Editing West Dundee, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = West Dundee
| official_name = Village of West Dundee
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| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
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| motto = At the River's Bend
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Dundee Township, Kane County, Illinois|Dundee]] and [[Rutland Township, Kane County, Illinois|Rutland]]
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| government_type = The Village of West Dundee, [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane County]], Illinois is a home rule municipality as provided under Article VII, Section 6 of the Constitution of the [[State of Illinois]].
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| leader_title1 = Village President
| leader_name1 = Christopher Nelson{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
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| area_total_km2 = 10.01
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.87
| area_land_km2 = 9.71
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.75
| area_water_km2 = 0.30
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.12
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| elevation_ft = 840
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total = 7686
| population_density_km2 = 791.20
| population_density_sq_mi = 2049.05
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| postal_code = 60118
| area_code = [[Area code 847#United States|224/847]]
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'''West Dundee''' is a village in [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 7,686 as of the 2020 US Census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Dundee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1780125|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}</ref> It is considered a far northwest [[Chicago]] suburb.

West Dundee lies across the [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]] from [[East Dundee, Illinois|East Dundee]] and [[Carpentersville, Illinois|Carpentersville]].

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, West Dundee has a total area of {{convert|3.811|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 97.35%) is land and {{convert|0.101|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 2.65%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1780125
  |title=G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-25
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090153/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1780125
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 585
|1890= 873
|1900= 1348
|1910= 1380
|1920= 1587
|1930= 1697
|1940= 1831
|1950= 1948
|1960= 2530
|1970= 3295
|1980= 3551
|1990= 3728
|2000= 5428
|2010= 7331
|2020= 7686
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+'''West Dundee village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – West Dundee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1780125&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – West Dundee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1780125&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – West Dundee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1780125&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,951
|5,824
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,461
|91.21%
|79.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|33
|129
|style='background: #ffffe6; |261
|0.61%
|1.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.40%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|13
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.24%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|120
|519
|style='background: #ffffe6; |500
|2.21%
|7.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.51%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26
|0.09%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|75
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |270
|1.38%
|1.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.51%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|231
|751
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,159
|4.26%
|10.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.08%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,428'''
|'''7,331'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''7,686'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
[[File:West Dundee.JPG|thumb|upright|left|The Miller Building at First and Main]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,428 people, 2,059 households, and 1,453 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,040.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,103 housing units at an average density of {{convert|790.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.01% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 2,059 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $92,540, and the median income for a family was $158,007. Males had a median income of $101,338 versus $76,111 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $70,674. About 0.09% of families and 0.07% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.04% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2015}}
In 1835, Elder John and Nancy Oatman established a tavern and a store that became the core of the community. Others settlers came, and in 1837 they held a lottery to determine who would name the town. Alexander Gardiner won and named the town Dundee in honor of his [[Dundee|Scottish hometown]], with which West Dundee is now sister cities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/higher-education/1542577/transatlantic-twin-city-swap-as-pipe-band-sisters-trade-one-dundee-for-another/|title=Transatlantic twin city swap as pipe band sisters trade one Dundee for another|last=Lindsay|first=Morag|date=29 August 2020|work=The Courier|accessdate=11 May 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1843 Scotsman [[Allan Pinkerton]], later the renowned detective, set up business as a cooper. The town was incorporated in 1887.

Dundee was hemmed in from development for years. The [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]] formed a natural eastern barrier. To the north and west, the D. Hill Nursery, founded in 1855 by William Hill, specialized in fruit trees. The business grew to include evergreens, some of which were sent to [[Chicago]] for the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in 1893. Expanding to 900 acres, the nursery survived the [[Great Depression]] by running a cattle feed operation that continued through [[World War II]]. Some of the thousands of seasonal workers traveled to work from Chicago by electric rail, while the majority lived on the nursery grounds.

In the 1950s, a segment of the Hill property was sold and turned into the Highlands subdivision, which was annexed into West Dundee in 1956. The community also annexed property west of Illinois 31 in 1957, Royal Lane in 1960, and the Old World subdivision in 1966. The nursery eventually sold all of its land and moved to [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]]. Plans for the [[Spring Hill Mall]] on Hill's land began in 1973 and the project was completed in 1980. The 1.1 million-square-foot mall's retail sales boosted West Dundee's economy and created an estimated 1,600 jobs by 1982. New subdivisions were built to the west of Spring Hill Mall.

With a population of 7,331 (2010 Census data), West Dundee has managed to keep its quaintness and small-town feeling intact. Designated historical sites fill the downtown and surrounding residential neighborhood. Restored buildings include structures reported to have provided refuge for slaves on the [[Underground Railroad]]. Portions of downtown West Dundee are included with the [[Dundee Township Historic District]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Government==
The Village of West Dundee, [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane County]], Illinois is a home rule municipality as contemplated under Article VII, Section 6 of the Constitution of the [[State of Illinois]]. The Village of West Dundee functions as a [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]] style of government. The Village President and six-member Board of Trustees are elected at-large on a nonpartisan basis for staggered four-year terms. Board elections are held during odd-numbered years.

The Village Manager is employed on a full-time basis at the will of the Village Board to perform the functions and duties specified in Title 1, Chapter 7B of the West Dundee Municipal Code, and to perform such other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as the Village Board shall from time to time designate. The Village Manager oversees the employees and departments of the Village, including Administration, Finance, Community Development, Police, Fire and Public Works. The Village of West Dundee employs fewer than 60 full-time employees.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on Route 550, 552, and 803 connecting West Dundee to Crystal Lake, Elgin, and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

== Notable resident ==
*[[Brogan Rafferty]], professional ice hockey player

==See also==
*[[Dundee Township Historic District]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite web|author1=Paul E. Sprague|author2=Susan Kerr Sorell|title=Dundee Township Historic District|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200672.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190528/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200672.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|publisher=National Register of Historic Place – Nomination|access-date=5 November 2015|date=1974}}

==External links==
* [http://www.wdundee.org Village website]
* [http://www.nkcchamber.com Chamber of commerce]
* [http://www.wdundeeheritagefest.org Heritage festival]

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[[Category:Villages in Kane County, Illinois]]
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