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Lemont, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1873. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | Cook, Will; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Lemont | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Mayor-council | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor | John Piazza | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 13,098 (up 78.25% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 784.1/km² (2,029.9/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60439, 60440 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 17.6 km² (6.8 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $28,354 Household: $70,563 |
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| Home value | Mean: $244,742 (2000) Median: $225,800 |
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| Website | www.lemont.il.us | |||||||||||||||
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Lemont is a village in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,098 at the 2000 census.
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The village of Lemont began during the planning and construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal (I&M Canal), in the mid 1800s. The location of the town of Lemont is just west of the originally planned location of a town on the I&M Canal to be called "Athens". The town of Athens was never built, due to the proximity of the village of Lemont. The town provided support services for construction of the canal, providing housing as well as a red light district known as "Smokey Row". Many of the original buildings of this era still exist in the downtown area. The historic central business district, adjacent to the I&M Canal, contains numerous examples of architectural styles of the mid 1800s. Many of these buildings are constructed of locally quarried limestone, which at the time of mining was termed "Athens Marble". One famous historic structure which is constructed of this material is the Chicago Water Tower (the only structure to survive the Great Chicago Fire).
The I&M Canal was used until the early 1900s. It was succeeded as a major conduit for shipment of cargo by the parallel Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The Sanitary and Ship Canal, which is presently in use, is the sole water connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
Lemont is home to the Argonne National Laboratory, Cog Hill Golf Club (home of the PGA Tour's Western Open). Sacred architecture is another strong suit of Lemont whose skyline is dominated by two landmark religious edifices: the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago and SS. Cyril and Methodius church in the 'Polish Cathedral style'. Interestingly enough both are situated in the sides of hills, giving an even more dramatic backdrop to their monumental architecture.
Lemont was featured in the movie Save the Last Dance starring Julia Stiles. The first five minutes of the movie take place in various areas of Lemont. Lemont High School was depicted as Johnson's white Midwestern high school. Portions of the front of the high school were shown along with the main staircase inside the school. A Lemont home and flower shop were also featured in the beginning of the film. Lemont has also been featured in The Hunter (1980), Straight Talk (1992), and Children on Their Birthdays (2002) .Furthermore, several commercials and a made for tv movie "Enememies,(2006)" were filmed in the downtown location.
In 2006, the Lemont Little League All-Star team traveled to the 55th Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The team, which represented the Great Lakes region, received 4th place after losing to the Beaverton, Oregon team. Upon returning home, the Lemont team received a parade down State Street in honor of their achievements.
In 2007 R. Kelly filmed a music video for the song Rock Star at The Carousel, a local bar in Lemont. Later in 2007, The Interstate 355 tollway extension opened, providing Lemont with more direct access to the Chicagoland expressway system. This is expected to generate major growth over the coming years.
Lemont is located at (41.668784, -87.988845).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (5.15%) is water.
Lemont Rd is the main street.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,098 people, 4,420 households, and 3,407 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,029.9 people per square mile (784.1/km²). There were 4,553 housing units at an average density of 705.6/sq mi (272.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.40% White, 0.31% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.00% of the population.
Ancestries: Polish (33.7%), German (25.7%), Irish (20.8%), Italian (12.1%), English (4.5%), Lithuanian (4.1%).
There were 4,420 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $70,563, and the median income for a family was $80,558. Males had a median income of $52,464 versus $37,314 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,354. About 1.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
Lemont has a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor, which provides daily rail service between Joliet, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).
- Polish Cathedral style churches of the Chicago area
- Polish Americans
- SS. Cyril and Methodius in Lemont
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
- Lemont, Illinois is at coordinates Coordinates:
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DuPage County, Illinois |
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| County seat: Wheaton | ||
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Aurora | Batavia | Chicago | Darien | Elmhurst | Naperville | Oakbrook Terrace | St. Charles | Warrenville | West Chicago | Wheaton | Wood Dale |
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| Villages |
Addison | Bartlett | Bensenville | Bloomingdale | Bolingbrook | Burr Ridge | Carol Stream | Clarendon Hills | Downers Grove | Elk Grove Village | Glendale Heights | Glen Ellyn | Hanover Park | Hinsdale | Itasca | Lemont | Lisle | Lombard | Oak Brook | Roselle | Schaumburg | Villa Park | Wayne | Westmont | Willowbrook | Winfield | Woodridge |
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Addison | Bloomingdale | Downers Grove | Lisle | Milton | Naperville | Wayne | Winfield | York |
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Will County, Illinois |
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| County seat: Joliet | ||
| Cities |
Aurora | Braidwood | Crest Hill | Joliet | Lockport | Naperville | Wilmington |
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| Villages |
Beecher | Bolingbrook | Channahon | Crete | Elwood | Frankfort | Homer Glen | Lemont | Manhattan | Mokena | Monee | New Lenox | Orland Park | Park Forest | Peotone | Plainfield | Rockdale | Romeoville | Sauk Village | Shorewood | Steger | Symerton | Tinley Park | University Park | Woodridge |
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Andres | Ballou | Custer Park | Eagle Lake | Goodenow | Lorenzo | Ritchie | Sollitt | Stateville | Wilton | Wilton Center |
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| Central City | Chicago |  |
| Largest cities (over 30,000 in 2000) |
Aurora • Berwyn •Calumet City • Chicago Heights • Crystal Lake • DeKalb • Des Plaines • East Chicago • Elgin • Elmhurst • Evanston • Gary • Hammond • Harvey • Highland Park • Joliet • Kenosha • Michigan City • Naperville • North Chicago • Park Ridge • Portage • Waukegan • Wheaton |
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| Largest towns and villages (over 30,000 in 2000) |
Addison • Arlington Heights • Bartlett • Bolingbrook • Buffalo Grove • Carol Stream • Carpentersville • Cicero • Downers Grove • Elk Grove Village • Glendale Heights • Glenview • Hanover Park • Hoffman Estates • Lombard • Merrillville • Mount Prospect • Mundelein • Niles • Northbrook • Oak Lawn • Oak Park • Orland Park • Palatine • Schaumburg • Skokie • Streamwood • Tinley Park • Wheeling • Woodridge | |
| Counties | Cook • DeKalb • DuPage • Grundy • Jasper • Kane • Kendall • Kenosha • Lake (Illinois) • Lake (Indiana) • LaPorte • McHenry • Newton • Porter • Will | |
