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Westchester, Illinois

Westchester, Illinois. Community Analysis. Topics. History & Today. 1. Demographics & Population Breakdown. 2. Schools. 3. Schools. 3. Businesses. 4. Community Organizations. 5. History. Settled by German farmers dating back to the mid 19th century.

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Westchester, Illinois

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  1. Westchester,Illinois Community Analysis

  2. Topics History & Today 1 Demographics & Population Breakdown 2 Schools 3 Schools 3 Businesses 4 Community Organizations 5

  3. History • Settled by German farmers dating back to the mid 19th century. • Population grew, thanks to Chicago's rapid transit line (removed in 1951). • Eisenhower Interstate System led to construction of two nearby expressways

  4. Today • Nearly all open land within Westchester is currently being occupied. • Wolf Road Prairie (85-acre), located at the intersection of Wolf and 31st, is currently the largest black-soil prairie east of the Mississippi River

  5. Demographics • 66.1% White • 15.8% African American • 13% Hispanic • 3.8% Asian • 0.7% Duel Race • 0.5% Other

  6. Population Breakdown • Adults (> 20yo) • Young Adults (13 - 20yo) • Children (6 - 12yo) • Preschool (< 6yo) • 75.76% • 11.28% • 5.85% • 7.11%

  7. Schools • Alpha Montessori School (P-K) • Westchester Primary School (K-2) • Westchester Intermediate School (3-5) • Westchester Middle School (6-8) • Divine Infant (P-8) • Divine Providence (P-8) • Saint Joseph’s High School (9-12)

  8. Higher Education • None • The lack of colleges in the community provide the answer of why there is a very noticeable under representation of adults age 19-24

  9. Places of Worship • Amazing Grace Church • Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church • Westchester Community Church • Westchester Bible Church • Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church • Faith Lutheran Church • Divine Infant Church • Divine Providence Church • B’Nai Israel

  10. Westchester Public Library • Westchester Public Library—Connecting People, Ideas and Cultures. • Opened June 7th, 1958 • 25,200 sq. ft. • Programming

  11. Businesses • 4 Strip malls • Grocery stores (Jewel, Dominicks) • Banks (12) • Westbrook Corporate Center(1 million sq. ft. of office space) • Ambee’s trophy shop • Sit down restaurants (over 10) • Fast food restaurants (over 20)

  12. Community Organizations • Westchester Chamber of commerce • Franzosenbush Heritage Project • Save the Prairie Society • Westchester Lion’s club

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