Elburn
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kane
Coordinates	41°53′38″N 88°28′7″W / 41.89389, -88.46861
Area	2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
- land	2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
Density	1,010.5 /sq mi (390 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	60119
Area code	630
Location of Elburn within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Elburn, Illinois

Elburn is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,751 as of 2006. It is located at the intersection of Illinois Route 38 and Route 47. It is situated 46 miles (74 km) due west of the Chicago Loop.

Geography

Elburn is located at 41°53′38″N, 88°28′7″W (41.893977, -88.468628)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km²), all of it land.

History

On May 2, 1834, William Lance arrived in the Elburn area, and soon built a home there. Shortly thereafter, a man named Henry Warne arrived and opened a stagecoach inn called the Halfway House, since it was half-way between Oregon, Illinois and Chicago.

When the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad built through the area in 1854, the stop at this site was named Blackberry Station after the Township. The village incorporated as Elburn in 1886.^[2]

The name Elburn itself derives from its originally suggested name, Melbourne, but a suggestion to shorten the name resulted in the dropping of the "M", leaving Elbourne. From there, it was shortened even further to Elburne, and then finally to Elburn.

Once largely rural, the area's population began rapidly expanding in the 1990s with the arrival of large tract home developments. In January 2006, Metra began to provide passenger rail service from Elburn to Chicago on the Union Pacific/West Line. This new station replaced Geneva as the western end-of-line. A new station was also constructed in LaFox.^[3]

As of Sunday, December 02, 2007 Kaneland School District officials announced the plan to open a new high-school. Naillik High School will be their newest addition with 6,000 square feet (560 m²) of space. Construction starts in the Winter of 2008 and they plan to finish the new school in 2010.

This is not true. Kaneland School district 302, is building a new middle school in Sugar Grove IL.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 2,756 people, 1,038 households, and 752 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,010.5 people per square mile (389.8/km²). There were 1,076 housing units at an average density of 394.5/sq mi (152.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.08% White, 0.11% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.47% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.

There were 1,038 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,788, and the median income for a family was $79,905. Males had a median income of $51,154 versus $31,464 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,781. About 1.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Neighboring cities would include Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles (referred to, as a group, as the Tri-Cities). Aurora and DeKalb (home of Northern Illinois University) are other close-by places as well.

External links

• Official Website
• Elburn Chamber of Commerce
• Local Newspaper
• Computer Services for Small Businesses

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/418.html Retrieved Sept. 24, 2006
3. ^ http://www.elburn.il.us/ Retrieved Sept. 24, 2006
4. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• Elburn, Illinois is at coordinates 41°53′38″N 88°28′07″W / 41.893977, -88.468628 (Elburn, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°53′38″N 88°28′07″W / 41.893977, -88.468628 (Elburn, Illinois)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Kane County, Illinois County seat: Geneva Cities Aurora | Batavia | Elgin | Geneva | St. Charles Villages Algonquin | Barrington Hills | Bartlett | Big Rock | Burlington | Campton Hills | Carpentersville | East Dundee | Elburn | Gilberts | Hampshire | Hoffman Estates | Huntley | Kaneville | Lily Lake | Maple Park | Montgomery | North Aurora | Pingree Grove | Sleepy Hollow | South Elgin | Sugar Grove | Virgil | Wayne | West Dundee Townships Aurora | Batavia | Big Rock | Blackberry | Burlington | Campton | Dundee | Elgin | Geneva | Hampshire | Kaneville | Plato | Rutland | St. Charles | Sugar Grove | Virgil Unincorporated communities Lafox | Mooseheart | Plato Center | Valley View | Wasco

As of 2007, the population is about 4,800.