 Downers Grove is located in DuPage County, Illinois Downers Grove is a village located 19 miles west of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 48,724.
History
Downers Grove was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, a settler from New York. The town was incorporated in March 1873. Downers Grove's original settlers were primarily from the Northeastern states and Northern Europe. A farming community for much of its existence, Downers Grove has become a bustling suburb with many diverse businesses, including the headquarters for FTD (http://www.ftd.com/home2/), Lovejoy (http://www.lovejoy-inc.com),ServiceMaster (http://www.servicemaster.com/homepage.dsp), Swift-Eckrich (http://www.eckrichbrand.com/), Arrow Gear (http://www.arrowgear.com/), Magnetrol (http://www.magnetrol.com/us/), Spiegel (http://www.spiegel.com/home.asp) and Butterball (http://www.butterball.com/en/index.jsp). The Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad and Interstates 355, 88 and 55 all pass through the community. Downers Grove is also the home of Midwestern University.
Other Notable Facts
Downers Grove is the home to Downers Grove Golf Course, founded in 1892 by Charles Blair Macdonald and the oldest golf course west of the Allegheny Mountains. Downers Grove also prides itself on having one of the largest collections of Sears-Roebuck Catalogue Homes that were erected between 1908 and 1940. Downers Grove is also the home of the Tivoli Theatre, which opened in 1928 as only the second designed and built for sound motion pictures and which contains an original Wurlitzer organ played regularly.
Famous Downers Grovers
- Nancy Johnson, 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 10-meter Air Rifle competition
Geography
Downers Grove is located at 41°47'27" North, 88°0'53" West (41.790730, -88.014855)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 36.9 km² (14.3 mi²). 36.9 km² (14.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.07% is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 48,724 people, 18,979 households, and 13,019 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,320.2/km² (3,420.2/mi²). There are 19,477 housing units at an average density of 527.7/km² (1,367.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 90.15% White, 1.92% African American, 0.11% Native American, 5.71% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 3.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 18,979 households out of which 32.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% are non-families. 27.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 3.13.
In the village the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $65,539, and the median income for a family is $80,604. Males have a median income of $56,422 versus $36,938 for females. The per capita income for the village is $31,580. 2.3% of the population and 1.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.6% of those under the age of 18 and 4.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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