Population & Land Area Change in the I&M Canal Corridor, 1990-2000

Community		Population		Land Area	(in square miles)		Density	(people per sq. mile)
	1990	2000	% Change	1990	2000	% Change	1990	2000	Change
Alsip	18,227	19,725	8.2%	6.3	6.4	1.1%	2893	3097	203
Bedford Park	566	574	1.4%	6.0	6.0	0.0%	94	96	1
Blue Island	21,203	23,463	10.7%	4.0	4.0	0.0%	5301	5822	521
Bolingbrook	40,843	56,321	37.9%	11.2	20.5	83.1%	3647	2746	-901
Bridgeview	14,402	15,335	6.5%	4.1	4.1	0.0%	3513	3740	228
Burnham	3,916	4,170	6.5%	1.9	1.9	0.0%	2061	2195	134
Burr Ridge	7,669	10,408	35.7%	5.9	6.4	8.5%	1300	1626	326
Calumet City	37,840	39,071	3.3%	7.3	7.3	0.0%	5184	5352	169
Calumet Park	8,418	8,516	1.2%	1.1	1.1	0.0%	7653	7742	89
Carbon Hill	362	392	8.3%	0.2	0.2	0.0%	1810	1960	150
Channahon	4,266	7,344	72.2%	4.3	7.2	67.7%	992	1019	26
Coal City	3,907	4,797	22.8%	2.1	2.4	15.2%	1860	1982	122
Countryside	5,716	5,991	4.8%	2.5	2.7	8.0%	2286	2219	-68
Crest hill	10,643	13,329	25.2%	7.2	7.2	0.0%	1478	1851	373
Crestwood	10,823	11,251	4.0%	3.0	3.1	2.0%	3608	3677	69
Dolton	23,930	25,614	7.0%	4.5	4.6	2.2%	5318	5568	250
Forrest View	743	778	4.7%	1.0	1.0	0.0%	743	778	35
Hickory Hills	13,021	13,926	7.0%	2.8	2.8	1.1%	4650	4921	270
Hodgkins	1,963	2,134	8.7%	2.1	2.6	23.8%	935	821	-114
Indian Head Park	3,503	3,685	5.2%	0.8	0.8	0.0%	4379	4606	228
Joliet	76,836	106,221	38.2%	27.8	38.1	36.9%	2764	2791	27
Justice	11,137	12,193	9.5%	2.9	2.9	0.0%	3840	4204	364
LaSalle	9,717	9,796	0.8%	3.0	6.4	113.3%	3239	1531	-1708
Lemont	7,348	13,098	78.3%	3.9	6.5	65.4%	1884	2031	147
Lockport	9,401	15,191	61.6%	4.1	7.1	73.2%	2293	2140	-153
Lyons	9,828	10,255	4.3%	2.2	2.2	0.0%	4467	4661	194
Marseilles	4,811	4,655	-3.2%	4.0	8.3	107.8%	1203	560	-643
McCook	235	254	8.1%	2.6	2.6	0.0%	90	98	7
Minooka	2,561	3,971	55.1%	1.8	4.3	138.9%	1423	923	-499
Morris	10,270	11,928	16.1%	5.5	6.9	25.1%	1867	1734	-134
Naplate	609	523	-14.1%	0.1	0.1	0.0%	6090	5230	-860
Ogelsby	3,619	3,647	0.8%	3.5	4.0	14.3%	1034	912	-122
Ottawa	17,451	18,307	4.9%	6.0	7.3	22.2%	2909	2498	-411
Palos Heights	11,478	11,260	-1.9%	3.5	3.8	8.6%	3279	2963	-316
Palos Hills	17,803	17,665	-0.8%	4.2	4.2	0.0%	4239	4206	-33
Palos Park	4,199	4,689	11.7%	3.5	3.8	8.0%	1200	1240	41
Peru	9,302	9,835	5.7%	4.9	5.9	21.2%	1898	1656	-243
Riverdale	13,671	15,055	10.1%	3.6	3.6	1.1%	3798	4136	338
Robbins	7,498	6,635	-11.5%	1.5	1.5	0.0%	4999	4423	-575
Rockdale	1,709	1,888	10.5%	0.8	0.8	-1.3%	2136	2390	254
Romeoville	14,074	21,153	50.3%	7.9	14.5	83.5%	1782	1459	-323
Seneca	1,878	2,053	9.3%	3.0	3.3	10.3%	626	620	-6
Stickney	5,678	6,148	8.3%	1.9	1.9	0.0%	2988	3236	247
Summit	9,971	10,637	6.7%	2.1	2.1	0.0%	4748	5065	317
Utica	848	977	15.2%	1.1	1.5	36.4%	771	651	-120
Willow Springs	4,509	5,027	11.5%	3.6	3.9	7.5%	1253	1299	46
Woodridge	26,256	30,934	17.8%	7.5	8.3	10.9%	3501	3718	217
Worth	11,208	11,047	-1.4%	2.4	2.4	0.0%	4670	4603	-67
County
LaSalle County	106,913	111,509	4.3%
Grundy County	32,337	37,535	16.1%
Will County	357,313	502,266	40.6%