| Willow Springs, Illinois | |
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| Official name: Village of Willow Springs | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | DuPage, Cook |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.73750°N 87.87778°WCoordinates: 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.73750°N 87.87778°W |
| Area | 4.12 sq mi (11 km2) |
| - land | 4.02 sq mi (10 km2) |
| - water | 0.11 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 5,524 (2010) |
| Density | 1,374.1/sq mi (531/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60480 |
| Area code | 708 |
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Willow Springs is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, with portions in Cook County. The village was founded in 1892. The population was 5,524 at the 2010 census.
Willow Springs is located at 41°44′15″N 87°52′40″W / 41.73750°N 87.87778°W (41.737616, -87.877788).
According to the 2010 census, Willow Springs has a total area of 4.116 square miles (10.66 km2), of which 4.01 square miles (10.39 km2) (or 97.42%) is land and 0.106 square miles (0.27 km2) (or 2.58%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,027 people, 1,948 households, and 1,381 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,299.8 people per square mile (501.5/km²). There were 1,991 housing units at an average density of 514.8 per square mile (198.6/km²). 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 (25.3%), German (19.6%), Irish (12.6%), Italian (11.3%) and Czech (6.9%).