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Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, in the Chicago
metro area.
The community was named after Pierce Downer, a New Yorker who
settled here in 1832.
It's latitude is 41.808N. The longitude is
-88.011W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 741 feet.
The estimated population, in 2003, was 49,222.
INCOME SNAPSHOT
Median household income
Local
$65,539
National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau
For more census details and comparisons, see our Downers Grove demographic reports
Many early settlers were abolitionists.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended
from Downers Grove during the Civil War.
Well-known residents have included:
· Cammi Granato, Olympic medallist
· Nancy Johnson, Olympic medallist
· Denise Richards, actress
Performing arts: New World Repertory Theater
Nearby parks & recreation: Belmont Prairie, Lyman
Woods
Colleges and universities: Midwestern University
Web sites
19% of residents report German ancestry, and
15% report Irish.
Economy
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in
Downers Grove was $31,580, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Education
46% of residents age 25 and older have a
bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Guides
Housing & real estate
Median rent in Downers Grove, at the time of the 2000 Census,
was $718. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages,
were $1,523.
Parks & recreation
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