Lisle, Illinois

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Lisle, Illinois

Location within Chicagoland. The Chicagoland tristate area.

Municipal corporation>Incorporated Village in 1956.
Counties of the United States>County, State DuPage, Illinois
Civil township>Township Lisle Township
Municipal government>Government Council-manager
Mayor Joe Broda
Population (United States 2000 Census>2000) 21,182 (up 8.56% from 1990)
Population density>Pop. density 1,283.9/km² (3,323.7/mi²)
ZIP Code>Zip code(s) 60532
North American Numbering Plan>Area code 630
Area>Land Area 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²)
Latitude>Lat. / long. [41°47.31′N 88°5.16′W]
Income Per capita: $35,693
Household: $65,821
Real estate appraisal>Home value Mean: $NA
Median: $219,200 (2000)
Website [www.vil.lisle.il.us]

Demographics ([Full data])
White Black Hispanic Asian Islander Native Other
83.38% 3.47% 5.49% 9.79% 0.03% 0.19% 1.47%

Lisle is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,182 at the 2000 census. It is part of Chicagoland and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor.

Contents

1 History
2 Trivia
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 References
6 External links

History

Lisle was permanently settled in 1832 after the Blackhawk War by James and Luther Hatch. The two brothers settled land near Ogden Avenue and began a small farming community.

A number of firsts for Lisle came in the 1830s with the First Congregational Church of DuPage in 1833, the first post office managed by John Thompson in 1834, and the first schoolhouse in 1837.

The railroad came to Lisle in 1864 with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. A fire destroyed the railroad depot, but it was rebuilt in 1874 by the Railroad.

Trivia

Lisle Township is the oldest settlement in DuPage County.[Lisle Township History]
Lisle is home to Benet Academy, a prestigious Catholic high school, and Benedictine University, formerly Illinois Benedictine College.
Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse play their home game at Benedictine University.
Lisle High School's mascot is the Lisle Lions.
Lisle is also home to one of the state's most popular 4th of July festivals - [Eyes to the Skies].
Lisle's school district is Lisle Community Unit School District 202, including Lisle High School. A portion of Lisle lies in Naperville's district 203.

Geography

Lisle is located at [41°47′31″N, 88°5′16″W] (41.791829, -88.087842)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²). 16.5 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.78%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 21,182 people, 8,663 households, and 5,241 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,283.9/km² (3,323.7/mi²). There were 8,997 housing units at an average density of 545.3/km² (1,411.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 83.38% White, 3.47% African American, 0.19% Native American, 9.79% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.49% of the population.

There were 8,663 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $65,821, and the median income for a family was $86,917. Males had a median income of $56,151 versus $37,104 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,693. About 1.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

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