Willow Springs is a
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The
population was 5,027 at the 2000 census.
As of the census[2] 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/sq mi (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 ancentries 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%).[3] There were 1,948 households out
of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living
with them, 59.6% were married couples living together,
7.4% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 29.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households
were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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