Dwight
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Livingston
Coordinates	41°5′35″N 88°25′38″W / 41.09306, -88.42722
Area	2.6 sq mi (7 km²)
- land	2.6 sq mi (7 km²)
Population	4,363 (2000)
Density	1,694.8 /sq mi (654 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	60420
Area code	815
Location of Dwight within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Dwight, Illinois
Website: http://www.dwightillinois.com

Dwight is a village in located mainly in Livingston County, Illinois. The population was 4,363 at the 2000 census. Dwight contains an original stretch of the famous Route 66, and uses a railroad station designed in 1891 by Henry Ives Cobb. Its about 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Chicago. I-55 bypasses the village to the north and west.

Geography

Dwight is located at 41°5′35″N, 88°25′38″W (41.092975, -88.427273).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it is land and 0.39% is water.

Dwight is mostly located in Livingston County, but a small portion extends northward into Grundy County to include the commercial area near the northern I-55 interstate exit.

Monuments

Frank Lloyd Wright's Frank L. Smith Bank in Dwight

Dwight is home to one of only three banks designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the First National Bank of Dwight, as well as an historic Route 66 Texaco gas station, Ambler's Texaco Gas Station, and a 1891 railway station. Two of the buildings, the gas station and the train station, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. See also John R. Oughton House. The 1857 Dwight Pioneer Gothic Church is a rare example of wooden Carpenter Gothic church building.

Demographics

Buildings in downtown Dwight, Illinois

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,363 people, 1,667 households, and 1,096 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,694.8 people per square mile (655.5/km²). There were 1,803 housing units at an average density of 700.4/sq mi (270.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.72% White, 0.92% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 1.17% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.80% of the population.

There were 1,667 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,071, and the median income for a family was $44,813. Males had a median income of $37,429 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,928. About 5.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Other Sites

Dwight is also home of the first Keeley Institute, the John R. Oughton House, the Ambler's Texaco Gas Station, Frank L. Smith Bank, and the Pioneer Gothic Church.

Dwight (Amtrak station) is also located in Dwight.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Dwight, Illinois (Official Site)

• Dwight, Illinois is at coordinates 41°05′35″N 88°25′38″W / 41.092975, -88.427273 (Dwight, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°05′35″N 88°25′38″W / 41.092975, -88.427273 (Dwight, Illinois)

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