Profile for Wheaton, Illinois, IL

Wheaton is on the West Branch of the DuPage River.

Ranked No. 1 healthiest town (among communities of 50,000 or more population), by Chicago magazine, October 2005

Well-known residents have included:
· Harold (Red) Grange, football player
· Bob Woodward, journalist
· John Belushi, actor

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Caribou Coffee, Panera Bread, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• DuPage County Fair - July 25-29, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Fox River Trail, Pottawatomie Park, Ferson Creek Park

Historic sites and museums: DuPage Children's Museum, Billy Graham Center Museum, Cantigny (estate of Col. Robert R. McCormick), DuPage County Historical Museum, First Division Museum, Wheaton History Center

Colleges and universities: Wheaton College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 48

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Cemeteries (31)

Colleges (7)

Communities (24)

Hotels (55)

Libraries (16)

Museums (9)

Parks (1)

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• School enrollment & education levels in Wheaton
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• DuPage County data
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• State data - Illinois
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Wheaton demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the DuPage County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Chicago area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 60555 ZIP code.

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• Wheaton city government
• DuPage County government
• Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
• DuPage County tourism

22% of Wheaton residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Wheaton ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Wheaton
• Cemeteries in DuPage County
• Genealogy page (IL GenWeb) for DuPage County
• Libraries in or near Wheaton

Post a query on a message board:

• DuPage County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Wheaton historic sites
• Wheaton area parks
• Wineries near Wheaton

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• Cemeteries in DuPage County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Wheaton
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in DuPage County

• Wheaton business guide
• Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Illinois
• Local ordinances in Illinois (Partial selection)

• Crime in DuPage County
• Arrests in DuPage County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wheaton was $34,147, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• DuPage County economic census
• DuPage County economic summary
• DuPage County employment growth
• DuPage County unemployment rate
• Illinois economic data

57% of Wheaton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Wheaton
• Colleges in Illinois
• Learning Disabilities Association in Illinois
• Schools in or near Wheaton
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• Yearbooks (old) of Illinois high schools

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• Air pollution in DuPage County
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• Land contamination in DuPage County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Illinois
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in DuPage County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Illinois

Wheaton festival dates:

• DuPage County Fair - July 25-29, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Wheaton festival web sites:

• DuPage County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Illinois county fairs
• Illinois festivals (Illinois tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Wheaton

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Wheaton
• Geocaches in Illinois

• Wheaton items now on sale

• Wheaton local government Web site
• DuPage County government
• Illinois state government
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• Social Security
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• Wheaton medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Wheaton
• Historic sites in Illinois
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• Museums in Illinois
• Illinois state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in DuPage County genealogy forum

Median rent in Wheaton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $834.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,632.

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Libraries in Wheaton include Wheaton Public Library ... View libraries

• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

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Newspapers in Wheaton include Glen Ellyn-Wheaton News-Leader

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• Nonprofit guide for Wheaton
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DuPage County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Wheaton political report.

• DuPage County Democratic party
• Illinois Democratic party
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• DuPage County elections board
• Illinois elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Wheaton
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Wheaton restaurants taking online reservations include Adelles, Johnny D's ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Wheaton workers is 28 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Wheaton between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Illinois tourism bureau

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