Lombard, Illinois
| Lombard | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Village of Lombard | |
| Nickname(s): The Lilac Village | |
 Location in DuPage County and the state of Illinois. |
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| Coordinates: 41°52′34″N 88°0′54″W / 41.87611°N 88.01500°WCoordinates: 41°52′34″N 88°0′54″W / 41.87611°N 88.01500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | DuPage |
| Townships | York, Bloomingdale, Milton, Addison |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • President | Keith Giagnorio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.45 sq mi (27.1 km2) |
| • Land | 10.25 sq mi (26.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.5 km2) 1.91% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 43,395 |
| • Density | 4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
| Up 2.5% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living | |
| • Per capita income | $27,667 (median: $60,015) |
| • Home value | $170,245 (median: $168,500 (2000)) |
| ZIP code(s) | 60148 |
| Area code(s) | 630 and 331 |
| Geocode | 44407 |
| Website | www |
Lombard is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 42,322 at the 2000 census. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population in 2004 to be 42,975. The village's challenge to the Census Bureau regarding its official 2010 population was accepted, revising the official population of the village from 43,165 to 43,395.
Originally part of Potawatomi Indian lands, the Lombard area was first settled by Americans of European descent in the 1830s. Lombard shares its early history with Glen Ellyn. Brothers Ralph and Morgan Babcock settled in a grove of trees along the DuPage River. In what was known as Babcock's Grove, Lombard developed to the east and Glen Ellyn to the west. In 1837, Babcock's Grove was connected to Chicago by a stagecoach line which stopped at Stacy's Tavern at Geneva and St. Charles Roads. Fertile land, the DuPage River, and plentiful timber drew farmers to the area.
Sheldon and Harriet Peck moved from Onondaga, New York, to this area in 1837 to farm 80 acres (320,000 m2) of land. In addition, Peck was an artist and primitive portrait painter who traveled to clients across northeastern Illinois. The Peck house also served as the area's first school and has been restored by the Lombard Historical Society. In 2011, the Peck House was inducted into the National Park Service's Network to Freedom—a list of verified Underground Railroad locations.
The 1848 arrival of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad provided local farmers and merchants rail access to Chicago, and commercial buildings soon sprang up around the train station. Lombard was officially incorporated in 1869, named after Chicago banker and real estate developer Josia Lewis Lombard.
On April 6, 1891, Ellen A. Martin led a group of women to the voting place at the general store. She demanded that the three male election judges allow the women to vote. The judges were so surprised that one of them had a "spasm," one leaned against the wall for support, and the other fell backwards into a barrel of flour! They did not want to let the women vote, so a county judge was asked to decide. He agreed that the women were right. Ellen Martin then became the first woman in Illinois to vote. In 1916 Illinois women could vote in national elections, but the 19th Amendment (the Women's Suffrage Amendment) was not passed until 1920. In 2008, the city of Lombard, Illinois declared April 6 to be "Ellen Martin Day" in commemoration of Ms. Martin's historic victory for women's suffrage.
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