Darien, Illinois City of Darien Location in Du - Page County and the state of Illinois.
Location in Du - Page County and the state of Illinois.
Darien is a town/city in Du - Page County, Illinois, USA.
A suburb of Chicago, Darien was titled after a town in Connecticut.
6 Other Dariens in the United States The first citizens to settle in Darien came from New England via the Erie Canal and Great Lakes.
The church's cemetery, positioned west of where the church stood (west of Bailey Road and north of Frontage Road), can still be seen today.
Elisha and Eliza Smart settled in Darien in 1838 with their 10 children.
He became a member of the Chicago City Council and later was propel to the House of Representatives and served in the United States Congress.
The future town/city of Darien was originally part of the Lace and Cass communities.
Today, Darien is known as "A Nice Place to Live".
Darien in Illinois is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable; Darien in Connecticut is pronounced with the accent on the last syllable. According to the 2010 census, Darien has a total region of 6.303 square miles (16.32 km2), of which 6.18 square miles (16.01 km2) (or 98.05%) is territory and 0.123 square miles (0.32 km2) (or 1.95%) is water. Darien's City Hall used to be totally underground until 1994, when it was lifted up.
Darien's City Hall is surrounded on three sides by the village of Downers Grove.
Darien is bordered by the metros/cities of Downers Grove, Westmont, Woodridge, Lemont, and Willowbrook, and it has easy access to the three primary thoroughfares crossing Chicago's southwest suburbs: Interstate 55, Interstate 355, and Interstate 294.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $78,122, and the median income for a family was $95,332. Males had a median income of $70,580 versus $46,352 for females.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 operates Hinsdale South High School in Darien.
Part of Darien also attends Downers Grove South High School Other Dariens in the United States Darien, Connecticut Darien, Georgia Darien, New York Town of Darien, Wisconsin 2000 United States Enumeration Data Official Website of the City of Darien, Illinois.
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