Lemont

Also known as Lemont, IL

historic village spanning Cook, DuPage and Will Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Cook , Will , and DuPage
Township: Lemont , Downers Grove , DuPage , Homer
Incorporated: June 9, 1873
Village president: John Egofske
Total: 8.74 sq mi (22.64 km )
Land: 8.37 sq mi (21.67 km )
Water: 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km )
Elevation: 738 ft (225 m)
Density: 2,107/sq mi (813.7/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Zip codes: 60439, 60490
Area codes: 630/331
Fips code: 17-42795
Website: lemont .il .us

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lemont
Country: United States
Located in: Will County
Population: 16000
Area: 8.58
Elevation: 185
Time zone: Central Time Zone
Shares border with: Woodridge
Official website: lemont.il.us
Image: Lemont IL Downtown Clock.JPG
Households: 5911
Dialing code: 630

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Commons category: Lemont, Illinois
category of associated people: Category:People from Lemont, Illinois
inception: 1836-00-00
per capita income: 45675
postal code: 60439

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Encyclopedic overview

Lemont is a village located in Cook, DuPage, and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,629 as of the 2020 census. The village is situated on a hillside along the south banks of the Des Plaines River. It overlooks Waterfall Glen's Midwestern Bluff Savanna on the opposite side. The Lemont area is home to Argonne National Laboratory and other heavy industrial sites, and has a substantial European immigrant population.

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