Willow Springs is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village was founded in 1892. The population was 5,524 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Willow Springs is located at . It lies on the banks of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. According to the 2010 census, Willow Springs has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,027 people, 1,948 households, and 1,381 families living in the village. The population density was 1,299.8 people per square mile. There were 1,991 housing units at an average density of 514.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 93.91% White, 0.72% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.85% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.05% of the population. The top five ancestries reported in Willow Springs as of the 2000 census were Polish, German, Irish, Italian and Czech. There were 1,948 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12. In the village, the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $58,322, and the median income for a family was $66,886. Males had a median income of $48,776 versus $35,466 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,394. About 5.9% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Most of Willow Springs is in Illinois' 3rd congressional district, while the northwestern portion is in the 6th district. The current Mayor is John M. Carpino. The Current Board of Trustees is composed of Village Trustees: Melissa N. Neddermeyer, President Pro-Tem ; Thomas Birks ; Terrence M. Carr ; Michael Kennedy, Jr. ; Ernie Moon ; Fred Posch
