Carpentersville, Illinois
| Carpentersville | |||
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 Former library building, today the seat of numerous offices |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1851 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Kane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 7 ′ N , 88 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
38,241 (as of 2013) 9,572,572 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 2,002.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 19.1 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 19.1 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 244 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 60110 | ||
| Area code : | +1 847 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-11358 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 405626 | ||
| Website : | vil.carpentersville.il.us | ||
| Mayor : | Ed Ritter (President) | ||
Carpentersville is a village in Kane County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2013 the place had 38,241 inhabitants. Carpentersville is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .
geography
Carpentersville is at 42 ° 07'16 "north latitude and 88 ° 16'29" west longitude. The city extends over 19.1 km², which consists almost entirely of land.
Carpentersville is on the east bank of the Fox River , which flows into the Illinois River in LaSalle County further south .
The Illinois State Route 25 runs through Carpentersville in a north-south direction and joins the Illinois State Route 62 north of the town . Illinois State Route 68 runs south of Carpentersville in an east-west direction . 5 miles south of Carpentersville, Interstate 90 runs west from Chicago .
69.4 km southeast of Carpentersville is downtown Chicago , Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee is 127 km to the northeast, Wisconsin's capital Madison 169 km to the northwest, and 85 km away from Rockford is 234 km in a west-northwest direction to Dubuque in Iowa , the Quad Cities 150 miles to the west-southwest, Illinois' capital Springfield is 330 miles to the southwest and Indiana's capital, Indianapolis, is 359 miles to the southeast.
history
The two brothers Daniel and Charles Valentine Carpenter were the first whites to settle in what is now the city . In 1837 the two brothers were traveling on the Fox River and camped at the site of today's city and decided, due to unfavorable conditions for a further journey, to settle permanently at the site. The place was first called Carpenter's Grove . In 1851, Angelo Carpenter , the son of Charles Valentine Carpenter , had the land parceled out and prepared for the settlement of further residents. The settlement was renamed Carpentersville in the same year . A mill was set up, which was later converted into a textile factory.
In 1864 a foundry and locksmith's shop, the Illinois Iron & Bolt Company, was established. This later became the Star Manufacturing Company , an agricultural machinery factory that existed until 1977. During the 1870s and 1880s, many immigrants from Germany, Sweden and Poland came to the area and worked in the newly emerging factories. Carpenter created living space for the workers and had a church built. Although Carpenter retired to Elgin in 1875 , his main interest remained the development of Carpentersville. It was achieved that the Chicago & North Western Railroad built a route from East Dundee to Carpentersville with a bridge over the Fox River.
In 1887 the settlement was officially recognized as a village .
In 1912, Carpenters' two companies employed 2,000 people. The place developed less quickly than the neighboring communities on the Fox River, which had direct rail connections to Chicago.
1896 Carpentersville was to the network of Regional tramway of Elgin and Aurora Railway connected, with the tram network was connected to Elgin. This railway company changed hands several times and in 1924 belonged to the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company . The railway was used very heavily for the rush hour of the numerous factories in the area and experienced its decline with the Great Depression in 1929. Increasing motorization also accelerated this process. When the bridge at West Dundee was destroyed by a tornado in 1933 , the end of the railway came.
Until the 1950s, Carpentersville consisted of a network of streets along the Fox River, the centerpiece of which was Main Street coming from the bridge over the river. Then a completely new district was built with Meadowdale north of Carpentersville.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 30,586. These were distributed over 8,872 households in 7,239 families. The population density was 1,603.7 / km². There were 8,936 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 468.5 / km².
The population in 2000 was 68.8% white , 4.2% African American , 0.6% Native American , 2.0% Asian, and 20.9% other. 3.5% said they came from at least two of these groups. 40.6% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.
33.2% were under 18 years of age, 10.9% between 18 and 24, 35.9% between 25 and 44, 15.3% between 45 and 64 and 5.3% 65 and older. The average age was 28 years. Statistically, there were 106.7 men for every 100 women, 106.2 among those over 18.
The average income per household was 54,526 USD , the average family income 55,921 USD . The average income of men was 38,052 USD , the women at 26,957 USD . The per capita income amounted to 17,424 USD . Around 6.7% of families and 8.5% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Interstate 90
- ↑ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Chicago, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Milwaukee, WI
- ↑ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Madison, WI
- ^ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Rockford, IL - Dubuque, IA
- ↑ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Rock Island, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Springfield, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Carpentersville, IL - Indianapolis, IN
- ^ Railroad map of the Chicago area ( Memento from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ "The Great Third Rail" Central Electric Railfans Association 1961
- ^ Encyclopedia of Chicago
- ^ US Census Bureau - Carpentersville, Illinois
