Westmont, Illinois Location in Du - Page County and the state of Illinois.
Location in Du - Page County and the state of Illinois.
Westmont is a village in Du - Page County, Illinois, United States.
Westmont is a improve of 5.03 square miles in area.
Westmont had a 2000 populace of 24,554, a partial special census was conducted 2007 resulting in a populace of 26,211, and the census of 2010 put the populace at 24,685.
The region known as Westmont was inhabited by the Potawatami until the year 1833.
The evolution of the Illinois-Michigan Canal, authorized by the State of Illinois in the 1820s but delayed in assembly until the 1830s, contributed to Westmont's early growth. When the economic Panic of 1837 halted canal construction, many of the workers turned to farming, and agriculture became the primary occupation, with produce sold in close-by Chicago.
The region around Westmont became one of the most prosperous sections of the state.
The plank road was placed over the nine-mile (14 km) swamp separating Chicago and the region that became Westmont, and reached Naperville, Illinois by 1851. Today, this roadway is known as Ogden Avenue (U.S.
The plank road soon became inadequate; in 1858, small-town incorporated suburbs and villages petitioned the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to build a branch line from Chicago to Aurora, Illinois that would pass through their towns. The barns line was allowed, with the first train in 1864.
In the early 1900s, plats for the Village of Westmont were laid out and roads were dedicated; incorporation, decided by only a narrow margin, followed in 1921.
Westmont was officially incorporated on November 10, 1921; Vince Pastor served as the first president of the Village Board. However, it was not until the 1960s and 1970s the Westmont began to expanded in earnest; Westmont High School did not open until 1974.
Muddy Waters, musician, considered the father of Chicago blues; lived for a decade and died in Westmont Westmont is positioned at 41 47 40 N 87 58 35 W (41.794480, -87.976433). It is bounded on the north by the Village of Oak Brook, on the east by the Village of Clarendon Hills, on the south by the City of Darien and on the west by the Village of Downers Grove.
According to the 2010 census, Westmont has a total region of 5.136 square miles (13.30 km2), of which 5.03 square miles (13.03 km2) (or 97.94%) is territory and 0.106 square miles (0.27 km2) (or 2.06%) is water. 2000 Enumeration population pyramid for Westmont The median income for a homehold in the village was $51,422, and the median income for a family was $64,472.
Westmont has a Westmont Metra station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, which provides daily rail service between Aurora, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).
Route 34, Interstate 88 positioned north of the Village, Interstate 55 to the South, Interstate 294 to the East and Interstate 355 to the West, furnish access to the rest of the Chicago Region.
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2000 United States Enumeration Data "Westmont (village) Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau".
Village of Westmont.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Du - Page County, Illinois, United States
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Westmont, Illinois - Villages in Illinois - Villages in Du - Page County, Illinois - Populated places established in 1921 - 1921 establishments in Illinois
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