Lemont, Illinois
Lemont, Illinois | |
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Budnik Plaza clock and Stephen Street facades in historic downtown Lemont | |
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| Etymology: From French for "The Mount" | |
| Motto(s): Village of Faith, Enjoy Our Scene! | |
Location of Lemont in DuPage County, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′04″N 88°00′12″W / 41.66778°N 88.00333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook, Will, and DuPage |
| Township | Lemont, Downers Grove, DuPage, Homer |
| Settled | 1836 |
| Incorporated | June 9, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Egofske |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.74 sq mi (22.64 km2) |
| • Land | 8.37 sq mi (21.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,629 |
| • Density | 2,107/sq mi (813.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60439, 60490 |
| Area codes | 630/331 |
| FIPS code | 17-42795 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398417 |
| Website | lemont |
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. 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.