Romeoville
Village
Motto: Where community matters!
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Township	Lockport
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Coordinates	41°38′26″N 88°06′10″W / 41.64056, -88.10278
Area	14. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. List of towns and Villages in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Will County is a County located in the northern part of the U Lockport Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 42048 at the 2000 census. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 9 sq mi (39 km²)
- land	14. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi (38 km²)
- water	0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (1 km²)
Population	36,837 (2006)
Density	2,472. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 /sq mi (955 /km²)
Village President	John Noak
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	60446, 60491
Area code	815 & 630
Location of Romeoville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Romeoville, Illinois
Website: http://www.romeoville.org/

Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Area code 815 is a Telephone Area code for most of the northern third of the state of Illinois, less the core of the Chicago metropolitan area Will County is a County located in the northern part of the U The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 21,153 at the 2000 census. As of 2005 the population has grown to 35,020. It is located in the southwest suburban area of Chicago near the newly-constructed I-355 extension south from the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to I-80. Interstate 355 (I-355 also known as the Veterans Memorial Tollway, is an Interstate highway and tollway in the western and southwest suburbs of Chicago The Stevenson Expressway is the major Interstate freeway leading southwest out of the city of Chicago in Illinois. Interstate 55 (I-55 is an Interstate highway in the central United States. Interstate 80 (I-80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States (after I-90)

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Interesting Facts 4 Education 5 Notable residents 6 Notes 7 External links

Geography

Romeoville is located at 41°38′26″N, 88°6′10″W (41. 640480, -88. 102907). ^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (38. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²), of which, 14. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 square miles (37. 6 km²) of it is land and 0. 4 square miles (1. 0 km²) of it (2. 55%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 21,153 people, 6,764 households, and 5,384 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,457. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (562. 9/km²). There were 7,379 housing units at an average density of 508. 4/sq mi (196. 4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 84. 49% White, 5. 38% African American, 0. 39% Native American, 2. 45% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 4. 91% from other races, and 2. 36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13. 15% of the population.

There were 6,76 households out of which 43. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64. 8% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20. 4% were non-families. 15. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 99 and the average family size was 3. 35.

In the village the population was spread out with 28. 6% under the age of 18, 11. 8% from 18 to 24, 37. 7% from 25 to 44, 16. 2% from 45 to 64, and 5. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99. 3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,738, and the median income for a family was $63,320. Males had a median income of $41,267 versus $29,724 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,221. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 1. 1% of families and 1. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 3. 3% of those age 65 or over.

Interesting Facts

• Romeoville was nicknamed "Stone City" because of its stone quarries.
• Romeoville limestone was used to build the Illinois State Capitol
• U.S. Route 66 ran through Romeoville. A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield Illinois, is the capitol and seat of government of the U US Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway after the humorist, and colloquially known as the "Main Street of America" or the "Mother
• Home of the endangered species Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
• Home of the Chicago National Weather Service Forecast Office and its Doppler weather radar covering the Upper Midwest
• The Lemont Refinery (Citgo) is a major employer in the village. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation The Hine's Emerald Dragonfly ( Somatochlora hineana) is a Dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration A weather radar is a type of Radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion estimate its type ( Rain The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau 's definition Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or Citgo) is a United States -incorporated Venezuela -owned refiner and marketer of Gasoline, lubricants Petrochemicals Originally named for nearby Lemont, the village annexed the refinery

Education

Romeoville residents attend school in the following districts

• Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
• Valley View School District
• Richland School District 88A
• Lockport Township High School

Romeoville is home to two private grade schools. Lemont is a relatively affluent village in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties in the U Plainfield School District is a School district in Plainfield, Illinois, USA Lockport Township High School, or LTHS is a public High school in Lockport, Illinois, United States.

• Bible Baptist Christian Academy (soon to be Romeoville Christian Academy)
• St Andrew School

Romeoville is also home to Lewis University, a private Catholic Lasallian university with an enrollment of 5,200. Lewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian University located in Romeoville Illinois. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the Christian Brothers, the Lasallian Brothers, the French Christian Brothers

Joliet Junior College, a Community college in Joliet has a branch campus in Romeoville

Notable residents

• Rena Rago, artist
• Gerald Coleman, Anaheim Ducks goalie

Notes

External links

• Romeoville official website
• Romeoville unofficial website

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