Lisle ( ) is a village in DuPage County,

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History

In 1830, Bailey Hobson, a

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, was the first settler in what would become DuPage County, Illinois, as well as Lisle Township. The town of Lisle was settled in 1832, by brothers James C. Hatch and Luther A. Hatch after the close of the

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. 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

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. In 1831, DuPage County was founded. To the west of the Lisle settlement, on the west branch of the DuPage river, brothers Joseph and John Naper founded Naper's Settlement, present-day

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. Lisle experienced many firsts in the decade of 1830s during the earliest years of settlement in DuPage County. 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

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and began Lisle's infant dairy industry with a

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. Formed in 1833, the East DuPage Religious Society had a circuit rider

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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. In 1849, 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 the Lisle Township. The village was incorporated on June 26, 1956, and was also named after Lisle, New York. Another reason for the DuPage township name change was that there was another town in Will County with the name DuPage. Another story of the origin of the Lisle name was that the town was named after the late S. Lisle Smith of Chicago. In 1864, the

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arrived along with a newly constructed depot. In 1874, a fire destroyed the Lisle Station depot, but it was later rebuilt by the CB&Q Railroad. Today, commuter rail service is provided by

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. On

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, 2006, Lisle celebrated its 50th birthday by hosting the state's biggest fireworks display.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lisle has a total area of , of which (or 97.44%) is land and (or 2.56%) is water. Most of Lisle lies within the watershed of the east branch of the DuPage River.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census there were 24,223 people, 9,787 households, and 5,547 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 10,965 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 67.64%

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, 6.13%

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, 0.35% Native American, 15.26% Asian, 0.03%

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, 3.77% from other races, and 6.81% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.93% of the population. There were 9,787 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.52% were married couples living together, 5.51% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.32% were non-families. 35.38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 2.30. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $96,945, and the median income for a family was $133,133. Males had a median income of $67,435 versus $49,270 for females. The

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for the village was $50,750. About 2.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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are among the largest companies based in Lisle.

Top employers

According to the Village's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top ten employers in the city are:

Arts and culture

Points of interest

*The Lisle Library contains resources and hosts art exhibits. *Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum. *

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*Pioneer Village Museum at Lisle Station Park. *Created by the

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and White Sox, the Bulls/Sox Training Academy runs year-round training programs in baseball, fastpitch softball, and basketball for youths.

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 203. The majority of high school students living in Lisle attend Lisle Senior High School. 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 School (serving District 202) * Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family (Catholic) * Benet Academy (Catholic - Benedictine)

Colleges and universities

* Benedictine University, formerly known as Illinois Benedictine College, has its campus in Lisle. * National Louis University is located on Warrenville Road in Lisle. * The Center for Entrepreneurship of the

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is located in the One Corporate Lakes building in Lisle. * Universal Technical Institute is located off of Warrenville Road in Lisle. The Lisle campus trains students for careers in Automotive, Diesel and Welding.

Transportation

The Lisle station provides

commuter rail service along the BNSF Line. Trains connect Lisle to

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, Aurora Transportation Center and points in between. Pace provides bus service on Route 722 connecting Lisle to Naperville and other destinations. In the 1990s, Lisle was one of six communities that competed to receive a prototype personal rapid transit system that the Regional Transit Authority was planning to build. A proposal by Rosemont was instead selected, and such a system was ultimately never built.

Notable people

* Glenn Earl, safety for the professional American football team,

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* John Grochowski, author on gambling, radio personality, and ''

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'' newspaper columnist * Lester Lewis, television writer, producer, and supervisory producer for sitcoms '' Flight of the Conchords'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' * Joy Morton, founder of Morton Salt Company and

; son of Julius Sterling Morton founder of

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* Brian Plotkin, midfielder with the professional American soccer teams, Chicago Fire,

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* Frank Kaminsky,

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center, consensus NCAA Division I men's player of the year for 2014–15 at

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, and Benet Academy graduate

References

Bibliography

*Blanchard, Rufus.
History of Du Page County, Illinois
'. Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 1882. *Richmond, C. W.
History of Du Page County Illinois, Du Page County (Ill.)
' Chicago: Richmond Knickerbocker & Hodder, 1877. *Richmond, C.W. and Henry F. Valette.
A history of the County of Du Page, Illinois
'. Chicago: Scripps, Bross & Spears, 1857.

External links

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