Lemont, Illinois

Lemont, Illinois
Budnik Plaza clock and Stephen Street facades in historic downtown Lemont
Budnik Plaza clock and Stephen Street facades in historic downtown Lemont
Lemont Logo
Etymology: From French for "The Mount"
Motto(s): 
Village of Faith, Enjoy Our Scene!
Location of Lemont in DuPage County, Illinois
Location of Lemont in DuPage County, Illinois
Lemont is located in Greater Chicago
Lemont
Lemont
Lemont is located in Illinois
Lemont
Lemont
Lemont is located in the United States
Lemont
Lemont
Coordinates: 41°40′30″N 87°59′51″W / 41.67500°N 87.99750°W / 41.67500; -87.99750
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook, Will, and DuPage
TownshipLemont, Downers Grove, DuPage, Homer
Settled1836
IncorporatedJune 9, 1873
Government
 • MayorJohn Egofske
Area
 • Total8.74 sq mi (22.64 km2)
 • Land8.37 sq mi (21.67 km2)
 • Water0.38 sq mi (0.97 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,629
 • Density2,107.47/sq mi (813.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60439, 60490
Area codes630/331
FIPS code17-42795
Wikimedia CommonsLemont, Illinois
Websitelemont.il.us

Lemont is a village located in Cook, DuPage, and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,629 as of the 2020 census.[2] The village is situated on a hillside along the south banks of the Des Plaines River. It overlooks Waterfall Glen's Midwestern Bluff Savanna on the opposite side. Lemont is home to Argonne National Laboratory and other heavy industrial sites, and has a substantial European immigrant population.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lemont village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.

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