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Addison, Illinois

Addison
Village
Village of Addison
The Addison water tower
The Addison water tower
Location in DuPage County and the state of Illinois.
Location in DuPage County and the state of Illinois.
Coordinates: 41°55′54″N 88°0′8″W / 41.93167°N 88.00222°W / 41.93167; -88.00222Coordinates: 41°55′54″N 88°0′8″W / 41.93167°N 88.00222°W / 41.93167; -88.00222
Country United States
State Illinois
County DuPage
Township Addison, Bloomingdale
Incorporated 1839
Government
 • Type Mayor-trustee
 • Mayor Rich Veenstra
Area
 • Total 9.98 sq mi (25.8 km2)
 • Land 9.77 sq mi (25.3 km2)
 • Water 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)  2.10%
Population
 • Total 36,942
 • Density 3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2)
  Up 12.03% from 1990
Standard of living
 • Per capita income $21,201 (median: $54,090)
 • Home value $189,036 (median: $173,200 (2000))
ZIP code(s) 60101
Area code(s) 630 and 331
Geocode 00243
Website www.addisonadvantage.org

Addison is a village located west of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,942 at the 2010 census.

The Village of Addison lies on Salt Creek. The community itself was originally named Dunkley's Grove after the settler Hezekiah Dunklee, and was renamed after a town in England or Addison, New York.

The Addison Industrial District was the proposed location for the reconstruction of Comiskey Park in the late 1980s before this was voted down.

Adventureland amusement park was located in Addison (Lake and Medinah) during the 1960s and 1970s.

Rich Veenstra is the Mayor of Addison. Other elected officials include Village Trustees Sylvia Layne, Harry Theodore, Tom Hundley, Bill Lynch, Cathy Kluczny and Joe McDermott, and Village Clerk Lucille Zucchero.

The town of Triggiano, Italy is the sister city of Addison

Addison is located at 41°55′54″N 88°0′8″W / 41.93167°N 88.00222°W / 41.93167; -88.00222 (41.931573, -88.002221).

According to the 2010 census, Addison has a total area of 9.98 square miles (25.85 km2), of which 9.77 square miles (25.30 km2) (or 97.9%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 2.1%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,914 people, 11,649 households, and 9,097 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,807.6 people per square mile (1,470.5/km²). There were 11,805 housing units at an average density of 1,251.6 per square mile (483.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 75.39% White, 2.51% African American, 0.35% Native American, 7.94% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 11.39% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.40% of the population.


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