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About Joliet
Joliet is a city Illinois, United States, which is located
40 miles southwest of Chicago. It holds the county seat of Will County and
Kendall County is also added. From the 2000 census, the city's total
population was 106221st
History
Joliet was first settled in the city in 1834 and originally bore the name
Juliet. . [1] Some historians believe the town was named Juliet in the
settler James B. Campbell 's daughter. Other possible sources include the
name of Shakespearean character (the nearby village of Romeo has been named
as the owner of this, see Romeo and Juliet "), or the name of corruption
French explorer Louis Jolliet in Canada, who visited the area in 1673.
Joliet name was eventually changed his memory in 1845, and the city was
incorporated in 1852. Mad at mispronunciation of the name of the city, the
city fathers of two-syllable version of the Prohibition Act, supported by
locally recognized "Joe-Lee-OUT" [2].
Maps from Joliet's investigation of the area placed a large hill or
mountain, which is now in the south west corner of the city. This hill was
named Mound Jolliet, and it consists entirely of clay. Site was excavated at
the beginning of the settlers, and now depression. That depression was
resolved, and soon after became known as the City of Rockdale.
Like many Midwestern cities dependent on manufacturing industries, Joliet
has experienced past economic problems, with an unemployment rate reach as
high as 25% in the early 1980s. Joliet's proximity to the Chicago
metropolitan area has some relief, the city is increasingly evolving to the
status of a steel town, which exurb. However, the majority of new immigrants
to the area, moving to live in Joliet, choosing to work in adjacent Cook and
Dupage counties, and the downtown area, where the downtrodden, is undergoing
a total revitalization. The main attractions is Joliet's City Center is a
Harrah's Casino and Hotel, Joliet Jackhammers baseball (Silver Cross Field)
and the Rialto Square Theater is the "Jewel of Joliet", which has been
called one of the world's 10 most beautiful theaters. The 1999 film "Stir of
Echoes" starring Kevin Bacon had scenes shot on location in Joliet Rialto
Theater (the hypnotism scenes in which Bacon saw the word "Dig" on the movie
screen) and the corner of Western Avenue and Center Street (sequences show
the house in front of Kevin Bacon ). Although the movie was set in Chicago,
the location in Joliet had the right to the "south-side" appearance and the
location was easier to shoot than the large urban setting of Chicago.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city is the surface area of 99.3 km
(38.3 miles). 98.6 km (38.1 MI) of it is land and 0.8 km (0.3 mi) to the
(0.76%) is water. This is a growing, non-uniform shape that ranges from nine
different cities, more than any other Illinois city. These are: Joliet,
Plainfield, Troy, New Lenox, Jackson, Channahon Lockport, and the County,
and Na-Au-say in Kendall County, and Seward.
Demographics
What is censusGR2 2000 was 106,221 people, 36,182 households, and 25,399
families residing in the city. (More recent special census (2007) data set
in accordance with population 145,800 city officials.) The population
density was 1,077.6 / km (2,790.9 / mi). 38,176 housing units had an average
density of 387.3/km (1,003.1 / mi). The racial makeup of the city was 69.32%
White, 18.16% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 8.97% from other races, and 2.09% in two or more races .
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.41% of the population.
Was 36,182 households, of which 38.8% are under the age of 18 living with
them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% were female
householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.7% of
all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81
and the average family size was 3.39.
In fact, the population of the city spread out with 29.5% under the age of
18, 10.1% 18-24, 33.1% 25-44, 16.3% in the 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65
years of age or older. The average age was 31 years. For every 100 females
were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, was 95.3 for men.
The average income for a household in the city was $ 47,761 and the median
income for a family was $ 55,870. Males had an average income $ 41,909
versus $ 29,100 for females. Per capita income in the city was $ 19,390.
Approximately 7.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.5% under the age of 18 and 8.2% of those 65 or
more.
A special census conducted in 2006 established a fixed population of 142,700
the city. Joliet is now the fastest-growing city of the Midwest and the
12th-fastest growing city in the United States among cities with more than
100,000 people. [3]
Transportation
Which is located about 40 miles southwest of central Chicago, Joliet has
long been a significant transport hub. This is on both sides of the Des
Plaines River, a major waterway in Northern Illinois, and was one of the
main ports on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
(ej & E) railroad came through the 1850s and Santa Fe line to follow soon.
U.S. Highways 6 (Grand Army Republic Highway), 30 (the Lincoln Highway), 45,
52 and 66 (Route 66) was all through the city. In 1960, Interstate 55 and
Interstate 80 made their way through Joliet, Channahon just tying up near
the west of the city limits. The phrase "a crossroads of Mid-America", which
is found on the Joliet seal, is to imply that the intersection I-80 and
I-55. Also, Joliet is the last stop on the Metra routes from Chicago Union
Station along the Heritage Corridor as well as the La Salle Street Station
along the Rock Island District, so that there is two ways to get to and from
Joliet week. At the same time, the traffic is still a major problem, but the
challenge of improving.
Landmarks
The Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Visitors Center.
The famous Joliet Prison (now closed) is near downtown on Collins Street,
and made the television show Prison Break. It is also used in the opening
scenes in a popular 1980 movie, The Blues Brothers. The Joliet Arsenal (now
the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and the Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie) is near Elwood. Stateville Parandusasutuste Center, the principal
prison in the state of Illinois, is located in the neighboring city of Crest
Hill. Rialto Square Theater, a favorite haunt of Al Capone and filming
location scenes from Kevin Bacon's film "Stir of Echos", is a Chicago Street
in downtown. There are two riverboat Casinos in Joliet: the Empress Casino
near Channahon and Rockdale, and Harrah's hotel and casino downtown. (There
are also many shops, restaurants and shops, including the Westfield Louis
Joliet mall is located at Rt.30 junction I-55)
Which is located in northeast corner of Chicago and Clinton Streets, in
downtown Joliet, is the historic Auditorium Building. Designed by G. Julian
Barnes and built of limestone in 1891 was controversial because one of the
first buildings to combine religious, civic, and commercial uses. Built to
replace St. John's universalist church, upstairs sanctuary doubled as a
civic auditorium, and the congregation rented space at a lower level of the
business. Having since sold the Auditorium Building, the church lives today
as universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, but the sanctuary of Auditorium
Building no longer live. Full of retail space, and the current owner has
started the conversion of the upper floors of upscale condominiums.
Colleges and Universities
* Joliet Junior College, the first state public community college
* University of Saint Francis
* The Will County Illini Club
Secondary schools
* Joliet Township High Schools
* Joliet Central High School
* Joliet East High School (closed, now the Joliet Job Corps)
* Joliet West High School
* Joliet Catholic Academy
* Plainfield South High School