Romeoville, Illinois




Village in Illinois, United States

























































































Romeoville, Illinois
Village
Village of Romeoville
Romeoville IL seal.png
Nickname(s): 
The Ville or ChicagoVille

Motto(s): 
Where Community Matters!




Romeoville, Illinois is located in Illinois

Romeoville, Illinois

Romeoville, Illinois




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Romeoville, Illinois is located in the United States

Romeoville, Illinois

Romeoville, Illinois




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Coordinates: 41°37′30″N 88°5′45″W / 41.62500°N 88.09583°W / 41.62500; -88.09583Coordinates: 41°37′30″N 88°5′45″W / 41.62500°N 88.09583°W / 41.62500; -88.09583
Country United States
State Illinois
County Will
Township
DuPage, Lockport
Government

 • Mayor John Noak
Area

 • Total 18.76 sq mi (48.6 km2)
 • Land 18.44 sq mi (47.8 km2)
 • Water 0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]

630 ft (190 m)
Population
(2010)

 • Total 39,680
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]

39,706
 • Density 2,151.82/sq mi (830.82/km2)
Time zone
UTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60446, 60491
Area code(s)
815/779 and 630/331
FIPS code 17-65442

GNIS feature ID
2399114[3]
Website http://www.romeoville.org/

Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The village is located 26 mi (42 km) southwest of Chicago and is a Chicago Suburb. The population was 39,793 based on US Census Bureau 2015 projections.[4] It is located in the southwest suburban area of Chicago near (I-55) and I-355.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Climate




  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Economy


    • 3.1 Top employers




  • 4 Education


    • 4.1 K-12 education


    • 4.2 Higher education




  • 5 Infrastructure


    • 5.1 Transportation


    • 5.2 Major highways




  • 6 Notable people


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Geography


According to the 2010 census, Romeoville has a total area of 18.759 square miles (48.59 km2), of which 18.44 square miles (47.76 km2) (or 98.3%) is land and 0.319 square miles (0.83 km2) (or 1.7%) is water.[5]



Climate


Romeoville has a National Weather Service forecast office there, although bulletins issued by said office begin, "The National Weather Service in Chicago..."



Demographics

























































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1900 113
1910 98 −13.3%
1920 74 −24.5%
1930 133 79.7%
1940 170 27.8%
1950 147 −13.5%
1960 3,574 2,331.3%
1970 12,888 260.6%
1980 15,519 20.4%
1990 14,074 −9.3%
2000 21,153 50.3%
2010 39,680 87.6%
Est. 2016 39,706 [2] 0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau[7], Romeoville is a community of 39,793 people. There are 11,777 households in Romeoville with 8,974 of them being families. The median household income is $71,344.


Race

The population of Romeoville identifies in the following way:


47.4% as White (non-Hispanic or Latino)


32.6% as Hispanic or Latino


11.6% as African American


6.5% as Asian


1.6% as two or more races


0.3% as some other race


Age

The media age of Romeoville is 32.5. Detailed age breakdowns are as follows:


<1-14 = 22.8%


15-24 = 17.7%


25-34 = 13.0%


35-44 = 15.2%


45-54 = 14.9%


55-64 = 7.4%


65+ = 9.0%



Economy


Romeoville is home to over 600 businesses.[8] In 2013, the village won a Gold Medal from the International Economic Development Council and Atlas Integrated in the High Performance Economic Development category. They earned the award by creating 1,560 jobs during 2012/2013, which was the most for a town with a population between 25,001 to 100,000.[9]



Top employers


According to the village website[10], the top employers in the village are:


























































#
Employer
# of Employees
1
Amazon
1,622
2

Valley View School District 365U
1,300
3
Green Core
1,200
4
PDV Midwest Refining CITGO
803
5

Aryzta
600
6

Ulta Beauty
543
7

Walmart
537
8
RTC
530
9
Magid Glove and Safety
529
10

Lewis University
525

Other major employers include Kehe Foods, FedEx Ground, and the Village of Romeoville.



Education



K-12 education


Romeoville residents attend the following schools:


Valley View School District 365U



  • Valley View Early Childhood Center

  • Beverly Skoff Elementary School

  • Irene King Elementary School

  • Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School

  • Robert C. Hill Elementary School

  • A. Vito Martinez Middle School

  • John J. Lukancic Middle School

  • Romeoville High School

  • St. Andrew the Apostle School


Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202



  • Eichelberger Elementary School

  • Creekside Elementary School

  • Lakewood Falls Elementary School

  • John F Kennedy Middle School

  • Indian Trails Middle School

  • Plainfield East High School


Lockport Township High School District 205


  • Lockport Township High School


Higher education




  • Joliet Junior College - Romeoville Campus


  • Rasmussen College - Romeoville Campus


  • Lewis University - Main Campus



Infrastructure



Transportation





Romeoville station (Metra)



  • Metra station on the Heritage Corridor line.


  • Lewis University Airport for basic aircraft to Boeing Business class.


  • Pace bus route 834.



Major highways


Major highways in Romeoville include:












Notable people




  • Gerald Coleman, played goalie for the Lake Erie Monsters and Tampa Bay Lightning.


  • Egotistico Fantastico, pro wrestler


  • Oliver Gibson, DT, played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals.


  • Byron Stingily, OT, played with the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers.



References





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  2. ^ ab "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Village of Romeoville


  4. ^ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml


  5. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-25.


  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


  7. ^ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml


  8. ^ http://vor.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ecf43fcb1d724ef1a90630f2b45fc828


  9. ^ http://blog.atlas-integrated.com/blog/high-performance-economic-developers-the-winners


  10. ^ http://www.romeoville.org/778/Our-Top-Employers




External links



  • Village of Romeoville official website











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