Tourist Information
Major tourist attractions of Naperville include Brunswick
Zone-Naperville, Coriolis Effect, Dupage Children's Museum, Great Odyssey Family
Fun Center etc. The city is surrounded by various churches such as the Bethany
Church, Bible Baptist Church, Brethren Church, First Church of Christ Scientist,
Knox Presbyterian Church, Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, Saint
Thomas the Apostle Church, Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church and Saint Johns
Episcopal Church.
Amtrak provides train service in Naperville. Pace Suburban
Bus Service of the RTA is the local public transportation agency in the city. It
operates bus routes from Naperville to Aurora and Wheaton. There is only one
private airport called, the Naper Aero Club field, situated on the western edge
of town.
General Information
Naperville has been converted from a farming town to a
wealthy city due to massive migration of professionals in the 1990s, seeking
jobs and globally renowned public schools. The city has several companies like
Bell Labs, BP Amoco Labs, Edward Hospital, Nalco Chemical, Nicor, Porsche
Finance etc. It is the wealthiest city, with the population of 90,000. It is the
headquarters of Dukane Precast, one of the area's major precast concrete
manufacturer. The Naperville Public Library has been ranked no.1 in the United
States for eight straight years, from 1999-2006, for cities with populations
between 100,000 and 249,999 by American Libraries magazine.
Demographic Information
Naperville is an affluent city, located in DuPage and Will
counties in Illinois in the United States. The city is located at 41°44′59″N,
88°9′21″W and is situated around 700 feet above the sea level. As of the 2000
census, the city had a total population of 128,358. According to the United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²).
Downtown Naperville is located within DuPage County. Naperville is the fifth
largest city in the state, neighboring Aurora, Rockford and Joliet. The city was
voted second and third best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine
in 2006 and 2008 respectively.
