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U.S. Census Bureau Issues July 1, 2003 Population Estimates
for Municipalities Located in Northeastern Illinois (6-24-04)
 
2003 Population Estimates for
272 Northeastern Illinois Municipalities:
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Illinois Municipalities with Populations
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Illinois Municipalities with Populations
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Two Northeastern Illinois municipalities - Joliet and Aurora - remain among the 15 fastest growing cities in the United States, of the 245 cities with populations of 100,000 or more, according to new 2003 population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau today.  Joliet and Aurora, both located about 40 miles west and southwest of downtown Chicago, are estimated to have grown 15.9 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively, between Census Day 2000 and July 1, 2003, ranking 11th and 14th in rate of growth nationally.   Another nearby city - Naperville - ranked 38th with a growth rate of 7.4 percent.  These three municipalities are among the six places in the list of the 50 fastest-growing large U.S. cities that are not in either the southern or western United States.

In addition to cities of 100,000 or more, the Census Bureau also released July 1, 2003 population estimates for all municipalities in the U.S.  In Illinois, looking at municipalities with populations of 10,000 or more, 27 of the 30 cities and towns growing at least 10% were located in the six counties of Northeastern Illinois, and one (Oswego) was just outside the area.  The village of Huntley, some 50 miles from downtown Chicago on the Kane County-McHenry County border, headed the list with a growth rate of more than 100% from April 2000 to July 2003.  Romeoville and Plainfield, both located in red-hot Will County, were next, followed by Oswego and another Will County place - Channahon.  Altogether, 10 of the 20 fastest growing Illinois municipalities with populations above 10,000 were located in Will County.

Among Northeastern Illinois places with populations under 10,000 as of July 1, 2003, tiny Gilberts, sandwiched between Elgin and Huntley in Kane County, led the way, ballooning 118% in the three-year period.
 

Northeastern Illinois Municipalities Estimated to Have Gained 4,000 or More People from  April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
  Geographic Area Population estimates Number Change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
Rank July 1, 2003 April 2000 Estimates Base
1 Aurora 162,184 143,148 19,036
2 Joliet 123,570 106,656 16,914
3 Romeoville 32,481 21,170 11,311
4 Bolingbrook 66,151 56,372 9,779
5 Naperville 137,894 128,409 9,485
6 Plainfield 20,162 13,184 6,978
7 Huntley 11,769 5,727 6,042
8 Tinley Park 53,792 48,702 5,090
9 Algonquin 27,569 23,283 4,286
10 Carpentersville 34,815 30,588 4,227
11 South Elgin 20,229 16,111 4,118
12 St. Charles 32,010 27,931 4,079

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Division, 6/24/04.

 
Northeastern Illinois Municipalities Estimated to Have Grown at Least 50 Percent from  April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
  Geographic Area Population estimates Number Change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
Rank July 1, 2003 April 2000 Estimates Base
1 Gilberts 2,784 1,279 117.7%
2 Huntley 11,769 5,727 105.5%
3 Indian Creek 378 192 96.9%
4 Round Lake Heights 2,375 1,328 78.8%
5 Sugar Grove 6,619 3,926 68.6%
6 Hainesville 3,499 2,129 64.3%
7 Round Lake 9,333 5,863 59.2%
8 Montgomery 8,699 5,483 58.7%
9 Port Barrington 1,248 804 55.2%
10 Romeoville 32,481 21,170 53.4%
11 Prairie Grove 1,470 960 53.1%
12 Plainfield 20,162 13,184 52.9%

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Division, 6/24/04.

 
Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Northeastern Illinois:  April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
Geographic Area Population estimates April 1, 2000 Change, 2000 base to 7-1-03
July 1, 2003 July 1, 2002 July 1, 2001 July 1, 2000 Estimates base Census Number Percent
Addison 36,767 36,267 36,191 36,072 36,028 35,914 739 2.1%
Algonquin 27,569 26,355 24,668 23,533 23,283 23,276 4,286 18.4%
Alsip 19,503 19,581 19,651 19,710 19,725 19,725 -222 -1.1%
Antioch 10,499 9,860 9,385 8,927 8,803 8,788 1,696 19.3%
Arlington Heights 75,784 76,213 76,624 76,159 76,042 76,031 -258 -0.3%
Aurora 162,184 156,480 150,340 144,450 143,148 142,990 19,036 13.3%
Bannockburn 1,586 1,582 1,492 1,442 1,429 1,429 157 11.0%
Barrington 10,211 10,248 10,257 10,195 10,174 10,168 37 0.4%
Barrington Hills 4,176 4,066 4,031 3,949 3,930 3,915 246 6.3%
Bartlett 37,558 37,179 37,051 36,797 36,722 36,706 836 2.3%
Batavia 26,328 25,661 25,107 24,386 24,244 23,866 2,084 8.6%
Beach Park 11,126 10,319 10,228 10,112 10,070 10,072 1,056 10.5%
Bedford Park 560 564 569 573 574 574 -14 -2.4%
Beecher 2,378 2,243 2,104 2,046 2,033 2,033 345 17.0%