Bensenville, Illinois

Bensenville
Village
Official name: Village of Bensenville
Motto: Honoring our past. Shaping our future.
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DuPage
Township	Addison Township
Coordinates	41°57′29″N 87°56′45″W
Area	5.57 sq mi (14 km2)
- land	5.57 sq mi (14 km2)
Population	18,352 (2010)
Density	3,296.6 / sq mi (1,273 / km2)
Founded	1884
Government	President-Trustee
Village President	Frank Soto
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	60106
Area code	630
Location of Bensenville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Bensenville, Illinois
Website: http://www.bensenville.il.us/

Bensenville is a village located primarily in DuPage County, Illinois, with a small section near O'Hare International Airport in Cook County, Illinois, overlapping into the city of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 18,352. Bensenville is home to the Edge Ice Arena, home of the Chicago Steel junior ice hockey team. The village has a diverse population.

Geography

Bensenville is located at 41°57′29″N 87°56′45″W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²), all of it land. Some of the land within Bensenville is technically part of O'Hare Airport and belongs to the city of Chicago, though no people reside there. There are two cemeteries on O'Hare property that are connected with Bensenville churches. The cemeteries predate the airport by a considerable margin, and there has been significant litigation concerning O'Hare airport's desire to move the cemeteries for purposes of extending runways and the churches' desire to have the graves remain undisturbed.

Schools

Bensenville School District 100:

• Fenton High School which serves both Bensenville and Wood Dale

Bensenville School District 2:

• Blackhawk Middle School
• Tioga Elementary School
• Chippewa Elementary School
• W.A. Johnson Elementary School
• Mohawk Elementary School

Private:

• St. Charles Borromeo School, Private Roman Catholic
• Zion Concord Lutheran School, Private K-8

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 18,352 people residing in the village. The population density was 3,296.6 people per square mile (5,305.3/km²). There were 6,743 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 67.3% White, 3.5% African American, 1.0% Native American, 4.8% Asian, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.8% of the population.

There were 6,312 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 11% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 20 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were over 65 years of age. The median age was 33.4 years.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,500 and the median income for a family was $55,500. About 15.4% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those over age 65.

Transportation

Bensenville has a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station). From there, passengers can connect to an Amtrak train.

In popular culture

Bensenville is the site of Victory Auto Wreckers, a 7-acre (2.8 ha) junkyard on Green Street which has repeatedly played the same commercial, starring Bob Zajdel, on Chicago television stations since 1981.

The Spilotro brothers were executed in a basement in Bensenville and buried in a cornfield in Indiana as depicted in the movie Casino which depicts the corruption at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. Joe Pesci portrayed one of the Spilotro brothers.

In the television series Boss, a multiepisode story arc involves the main character, Mayor of Chicago Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer), being damaged by a scandal in which he authorizing the dumping of carcinogenic chemicals that soak into the groundwater of Bensenville.

External links

• Village of Bensenville Official Website
• Bensenville City Data
• Bensenville Community Public Library
• Bensenville Park District
• Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 (Provides Fire Protection and Ambulance for Village of Bensenville)
• Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 (Provides Fire Protection and Ambulance for nearby unincorporated areas)