West Chicago, Illinois | |
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| Motto(s): "Where History and Progress meet..." | |
 Location of West Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′18″N 88°12′35″W / 41.88833°N 88.20972°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | DuPage |
| Townships | Winfield, Wayne |
| Incorporated | May 31, 1873[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Ruben Pineda |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.72 sq mi (40.71 km2) |
| • Land | 15.37 sq mi (39.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2) 2.25% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,614 |
| • Density | 1,666.17/sq mi (643.30/km2) |
| Standard of living | |
| • Per capita income | $19,287 (median: $63,424) |
| • Home value | $192,993 (median: $160,200) |
| ZIP code(s) | 60185, 60186 |
| Area code(s) | 630 and 331 |
| Geocode | 80060 |
| FIPS code | 17-80060 |
| Website | www |
West Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,614 at the 2020 census. It was formerly named Junction and later Turner Junction, after its founder, John Bice Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) in 1855.[3][4] The city was initially established around the first junction of railroad lines in Illinois,[5] and today is still served by the Union Pacific West Metra service via West Chicago station.
- ^ Illinois Regional Archives Depository System. "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments". Illinois State Archives. Illinois Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Several Towns Named After Founders and Heroes". The Daily Herald. December 28, 1999. p. 220. Retrieved August 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pioneer railroad: the story of the Chicago and North Western System (PDF). McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1948. p. 61-62.
- ^ Reiff, Janice L.; Ann Durkin Keating; James R. Grossman. "West Chicago, IL". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago History Museum; Newberry Library; University of Chicago. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
