Bensenville, Illinois
Bensenville | |
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Village | |
Village of Bensenville | |
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FIPS code | 17-05248 |
Website | www |
Bensenville is a village located near
First known as Tioga, it was formally established as Bensenville in 1873 along the
The Edge Ice Arena is located in Bensenville, former home of the Chicago Steel junior ice hockey team.
The Churchville School in Bensenville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bensenville has a total area of 5.58 square miles (14.45 km2), of which 5.53 square miles (14.32 km2) (or 99.09%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.91%) is water.[6]
Schools
Bensenville School District 100:
- Fenton High School which serves both Bensenville and Wood Dale
Bensenville School District 2:
- Blackhawk Middle School
- Tioga School
- W.A. Johnson School
Private:
- Zion-Concord Lutheran School, Private 3-year-old Preschool through 8th grade.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 136 | — | |
1890 | 295 | 116.9% | |
1900 | 374 | 26.8% | |
1910 | 443 | 18.4% | |
1920 | 650 | 46.7% | |
1930 | 1,680 | 158.5% | |
1940 | 1,869 | 11.3% | |
1950 | 3,754 | 100.9% | |
1960 | 9,141 | 143.5% | |
1970 | 12,956 | 41.7% | |
1980 | 16,106 | 24.3% | |
1990 | 17,767 | 10.3% | |
2000 | 20,703 | 16.5% | |
2010 | 18,352 | −11.4% | |
2020 | 18,813 | 2.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
As of the
There were 6,661 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.30% were married couples living together, 12.73% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.84% were non-families. 29.43% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.48% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 2.70.
The village's age distribution consisted of 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $64,401, and the median income for a family was $77,151. Males had a median income of $39,310 versus $32,728 for females. The
Transportation
Bensenville has a
Pace provides bus service on Routes 223, 319 and 332 connecting Bensenville to Elmhurst, Rosemont, and other destinations.[9]
Economy
Top employers
According to Bensenville's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[10] the top employers in the village are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | US Foods | 400 |
2 | Fortune Fish & Gourmet | 350 |
3 | Chicago White Metal Casting | 325 |
4 | Expeditors International | 300 |
5 | Victor Envelope Manufacturing Co. | 220 |
6 | Ewing-Doherty Mechanical Inc. | 200 |
6 | UPS Freight Services | 200 |
6 | Allmetal, Inc | 200 |
6 | The Protectoseal Co. | 200 |
10 | The Envelope Express, Inc. | 175 |
In popular culture
Bensenville is the site of Victory Auto Wreckers, a 7-acre (2.8 ha) auto recycling facility on Green Street which has repeatedly aired the "door-falling-off-the-car" commercial,[11] starring Bob Zajdel, on Chicago television stations since 1981.
Bensenville is mentioned by name in the movie Flatliners, and a scene was filmed at the old green house that was next to Blackhawk Junior High School in 1990.[12]
In the television series
Sister cities
- Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico [13]
Notable people
- Daren Dochterman is an art designer and illustrator for over 35 feature films including The Abyss, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture.[14][15]
- Nigerian National Basketball Team. He competed in the 2012 Olympic Games. He played basketball for the Fenton Bison, Bensenville's high school.[16][17]
- Speaker from 1975 to 1981.[18]
- Genevieve "Audrey" Wagner was a professional baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, winning the league's batting title in 1948. She later earned an M.D. and pilots license.[19][20]
- Marcin Kleczynski, Polish-born Malwarebytes CEO who grew up in Bensenville.[21]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Bensenville IL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9780252090707.
- ^ Hoover, John (November 19, 1936). "Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice Washington D.C." (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "RTA System Map" (PDF). Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Village of Bensenville ACFR
- ^ "Commercial success – Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. January 27, 2006.
- ^ "Flatliners".
- ^ "Village of Bensenville Board Minutes, October 13, 2015". Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Daren Dochterman's bio for Fenton's Wall of Fame; retrieved 23 May 2016". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ Daren Dochterman filmography @imdb.com; retrieved 13 August 2008
- Daily Herald. July 20, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Martinez, Marcia (November 12, 2009). "If not for Richard, Prairie Stars would be poorer". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "William A. Redmond Memoir" (PDF). Illinois Legislative Research Unit. 1982. p. v. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Dr. Audrey Wagner's bio for Fenton HS's Wall of Fame; retrieved 13 August 2008 Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AAGPL records page @aagpl.org; retrieved 13 August 2008 Archived September 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Johnson, Steve (July 18, 2014). "Q&A: Marcin Kleczynski, CEO of Malwarebytes, on cybersecurity and startups". Mercury News. Retrieved October 14, 2016.