- State:IllinoisCounty:DuPage CountyCity:WheatonCounty FIPS:17043Coordinates:41°51′22″N 88°06′30″WArea total:11.48 sq mi (29.75 km²)Area land:11.32 sq mi (29.31 km²)Area water:0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²)Elevation:748 ft (228 m)Established:Settled 1831 ( 1831 ); Incorporated February 24, 1859 (village) April 24, 1890 (city)
- Latitude:41,8703Longitude:-88,1085Dman name cbsa:Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WITimezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00ZIP codes:60187,60189GMAP:
Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, United States
- Population:53,970Population density:4,768.51 residents per square mile of area (1,841.19/km²)Household income:$80,391Households:18,858Unemployment rate:7.80%
- Sales taxes:7.25%Income taxes:3.00%
Wheaton is a suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 52,894, which was estimated to have decreased to 52,745 by July 2019. The city dates its founding to the period between 1831 and 1837, when Erastus Gary laid claim to 790 acres (320 ha) of land near present-day Warrenville. In 1848, they gave the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad three miles (5 km) of right-of-way, upon which railroad officials named the depot Wheaton. The community was then incorporated as a village on February 24, 1859, with Warren serving as its first President. The village was later incorporating as a city on April 24, 1890, when the first mayor of the city was selected, Judge Elbert Gary. The old courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was formerly used by National Louis University until National Louis moved to Lisle in 2004. It is currently being developed into luxury condominiums. Downtown Downtown has become increasingly landlocked as the city has lost much much business after the county courthouse moved two miles (3 km) west in 1990, but since the 1990s has seen a renaissance of sorts in the downtown area of Wheaton, although the population growth has slowed since the 1950s, although it is still growing. The county's rapid growth prompted the building of a brand new complex at a cost of $52,000 and includes a 300,000-square-foot judicial building.
History
The city dates its founding to the period between 1831 and 1837, when Erastus Gary laid claim to 790 acres (320 ha) of land near present-day Warrenville. In 1848, they gave the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad three miles (5 km) of right-of-way, upon which railroad officials named the depot Wheaton. At a cost of $20,000, the City of Wheaton quickly built a courthouse to house a courtroom, county offices, and a county jail. In 1990, the courthouse moved to a building about two miles (3 km) west in a new 57-acre (230,000 m2) complex at the corner of County Farm Road and Manchester Road. The old courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was formerly used by National Louis University until National Louis moved to Lisle in 2004. One of the most recognizable landmarks of the city is Wheaton Center, a 758-unit apartment complex on 14 acres (57,2 m2), which was built in 1975 and includes two twenty-story high-rise buildings. In 1985, Wheaton prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages, which lasted until a sale ban in 1985 lasted until the end of the decade. The city's population has rapidly expanded since the 1950s, although the city has become increasingly landlocked after the county courthouse moved two miles west in 1990, but downtown has seen a renaissance of sorts since the early 1990s.
Geography
Wheaton is located at 41°5122N 88°0630W (41.8560218, 88.1083010).According to the 2010 census, Wheaton has a total area of 11.436 square miles (29.62 km²) (or 98.37%) is land and 0.186 sq miles (0.48 km²), (or 1.63%) is water. Wheaton is the sister city of Karlskoga, Sweden. KarlSkoga Street, located along the southern edge of Memorial Park in downtown Wheaton, is named after the Swedish City. The city has a population of 2,816. The population of Wheaton as of the 2010 Census was 2,081. The town has a history of being involved in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and the American Civil Liberties Union. It is also known as the "Home of the Free Speech Movement" and the "Free Speech Movement of the 1960s and 1970s" The city's motto is "The City of Free Speech and Free Speech is the City of Freedom and Equality for All". The city also has a chapter of the International Council for the Advancement of the Human Rights of Women, which was founded in 1968. The mayor of Wheonaton is a former mayor of the city, and the city has had a mayor since the 1970s, when he was elected to a second term. The current mayor is the current mayor, who was re-elected in 2008.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 55,416 people, 19,377 households and 13,718 families residing in the city. The city was listed among the "Top 25 Highest Earning Towns" on CNNMoney, purporting a median family income of $113,517, and a median home price of $328,866, based on 2009 figures. According to the 2005-2009 American Community Survey, the median household income was $85,257, and the median family Income was $107,763. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under the age of 18 and 7.4% of people ages 65 and older. The per capita income for the city was $41,353. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.0 males. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.20. The racial makeup of the city is 89.85% White, 2.82% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.03% Pacific Islander, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.65%. The city has a population density of 4,938.5 people per square mile (1,907/km²). There were 19,881 housing units at an average density of 1,771.7 per squaremile (684.1/km 2).
Education
Wheaton College is known for being an interdenominational destination school for devout Christian students seeking an elite liberal arts education. The Billy Graham Center, named for the college's most famous alumnus, contains a museum dedicated to both the history of American evangelism and the international ministry of Billy Graham. The Wheaton Public Library is frequently ranked as one of the top ten libraries in the nation compared to other libraries serving similarly sized populations. Most of Wheaton is part of Community Unit School District 200, with the School Board receiving the fifth consecutive Governance Award in 2020, from the Illinois Association of School Boards.Wheaton Academy in West Chicago serves 632 students in ninth through twelfth grade, while retaining its name. St. Francis High School is on the far west side of town, while Wheaton Christian Grammar School served students in kindergarten through eighth grade from 1941 to 2010. In May 2016, the library opened a small restaurant just inside the park-side (west) entrance of the Wheaton public library. The library's total circulation was 1,013,326, the number of items in the collection was 262,745. The previous public library was converted into the DuPage County Historical Museum, between 1965 and 1967. In 2006, a three-story addition was added, followed by significant renovations which were completed in 2007, to bring the square footage up from 74,000 to 124,000. A few families in the northeast corner ofWheaton reside in Glen Ellyn School District 41, and one elementary school that is located in the southeastern part of Whe Eaton.
Health care
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital was established in 1972 by the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters. It has been operated by Northwestern Medicine, since 2016. Marianjoy is a nonprofit hospital dedicated to the delivery of physical medicine and rehabilitation, with 127 beds. The hospital is located on the west side of Wheaton on Roosevelt Road, one half mile south of the DuPage County Government Center.
Leisure and recreation
Wheaton boasts 52 parks covering more than 800 acres (320 ha) The city is also home to the DuPage County Fairgrounds, which annually attracts major entertainers. Wheaton is home to perhaps one of the narrowest stores in the Chicago area. The Little Popcorn Store on Front Street was formerly an alley between two buildings, and features the exposed brick walls of its neighbors. The Downtown Wheaton Association hosts many events throughout the year to promote local businesses, including The French Market, The Chili Cookoff, Vintage Rides, Boo-palooza (Downtown Wheaton Trick-or-Treat), A Dickens of a Christmas, Wheaton Wedding Walk and Wheaton's Wine & Cultural Arts Festival. The Grand Theater, built in 1925, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 2005, due to a sense of growing pessimism that it would ever be restored to its original state. There was cause for hope when many cast members of Jersey Boys raised approximately $50,000 for restoration on July 10, 2010, but the theater was never fully restored due to lack of progress and funds due to being delinquent on a $800,000 Suburban Bank and Co, part of the Suburban Suburban Co, loaned to the bank. The theater was re-opened on May 11, 2002, and re-painted on July 11, 2005. It is located on the north side of Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road), on the west and east side of Naperville Road.
Government
Wheaton is located in Illinois's 6th congressional district. It is in the U.S. House of Representatives' 6th district, which is held by Democrat Sean Casten. Wheaton has a population of about 2,000. The town is located on the Illinois Turnpike, which runs through Wheaton. The Turnpikes are a major route through the town. The village is also home to the Wheaton High School, which was founded in 1872. The school is a part of the Wheatton School District, which opened in 1875. The Wheaton School District was founded by the town's namesake, William Wheaton, in 1876. The district was named after Wheattons, Illinois, a town in the state's third district, where the town was founded. It was also known as the Wheatons before the town became part of Wheaton Township in 1881. The name Wheaton was adopted by the community after the town moved to its current location in 1883. The city's name is now used to refer to the village's main street, which has been called the "Wheatons' Main Street" since 1882. It also has a number of other historic landmarks, including the "Glory Road" and the "Millennium Road" which were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The community is also the site of a former town hall meeting, which took place in the early 20th century, when Wheaton's population was about 1,500.
Religious institutions
Wheaton has forty-five churches located within city limits and an additional thirty places of worship in the outlying unincorporated areas. Built in 1926, the national headquarters of the Theosophical Society in America is located on a 42-acre (170,000 m2) estate on the north side of Wheaton. The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary moved into its new home in June 1946. St. Michael Catholic Church in downtown Wheaton was destroyed by arson by a Wheaton resident and parishioner, Adam Palinski, now serving 39 years in prison. He lost his appeal, but still maintains his innocence. The church has since been rebuilt at a cost of $13 million, and reopened on March 18, 2006. Islamic Center of Whe Eaton (ICW) became the first mosque in Wheaton in September 2013. Wheaton has the "second most churches per capita in America," according to the Genius Edition of Trivial Pursuit, and is home to nearly forty religious denominations.Wheaton is also home to the North American headquarters for the Institute of Theosophy in America, which moved into a new building in 1946. The city's population is 2,715,000, making it the second largest city in the state of Kansas behind Kansas City, with 2,816,000 residents. The population of the city is 3,813,000. The town has a population of 2,917,000; the city's largest employer is the University of Kansas.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index
The Air Quality index is in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois = 63.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 48. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 21. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Wheaton = 3.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.
Employed
The most recent city population of 53,970 individuals with a median age of 38.1 age the population dropped by -3.36% in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,768.51 residents per square mile of area (1,841.19/km²). There are average 2.61 people per household in the 18,858 households with an average household income of $80,391 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.80% of the available work force and has dropped -4.37% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.46%. The number of physicians in Wheaton per 100,000 population = 386.3.
Weather
The annual rainfall in Wheaton = 36.3 inches and the annual snowfall = 33 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 109. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 186. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 14.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 44, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.
Median Home Cost
The percentage of housing units in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois which are owned by the occupant = 70.90%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 34 years with median home cost = $280,070 and home appreciation of -14.12%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $18.51 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.
Study
The local school district spends $5,701 per student. There are 17.6 students for each teacher in the school, 609 students for each Librarian and 922 students for each Counselor. 5.30% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 35.07% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 21.93% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).
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Wheaton's population in DuPage County, Illinois of 2,345 residents in 1900 has increased 23,01-fold to 53,970 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.
Approximately 50.95% female residents and 49.05% male residents live in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois.
As of 2020 in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois are married and the remaining 38.40% are single population.
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30.6 minutes is the average time that residents in Wheaton require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
75.89% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 5.85% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 8.53% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 4.67% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, 70.90% are owner-occupied homes, another 24.97% are rented apartments, and the remaining 4.12% are vacant.
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The 57.28% of the population in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.