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Willow Springs, Illinois

Willow Springs, Illinois
Village
Official name: Village of Willow Springs
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties DuPage, Cook
Elevation 594 ft (181 m)
Coordinates 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.73750°N 87.87778°W / 41.73750; -87.87778Coordinates: 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.73750°N 87.87778°W / 41.73750; -87.87778
Area 4.12 sq mi (11 km2)
 - land 4.02 sq mi (10 km2)
 - water 0.11 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 5,524 (2010)
Density 1,374.1/sq mi (531/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 60480
Area code 708
Cook County Illinois incorporated and unincorporated areas Willow Springs highlighted.svg
Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Website: www.willowsprings-il.gov

Willow Springs is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, with portions in Cook County. The village was founded in 1892. The population was 5,524 at the 2010 census.

Willow Springs is located at 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.73750°N 87.87778°W / 41.73750; -87.87778 (41.737616, -87.877788).

According to the 2010 census, Willow Springs has a total area of 4.116 square miles (10.66 km2), of which 4.01 square miles (10.39 km2) (or 97.42%) is land and 0.106 square miles (0.27 km2) (or 2.58%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,027 people, 1,948 households, and 1,381 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,299.8 people per square mile (501.5/km²). There were 1,991 housing units at an average density of 514.8 per square mile (198.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.91% White, 0.72% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.85% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.05% of the population.

The top five ancestries reported in Willow Springs as of the 2000 census were Polish (25.3%), German (19.6%), Irish (12.6%), Italian (11.3%) and Czech (6.9%).


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