Lisle, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Lisle is a village in DuPage County
, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,930 at the 2011 census, and estimated to be 23,135 as of 2008. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor
. It is also the headquarters of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III
.
In July 2007, Lisle was ranked #20 in Money
magazine's list of "100 Best Places to Live" and #17 on their 2009 list of the "Best Places for the Rich and Single".
. The two brothers acquired land near what is now Ogden Avenue
and began a small farming community named "DuPage" or "East DuPage" because, of its proximity to the east branch of the DuPage River
. To the west of Hatchs' Dupage, the largest and oldest community in the region to become DuPage County was founded in 1831, on the west branch of the DuPage River, by brothers Joseph Naper
and John Naper: Naper Settlement, present-day Naperville, Illinois
.
Lisle experienced many firsts in the 1830s. In 1832, James C. Hatch set aside some of his land for the first and only community burial ground in the East DuPage Settlement. Today, Lisle Cemetery is one of the oldest registered cemeteries in the state of Illinois. Hatch operated the first wagon and blacksmith shop and began Lisle's infant dairy industry with a creamery
. Formed in 1833, the East DuPage Religious Society had a circuit rider
preacher
with house churches and was the first Christian organization in DuPage County, which later became the First Congregational Church of DuPage in 1842. The first post office was managed by John Thompson in 1834, and the first log schoolhouse
was constructed in that same year and later replaced, in 1837, with a frame
structure.
DuPage, Illinois, was within the Webster and Naperville Precincts of the newly formed DuPage County in 1839, the county having been formed from western Cook County. In 1850, DuPage County formed its first townships, and the name Lisle was first proposed by early settler Alonzo B. Chatfield of Lisle, New York; the proposal was accepted, creating Lisle Township. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
arrived, in 1864, with the newly constructed depot
at Lisle Station. In 1874, a fire destroyed the Lisle Station depot, but it was later rebuilt by the CB&Q Railroad.
On the July 4
2006, Lisle celebrated its 50th birthday by hosting the state's biggest fireworks display.
, the village has a total area of 6.42 square miles (16.6 km²), of which 6.37 square miles (16.5 km²) is land and 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²) (0.78%) is water. Most of Lisle lies within the watershed of the east branch of the DuPage river.
, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.49% of the population.
There were 8,663 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the village, the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 estimate, the median household income
in the village was $75,594, and the median income for a family was $98,056. The mean household income was $101,647 and the mean family income was $131,485. The per capita income for the village was $43,072. About 1.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
, Algebra, Inc. Air Cycle Corporation
and Molex
are among the companies based in Lisle.
. Although not located within Lisle, the majority of high school students living in Lisle attend Naperville North High School
.
Middle schools:
High schools:
See also:
DuPage County, Illinois
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 916,924, White Americans made up 77.9% of Dupage County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 70.5% of the population. Black Americans made up 4.6% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.3% of Dupage County's population...
, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,930 at the 2011 census, and estimated to be 23,135 as of 2008. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor
Illinois Technology and Research Corridor
The Illinois Technology and Research Corridor is a region of commerce and industry located along Interstate 88 in the Chicago metropolitan area, primarily in DuPage, Kane, and DeKalb Counties...
. It is also the headquarters of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III is one of the regions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, oversees the northern mid-western United States.Region III consists of 16 nuclear power plants.-Illinois:...
.
In July 2007, Lisle was ranked #20 in Money
Money (magazine)
Money is published by Time Inc. Its first issue was published in October 1972. Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from investing, saving, retirement and taxes to family finance issues like paying for college, credit, career and home improvement...
magazine's list of "100 Best Places to Live" and #17 on their 2009 list of the "Best Places for the Rich and Single".
History
In 1830, Bailey Hobson, a Quaker, was the first settler in what would become DuPage County, Illinois, as well as Lisle Township. The town of Lisle was permanently settled in 1832, by brothers James C. Hatch and Luther A. Hatch after the close of the Black Hawk WarBlack Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S....
. The two brothers acquired land near what is now Ogden Avenue
U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 1,122 miles from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches 12,183 ft , making it the highest paved through highway in...
and began a small farming community named "DuPage" or "East DuPage" because, of its proximity to the east branch of the DuPage River
DuPage River
The DuPage River is a tributary of the Des Plaines River in the U.S. state of Illinois.-Course:The river begins as two individual streams. The West Branch of the DuPage River, long, starts in Schaumburg at Campanelli Park in Cook County and continues southward through the entire county of DuPage,...
. To the west of Hatchs' Dupage, the largest and oldest community in the region to become DuPage County was founded in 1831, on the west branch of the DuPage River, by brothers Joseph Naper
Joseph Naper
Joseph Naper was a shipbuilder, businessman, politician, and town founder.Born in Bennington, Vermont, Naper traveled with his parents during his youth to Ashtabula, Ohio, where he helped his father, who was a ship builder. The Naper ships plied the Great Lakes with Fort Dearborn on Lake Michigan...
and John Naper: Naper Settlement, present-day Naperville, Illinois
Naperville, Illinois
Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 141,853. It is the fifth largest city in the state, behind Chicago,...
.
Lisle experienced many firsts in the 1830s. In 1832, James C. Hatch set aside some of his land for the first and only community burial ground in the East DuPage Settlement. Today, Lisle Cemetery is one of the oldest registered cemeteries in the state of Illinois. Hatch operated the first wagon and blacksmith shop and began Lisle's infant dairy industry with a creamery
Creamery
In a dairy, the creamery is the location of cream processing. Cream is separated from whole milk; pasteurization is done to the skimmed milk and cream separately. Whole milk for sale has had some cream returned to the skimmed milk....
. Formed in 1833, the East DuPage Religious Society had a circuit rider
Circuit rider (Religious)
Circuit rider is a popular term referring to clergy in the earliest years of the United States who were assigned to travel around specific geographic territories to minister to settlers and organize congregations...
preacher
Preacher
Preacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. A preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined...
with house churches and was the first Christian organization in DuPage County, which later became the First Congregational Church of DuPage in 1842. The first post office was managed by John Thompson in 1834, and the first log schoolhouse
One-room school
One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room...
was constructed in that same year and later replaced, in 1837, with a frame
Framing (construction)
Framing, in construction known as light-frame construction, is a building technique based around structural members, usually called studs, which provide a stable frame to which interior and exterior wall coverings are attached, and covered by a roof comprising horizontal ceiling joists and sloping...
structure.
DuPage, Illinois, was within the Webster and Naperville Precincts of the newly formed DuPage County in 1839, the county having been formed from western Cook County. In 1850, DuPage County formed its first townships, and the name Lisle was first proposed by early settler Alonzo B. Chatfield of Lisle, New York; the proposal was accepted, creating Lisle Township. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri,...
arrived, in 1864, with the newly constructed depot
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
at Lisle Station. In 1874, a fire destroyed the Lisle Station depot, but it was later rebuilt by the CB&Q Railroad.
On the July 4
Independence Day (United States)
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...
2006, Lisle celebrated its 50th birthday by hosting the state's biggest fireworks display.
Geography
Lisle is located at 41°47′33"N 88°05′18"W (41.7924954, -88.0882100). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 6.42 square miles (16.6 km²), of which 6.37 square miles (16.5 km²) is land and 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²) (0.78%) is water. Most of Lisle lies within the watershed of the east branch of the DuPage river.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,182 people, 8,663 households, and 5,241 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,323.7 people per square mile (1,283.9/km²). There were 8,997 housing units at an average density of 1,411.7 per square mile (545.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 83.38% White, 3.47% African American, 0.19% Native American, 9.79% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other racesRace (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.49% of the population.
There were 8,663 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the village, the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 estimate, the median household income
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
in the village was $75,594, and the median income for a family was $98,056. The mean household income was $101,647 and the mean family income was $131,485. The per capita income for the village was $43,072. About 1.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
SXC Health SolutionsSXC Health Solutions
SXC Health Solutions is a Lisle, Illinois based pharmacy benefit management company that sells services related to pharmacy benefit management and medical record keeping to businesses in the United States...
, Algebra, Inc. Air Cycle Corporation
Air Cycle Corporation
Air Cycle Corporation is a privately-held American recycling and waste management company headquartered in suburban Chicago. The firm offers environmental consulting in addition to its core business providing fluorescent lamp, ballast, battery, and electronic waste recycling products and services...
and Molex
Molex
Molex is a leading global supplier of electronic interconnectors. Molex sells over 100,000 products, including everything from electrical and fiber optic interconnect solutions to switches and application tooling....
are among the companies based in Lisle.
Top employers
According to the Village's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top ten non-city employers in the city are:| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navistar, Inc. | |
| 2 | Platinum Systems Specialists, Inc. | 1,500 |
| 3 | Molex Molex Molex is a leading global supplier of electronic interconnectors. Molex sells over 100,000 products, including everything from electrical and fiber optic interconnect solutions to switches and application tooling.... |
900 |
| 4 | CA Technologies | 800 |
| 5 | Lisle Auto Group | 420 |
| 6 | McCain Foods | 300 |
| 7 | SXC Health Solutions SXC Health Solutions SXC Health Solutions is a Lisle, Illinois based pharmacy benefit management company that sells services related to pharmacy benefit management and medical record keeping to businesses in the United States... |
300 |
| 8 | Benedictine University Benedictine University Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The institution has retained close relations with the Benedictine Order. Originally named St. Procopius College and located in the Pilsen community of Chicago, the school was founded in 1887 by... |
280 |
| 9 | Hilton Hotel Hilton Hotels & Resorts Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast... |
275 |
| 10 | Armour Armour and Company Armour & Company was an American slaughterhouse and meatpacking company founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1867 by the Armour brothers, led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company was Chicago's most important business and helped make the city and its Union Stock Yards the center of the... -Eckrich Eckrich Eckrich is a prepared meat brand owned by Smithfield Foods. It sells smoked sausages, cold cuts, hot dogs, corn dogs, Vienna sausages, breakfast sausages and bacon under the Eckrich brand name.... |
270 |
| 11 | Unilever Unilever Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.... Foodsolutions |
260 |
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Lisle's school district is Lisle Community Unit School District 202; a portion of Lisle lies in the Naperville Community Unit School District 203Naperville Community Unit School District 203
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 is a school district headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, United States.-History:District 203, established in 1972 through the merger of elementary and high school districts, serves central Naperville...
. Although not located within Lisle, the majority of high school students living in Lisle attend Naperville North High School
Naperville North High School
Naperville North High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Mill Street in the northern-central part of Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
.
Middle schools:
- Kennedy Junior High School (serving District 203)
- Lisle Junior High (serving District 202)
- St. Joan of Arc (Grades PreK-8)
High schools:
- Lisle High SchoolLisle High SchoolLisle High School is a public four-year high school located in Lisle, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the part of Lisle Community Unit School District 202.-History:...
(serving District 202) - Benet AcademyBenet AcademyBenet Academy is a co-educational, college-preparatory, Benedictine high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States, overseen by the Diocese of Joliet. Founded in 1887, the school was initially established in Chicago as the all-boys St. Procopius College and Academy by Benedictine monks, who also...
Colleges and universities
- Benedictine UniversityBenedictine UniversityBenedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The institution has retained close relations with the Benedictine Order. Originally named St. Procopius College and located in the Pilsen community of Chicago, the school was founded in 1887 by...
, formerly known as Illinois Benedictine College, has their 108 acres (43.7 ha) campus in Lisle. - National–Louis University is located on Warrenville Road in Lisle.
- Northwood UniversityNorthwood UniversityNorthwood University is a private university with multiple locations. The school has four residential campuses: Midland, Michigan , Cedar Hill, Texas , West Palm Beach, Florida and a joint program with Hotel Institute Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland, began in 2001...
is located on Illinois Route 53Illinois Route 53Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north–south state highway in northeast Illinois. Route 53 runs south from Long Grove at Illinois Route 83 to Gardner at Interstate 55 west of old U.S. Highway 66, a distance of...
in Lisle. - The Center for Entrepreneurship of the College of DuPageCollege of DuPageCollege of DuPage, or COD, is a two-year community college in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The college also owns and operates facilities in the Illinois communities of Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Naperville, West Chicago, and Westmont...
is located in the One Corporate Lakes building in Lisle.
Points of interest
- It is home to the Morton ArboretumMorton ArboretumThe Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types and collections of trees from specific taxonomical and geographical areas. It includes native woodlands and a restored Illinois prairie. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of...
. - Location of the Lisle Park District's outdoor museum village, Lisle Station Park.
- Four Lakes Ski Hill is a facility for skiers and snowboarders in the area.
- Created by the Chicago BullsChicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
and White Sox, the Bulls/Sox Training Academy runs year-round training programs in baseball, fastpitch softballFastpitch softballFast-pitch softball is a form of softball played commonly by women and men, though coed fast-pitch leagues also exist. The International Softball Federation is the international governing body of softball...
, and basketball for youths.
Notable people
- Glenn EarlGlenn EarlGlenn Earl is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He grew up in Lisle, Illinois and attended Naperville North High School...
, former professional American football player who attended the University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... - Brian DuganBrian DuganBrian James Dugan is an American rapist and serial killer active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs. He was on death row for the 1983 murder of 10 year-old Jeanine Nicarico until Illinois governor Patrick Quinn abolished capital punishment in 2011 and his sentence was commuted to...
, convictConvictA convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed...
ed rapist and serial killerSerial killerA serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
, who confessed to the killing of Naperville, Illinois girl, Jeanine Nicarico - John GrochowskiJohn GrochowskiJohn Grochowski is a gambling columnist and author. His weekly newspaper column began at the Chicago Sun-Times and is now syndicated nationally. He published his first gambling book in 1996 entitled Gaming: Cruising the Casino with a Syndicated Gambling Columnist. He then began a series of...
, author on gambling, radio personality, and Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesThe Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
newspaper columnist - Lester LewisLester LewisLester Lewis is an American television writer and producer, whose credits include sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords, Caroline in the City and The Larry Sanders Show. He is currently a supervising producer and writer on The Office and is developing a musical series for Disney Channel...
, television writer, producer, and supervisory producer for sitcoms Flight of the ConchordsFlight of the ConchordsFlight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords.They were named...
, Caroline in the CityCaroline in the CityCaroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran from September 21, 1995 to April 26, 1999 on the NBC television network. It starred Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy. The series premiered in the two-hour Thursday night block led by Friends.-Premise:Caroline Duffy is a...
, The Larry Sanders ShowThe Larry Sanders ShowThe Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the...
, and The OfficeThe OfficeThe Office is a popular mockumentary/situation comedy TV show that was first made in the UK and has now been re-made in many other countries, with overall viewership in the hundreds of millions worldwide. The original version of The Office was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It... - Joy MortonJoy Morton, Joy Morton founded the Morton Salt Company and The Morton Arboretum.Morton grew to manhood in Nebraska City, Nebraska in Nebraska Territory. His mother, Caroline Joy, was an accomplished artist, musician, and gardener...
, founder of Morton Salt Company and Morton ArboretumMorton ArboretumThe Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types and collections of trees from specific taxonomical and geographical areas. It includes native woodlands and a restored Illinois prairie. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of...
and the son of Julius Sterling MortonJulius Sterling MortonJulius Sterling Morton was a Nebraska editor who served as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat, taking the conservative position on political, economic and social issues, and opposing agrarianism...
, the founder of Arbor DayArbor DayArbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated 1 million trees were planted that day.Many... - Brian PlotkinBrian PlotkinBrian Plotkin is an retired American soccer player.-College and Amateur:Brian Plotkin graduated from Naperville North High School. Plotkin played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers from the U12 to U19 levels, and played college soccer for Indiana University from 2002 to 2005, featuring in 90...
, professional soccer player who attended Indiana UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, formerly with the Chicago Fire
See also:
External links
- Village of Lisle
- Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce
- Lisle Community School District 202
- Lisle Library District
- Lisle Park District
- Four Lakes Recreation
- Morton Arboretum
- Benedictine University
- Remembering Lisle, Illinois: Stories, Photos, Videos, and History
- "Chapter 13: Lisle" by Marilyn W. Cawiezel in DuPage Roots by editors, Stephen A. Thompson and Contributors
- Weather History for Lisle, IL 1900–2011