OSWEGO, ILLINOIS

'Oswego' is a village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2005 census, the village population was 23,089. Its population has nearly doubled since 2000, as the Chicago suburbs expanded westward into the area. It is currently the most populated town whose borders are within Kendall County.
The town was chosen as a location for the Fox TV series ''Prison Break'' in the episode "Manhunt". This could have been because the town's name serves as wordplay on the name that contains "as we go".

Contents

Geography

Downtown

Oswego School District 308

Demographics

Population

Ethnic Background

Age/Marital Status

Income

External links

Geography

Oswego is located at (41.690681, -88.341778) and straddles the Fox River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 17.3 km² (6.7 mi²). 17.0 km² (6.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.50%) is water.

Downtown

Downtown Oswego is home to historic buildings and homes, as well as shops and restaurants. The Village of Oswego launched a project to enhance and restore the historic downtown district. This project included significant infrastructure and street scape improvements, such as the installation of brick pavers, sidewalks, landscaping, and decorative streetlights and benches. Hudson Crossing Park, located along the Fox River, opened in October 2004. The Waubonsee Creek Promenade, which stretches from Main Street to the new park, is the final phase of the downtown enhancements.
Several festivals are thrown here including the annual Street Dance, the Christmas Walk, the Oswego High School Homecoming Parade, and the 4th of July Parade.

Oswego School District 308

The Oswego School District serves Oswego, Boulder Hill, Montgomery, Plainfield, Aurora, and Joliet. It is comprised of the following schools.

★ Oswego High School

★ Oswego East High School

★ Traughber Junior High School

★ Thompson Junior High School

★ Bednarcik Junior High School

★ Plank Junior High School

★ East View Elementary School

★ Churchill Elementary School

★ Boulder Hill Elementary School

★ Fox Chase Elementary School

★ Long Beach Elementary School

★ Homestead Elementary School

★ Old Post Elementary School

★ Fox Chase Elementary School

★ The Wheatlands Elementary School

★ Praire Point Elementary School

★ Wolf's Crossing Elementary School
It also contains the areas Opportunity School.

Demographics

Population

As of the 2000 census there were:

★ 13,326 people living in Oswego

★ 4,476 households in Oswego

★ 3,692 families residing in the village

★ The population density was 781.9/km² (2,024.5/mi²), and there were 4,591 housing units at an average density of 269.4/km² (697.5/mi²).

Ethnic Background

As of the 2000 census the racial make-up of the village was:

★ 93.49% White

★ 1.79% African American

★ 0.18% Native American

★ 1.37% Asian

★ 0.03% Pacific Islander

★ 1.79% from other races

★ 1.24% from two or more races

★ Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.99% of the population

Age/Marital Status

As of the 2000 census there were:

★ 4,476 households, out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them

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★ 74.0% were married couples living together

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★ 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present

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★ 17.5% were non-families

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★ 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older

★ The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.30.

★ In the village the population was spread out with

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★ 31.8% under the age of 18

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★ 5.5% from 18 to 24

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★ 37.0% from 25 to 44

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★ 18.7% from 45 to 64

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★ 7.0% were 65 years of age or older

★ The median age was 33 years

★ For every 100 females there were 96.5 males

★ For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

Income

As of the 2000 census the following income-related information was reported:

★ The median income for a household in the village was $71,502

★ The median income for a family was $75,929

★ Males had a median income of $55,580 versus $32,484 for females

★ The per capita income for the village was $27,204

★ About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line

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★ including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

External links

★ Oswego, Illinois Official Website