16,255
92%
$88,861
41.8%
America/Chicago
60154
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Westchester, IL - History
We would like to provide the residents of Westchester a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Westchester Home page. The Westchester Home page provides as much information as possible on Westchester. Knowing Westchester’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Westchester’s Home page, you will also find Westchester’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Westchester has a population of 16255. 47.3% of Westchester’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.7 are female. 53.6% of Westchester is married and 91.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $244,800, and the average rent is $1,474. Household median income in Westchester is $88,861, and the individual median income is $43,236. Westchester’s Ethnic is the following: White(67.2%), Hispanic(21%), Black(18.6%), Other(6.5%), Asian(4.2%), Multiple(3.5%).
The area now known as Westchester was occupied by German farmers beginning in the mid-19th century. Samuel Insull purchased the land in 1924 with plans to develop it for residential use and create an English-style town. As a result, the town's name and the majority of its street names are of English origin. The Great Depression slowed development during the 1930s, although the population continued to grow.
The town's suburban development was stimulated by its being the western terminal of Chicago's rapid transit line. The extension of the line was removed in 1951. But in 1956 the federal government began postwar construction of the Interstate Highway System, resulting in the construction of nearby expressways I-290 and I-294.
These have provided residents with convenient travel in the region. Residential and retail development has consumed nearly all open land within the village, save for the protected 85-acre (340,000 m2) of Wolf Road Prairie. It is the largest black-soil prairie remnant east of the Mississippi River.
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