Everything about West Dundee Illinois totally explained
West Dundee is a village in
Kane County,
Illinois,
United States. The population was 5,428 at the 2000 census.
West Dundee lies across the
Fox River from
East Dundee and
Carpentersville.
Demographics
West Dundee is located at (42.095327, -88.285809).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7
square miles (7.1
km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²) of it's land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.92%) is water.
History
In 1835 Elder John and Nancy Oatman established a tavern and a store that became the core of the community. Others settlers came, and in 1837 they held a lottery to determine who would name the town. Alexander Gardiner won and named the town
Dundee in honor of his Scottish hometown. In 1843 Scotsman
Allan Pinkerton, later the renowned detective, set up business as a cooper. The town was incorporated in 1867, four years before East Dundee.
West Dundee was hemmed in from development for years. The river formed a natural eastern barrier. To the north and west, the
D. Hill Nursery, founded in 1855 by William Hill, specialized in fruit trees. The business grew to include evergreens, some of which were sent to
Chicago for the
World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Expanding to 900 acres, the nursery survived the
Great Depression by running a cattle feed operation that continued through
World War II. Some of the thousands of seasonal workers traveled to work from Chicago by electric car, while the majority lived on the nursery grounds.
In the 1950s a segment of the Hill property East of
Illinois Route 31 was sold and turned into the Highlands subdivision, which was annexed into West Dundee in 1956. The community also annexed property west of Illinois Route 31 in 1957, Royal Lane in 1960, and the Old World subdivision in 1966. The nursery eventually sold all of its land and moved to
McHenry. Plans for the
Spring Hill Mall on Hill's land began in 1973 and the project was completed in 1980. The 1.1 million-square-foot mall's retail sales boosted West Dundee's economy and created an estimated 1,600 jobs by 1982. New subdivisions were built to the west of Spring Hill. The remaining land south of
Illinois Route 72 had been separately incorporated as
Sleepy Hollow in 1958.
Over the years there have been efforts to merge West with
East Dundee, the village just across the Fox River. A 1956 referendum was approved by East Dundee but rejected by West Dundee. West Dundee approved a 1962 referendum, but East Dundee rejected it. Each town's retention of individuality dates back to their early days, when West Dundee's Scottish and English heritage kept it apart from its German neighbors.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 5,428 people, 2,059 households, and 1,453 families residing in the village. The
population density was 2,040.5 people per square mile (787.9/km²). There were 2,103 housing units at an average density of 790.6/sq mi (305.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.92%
White, 0.61%
African American, 0.39%
Native American, 2.21%
Asian, 1.40% from
other races, and 1.47% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.26% of the population.
There were 2,059 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were
married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $62,540, and the median income for a family was $78,007. Males had a median income of $54,338 versus $36,111 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $30,674. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
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