East Dundee, Illinois


East Dundee is a village in Kane County with a small section in Cook County. The population was 2,860 at the 2010 census.

Geography

East Dundee is located at.
According to the 2010 census, East Dundee has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 2,955 people in 1,228 households, including 878 families, in the village. The population density was 1,103.1 people per square mile. There were 1,258 housing units at an average density of 469.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 94.15% White, 0.98% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 1.73% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93%.
Of the 1,228 households 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 23.0% of households were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.83.
The age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median household income was $61,219 and the median family income was $70,625. Males had a median income of $50,500 versus $37,627 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,695. About 4.7% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

History

The village of East Dundee was incorporated in 1871, four years after West Dundee. A historic district along the Fox River and stores on Main Street constitute the commercial part of East Dundee. The historic feed and coal store became Dundee Lumber, which burned down in March 2007. A former railroad bed is now the Fox River Trail, which follows the east side of the Fox River through town. The train depot was rebuilt in 1984 as a tourist center. Santa's Village theme park operated from 1959 to 2006. It reopened in 2011 under new ownership as Santa's Village AZoosment Park.
DeLoris Doederlein, educator and politician, lived in East Dundee.