Romeoville, Illinois

Romeoville, Illinois
Village
Village of Romeoville
Nickname(s): The Ville or ChicagoVille
Motto(s): Where Community Matters!
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Coordinates: 41°37′30″N 88°5′45″W / 41.62500°N 88.09583°W / 41.62500; -88.09583Coordinates: 41°37′30″N 88°5′45″W / 41.62500°N 88.09583°W / 41.62500; -88.09583
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Township	DuPage, Lockport
Government
• Mayor	John Noak
Area
• Total	18.76 sq mi (48.6 km2)
• Land	18.44 sq mi (47.8 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation[1]	630 ft (190 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	39,680
• Estimate (2016)[2]	39,706
• Density	2,151.82/sq mi (830.82/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	60446, 60491
Area code(s)	815/779 and 630/331
FIPS code	17-65442
GNIS feature ID	2399114[3]
Website	http://www.romeoville.org/

Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The village is located 26 mi (42 km) southwest of Chicago and is a Chicago Suburb. The population was 39,680 at the 2010 census. It is located in the southwest suburban area of Chicago near the newly constructed I-355 extension south from the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to I-80. It is the state's 19th largest village.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Romeoville has a total area of 18.759 square miles (48.59 km²), of which 18.44 square miles (47.76 km²) (or 98.3%) is land and 0.319 square miles (0.83 km²) (or 1.7%) is water.^[4]

Demographics

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 21,153 people, 6,764 households, and 5,384 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,457.4 people per square mile (562.9/km²). There were 7,379 housing units at an average density of 508.4 per square mile (196.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 60% White, 5.38% African American, 0.39% Native American. Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 4.91% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.15% of the population.

There were 6,764 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the village, the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,738, and the median income for a family was $63,320. Males had a median income of $41,267 versus $29,724 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,221. About 1.1% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Romeoville is home to over 600 businesses, and has received an award for most jobs created for any organization of its size, by adding 1,560 new jobs between 2012-2013.

Education

Infrastructure

Transportation

Romeoville station (Metra)

• Metra station on the Heritage Corridor line.
• Lewis University Airport for basic aircraft to Boeing Business class.
• Pace bus route 834.

Notable people

• Gerald Coleman, played goalie for the Lake Erie Monsters and Tampa Bay Lightning.
• Egotistico Fantastico, pro wrestler
• Oliver Gibson, DT, played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Byron Stingily, OT, played with the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers.

References

External links

• Village of Romeoville official website