Willow Springs
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Coordinates	41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.7375, -87.87778
Area	4.0 sq mi (10 km²)
- land	4.0 sq mi (10 km²)
Population	5,027 (2000)
Density	1,299.8 /sq mi (502 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX
Location of Willow Springs within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Willow Springs, Illinois

Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,027 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Willow Springs is located at 41°44′15″N, 87°52′40″W (41.737616, -87.877788)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), of which, 3.9 square miles (10.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (2.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 5,027 people, 1,948 households, and 1,381 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,299.8 people per square mile (501.5/km²). There were 1,991 housing units at an average density of 514.8/sq mi (198.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.91% White, 0.72% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.85% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.05% of the population.

The top five ancentries reported in Willow Springs as of the 2000 census were Polish (25.3%), German (19.6%), Irish (12.6%), Italian (11.3%) and Czech (6.9%).^[3]

There were 1,948 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,322, and the median income for a family was $66,886. Males had a median income of $48,776 versus $35,466 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,394. About 5.9% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Nearly all of Willow Springs is in Illinois' 3rd congressional district; the westernmost portion, in Lemont Township, is in the 13th district. The Mayor is Alan Nowaczyk.

Public Education

A majority of public elementary and middle school students attend schools in Plesantdale School District 109. Others attend schools in Indian Springs School District 107. At the high school level, District 109 students move onto Lyons Township High School District 204 while District 107 students move onto Argo Community High School District 217.

Transportation

Willow Springs has a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor, which provides daily rail service between Joliet, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).

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.
3. ^ Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Willow Springs, IllinoisPDF (38.9 KiB). U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-04-07.

External links

• Willow Springs website

• Willow Springs, Illinois is at coordinates 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.737616, -87.877788 (Willow Springs, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.737616, -87.877788 (Willow Springs, Illinois)

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