Elburn, Illinois

Elburn is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,175 as of the 2020 census, up from 5,602 at the 2010 census.

History

On May 2, 1834, William Lance arrived in the Elburn area and soon built a home there. Shortly thereafter, a man named Henry Warne arrived and opened a stagecoach inn called the Halfway House, since it was halfway between Oregon, Illinois and Chicago.

When the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company built through the area in 1854, the stop at this site was named Blackberry Station after the Township. The village incorporated as Elburn in 1886.

File:401 N. Main, Elburn IL - c. 1920.jpg

A c. 1920 postcard showed 401 N. Main Street, Elburn, Illinois.

The village was originally named Blackberry Station but was changed at the request of the railroad. The name Elburn itself derives from its originally suggested name, Melbourne, but a suggestion to shorten the name resulted in the dropping of the "M", leaving Elbourne. From there, it was shortened even further to Elburne, and then finally to Elburn.

Once largely rural, the area's population began rapidly expanding in the 1990s with the arrival of large tract home developments. In January 2006, Metra began to provide passenger rail service from Elburn to Chicago on the Union Pacific West Line. The new station replaced Geneva as the western end-of-line and made Elburn one of Chicago's farthest western suburbs. A new station was also constructed in La Fox.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elburn has a total area of , all land.

Neighboring cities include Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles (referred to, as a group, as the Tri-Cities). Campton Hills also borders Elburn, and Aurora, Elgin and DeKalb (home of Northern Illinois University) are nearby as well. La Fox is on the east. Lily Lake is on the north. Kaneville is on the south. And Maple Park is on the west.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Template:Sronly	%±
1890	584		—
1900	606		%
1910	613		%
1920	571		%
1930	548		%
1940	624		%
1950	792		%
1960	960		%
1970	1,122		%
1980	1,224		%
1990	1,275		%
2000	2,756		%
2010	5,602		%
2020	6,175		%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the 2020 census there were 6,175 people, 1,889 households, and 1,457 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,243 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 88.74% White, 0.84% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 6.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.76% of the population.

There were 1,889 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.20% were married couples living together, 14.88% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.87% were non-families. 19.27% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 2.94.

The village's age distribution consisted of 30.8% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 26% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $95,717, and the median income for a family was $108,849. Males had a median income of $86,185 versus $43,186 for females. The per capita income for the village was $39,148. About 0.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Elburn is located at the intersection of Illinois Route 38 and Route 47. It receives frequent commuter rail service from its Metra station at the end of the Union Pacific West Line.

External links

• Village of Elburn
• Elburn Chamber of Commerce