the Union. By car Westmont is connected via the Eisenhower Expressway and the East - West Tollway to Chicago. Also, U.S. Highway 34 runs from east to west through the Westmont.
Interstate 55 runs south, Interstate 294 east and Interstate 355 west at Westmont over and north of the city extends Interstate 88 connect the city with the rest of the region.
In the surrounding area there is a small regional airport.
The existing railway line will be replaced by a high-speed line. Because of the economic crisis, the construction work has been suspended pending 2010.
Demographic data
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 26 211 people Westmont. The population density was 1934.8 people per square kilometer. There were 10,269 housing units at an average 809.2 per square kilometer. The population of West Monts consisted of 78.02 percent White, 5.8 percent Black or African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 11.95 percent Asian, 2.41 percent Pacific Islander, 0 percent reported other races, and 2.41 percent from two or more races. 2.11 percent of the population professed to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of West Monts distributed to 6.98 households out of which children were living in 9900 per cent under 18. 29.1 percent of the married couples living together, 47.1 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.4 percent were non-families. 39.6 percent of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 32.5 percent of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 11.8 and the average family size is 2.37 people.
The population was spread out with 3.05 percent minors, 21.9 percent of 18 to 24 year olds, 8.3 percent of 25-44 year olds, 33.8 percent of 45 to 64 year olds and 20.3 per cent at the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 15.7 years. For every 100 females there were 36 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 87.4 males.
The median household income in Westmont was 82.9 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 51 422 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 64 472 U.S. dollars, compared to 42 909 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income for the U.S. dollar. 26 394 percent of the population and 5.8 percent of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 3.8 percent of minors and 4.8 percent of people aged 65 years or more.
Architecture
The architecture of the city is characterized by sparsely developed residential areas and many green areas.
Leisure
In the city it is very quiet. There are also many recreational parks and playgrounds. The major parks are: Randall Park, Patriota Park, Deer Creek Park, Twin Lakes Park, Lebeck Park, Veterans Memorial Park, Milness Memorial Park and Prospect Park.
Well-known residents
- Muddy Waters, the father of Chicago Blues
- Ty Warner, industrialist and founder of Ty Inc.