Oswego, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1852. | |||||||||||||||
| County, State | Kendall County, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Oswego Township | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Village-manager | |||||||||||||||
| President | Craig Weber | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 23,089 (up 214% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 781.9/km² (2,024.5/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60543 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 630 | |||||||||||||||
| Land Area | 17.3 km² (6.6 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
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| Income | Per capita: $27,204 Household: $71,502 |
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| Home value | Mean: $171,200 (2000) Median: $71,000 |
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| Website | www.oswegoil.org | |||||||||||||||
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Oswego is a village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2005 census, the village population was 23,089. Its population has nearly doubled since 2000, as the Chicago suburbs expanded westward into the area. It is currently the most populated town in Kendall County.
The town was chosen as a location for the Fox TV series Prison Break in the episode "Manhunt". This could have been because the town's name serves as wordplay on the name that contains "as we go".
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[edit] Geography
Oswego is located at (41.690681, -88.341778)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 17.3 km² (6.7 mi²). 17.0 km² (6.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.50%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Population
As of the 2000 censusGR2 there were:
- 13,326 people living in Oswego
- 4,476 households in Oswego
- 3,692 families residing in the village
- The population density was 781.9/km² (2,024.5/mi²), and there were 4,591 housing units at an average density of 269.4/km² (697.5/mi²).
[edit] Ethnic Background
As of the 2000 censusGR2 the racial make-up of the village was:
- 93.49% White
- 1.79% African American
- 0.18% Native American
- 1.37% Asian
- 0.03% Pacific Islander
- 1.79% from other races
- 1.24% from two or more races
- Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.99% of the population
[edit] Age/Marital Status
As of the 2000 censusGR2 there were:
- 4,476 households, out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them
- 74.0% were married couples living together
- 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present
- 17.5% were non-families
- 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older
- The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.30.
- In the village the population was spread out with
- 31.8% under the age of 18
- 5.5% from 18 to 24
- 37.0% from 25 to 44
- 18.7% from 45 to 64
- 7.0% were 65 years of age or older
- The median age was 33 years
- For every 100 females there were 96.5 males
- For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
[edit] Income
As of the 2000 censusGR2 the following income-related information was reported:
- The median income for a household in the village was $71,502
- The median income for a family was $75,929
- Males had a median income of $55,580 versus $32,484 for females
- The per capita income for the village was $27,204
- About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line
- including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
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