Wilmington, Will County, Illinois
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| Wilmington, Illinois |
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| Nickname: "The Island City" | |||||
| Country | United States | ||||
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| State | Illinois | ||||
| Counties | Will | ||||
| Mayor | Roy Strong | ||||
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| - City | 11.7 km² | ||||
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| - City (2000) | 5,134 | ||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||||
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Wilmington is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,134 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Wilmington is located at (41.307515, -88.146143)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.7 km² (4.5 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (6.86%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,134 people, 1,991 households, and 1,318 families residing in the city. The population density was 470.8/km² (1,218.3/mi²). There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 192.3/km² (497.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.14% White, 0.74% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.
There were 1,991 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,659, and the median income for a family was $53,648. Males had a median income of $41,966 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,357. About 5.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Thomas Cox purchased land near Alden's Island in 1834 and built a sawmill, corn cracker, gristmill, and a carding machine.
Wilmington was founded by Thomas Cox in the spring of 1836 as the town of "Winchester." The name was changed to Wilmington in 1838. The village of Wilmington was officially incorporated in 1854. An accidental discovery of coal occurred in 1863 by William Henneberry, and as a result, Wilmington was incorporated as a city. John H. Daniels served as Wilmington's first mayor.
Wilmington later became famous for being a stop on Route 66, and its famous "Gemini Giant" located next to the Launching Pad fast food restaurant.
[edit] List of Recent Mayors
- Bob Wiedling
- Jerry Hill
- Bill Wiedling
- Tony McGann
- Roy Strong
[edit] Regional Music
Wilmington has been the featured topic in no less that 3 songs:
- - "It's a Wilmington Day" by country music band "Comet Country".
- - "I Hate This Town" by White Trashistan; a party rock band.
- - "Mr. Wilmington" by Lucky Boys Confusion
"It's a Wilmington Day" and "I Hate This Town" both rose to number 1 requested songs on local radio stations.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
