Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn
/el"euhn/
a city in NE Illinois. 23,649.

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      village, DuPage county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. It is a suburb of Chicago, lying 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown. Glen Ellyn's phases of development were marked by seven name changes: Babcock's Grove (1833), for the first settlers, Ralph and Morgan Babcock; DuPage Center (1834); Stacy's Corners (1835); Newton's Station (1849); Danby (1851); Prospect Park (1882); and Glen Ellyn (1885), “Ellyn” being for the wife of Thomas E. Hill, the village president. The village is mainly residential. It is the seat of the College of DuPage (1967). The bones of a mastodon, discovered by workers excavating a pond (1963), are on exhibit in Armerding Hall at nearby Wheaton College. The village hosts an annual cardboard boat regatta (July). Willowbrook Wildlife Center provides rehabilitation for injured native animal species. Inc. 1892. Pop. (1990) 24,944; (2000) 26,999.

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  • Glen Ellyn — Glen Ellyn, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 26999 Housing Units (2000): 10515 Land area (2000): 6.616379 sq. miles (17.136341 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.021364 sq. miles (0.055332 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.637743 sq. miles (17 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Glen Ellyn, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 26999 Housing Units (2000): 10515 Land area (2000): 6.616379 sq. miles (17.136341 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.021364 sq. miles (0.055332 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.637743 sq. miles (17.191673 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Glen Ellyn — Original name in latin Glen Ellyn Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 41.87753 latitude 88.06701 altitude 227 Population 27450 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Glen Ellyn, Illinois — Chicagoland municipality muni name = Glen Ellyn muni = Village date = 1892 state = Illinois county = DuPage township = Milton gov = Council manager head label = President gov head = Vicky Hase pop = 26,999 status = up percent = 8.24 prevyear =… …   Wikipedia

  • Glen Ellyn (Metra) — Infobox Station name=Glen Ellyn type=Metra commuter rail image size= image caption= address=551 Crescent Blvd Glen Ellyn, Illinois coordinates= line=Rail color box|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/West other= Pace bus structure= platform=2 side… …   Wikipedia

  • Glen Ellyn (Illinois) — 41°52′16″N 88°3′47″O / 41.87111, 88.06306 Glen Ellyn est un village situé dans le comté de DuPage …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Glen Ellyn — geographical name village NE Illinois W of Chicago population 26,999 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Glen Ellyn — vill., NE Illinois 60137*; pop. 24,944 …   Webster's Gazetteer

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