that 72 percent of the housing in Du Page County is occupied by owners and the median value of homes is $78,000? Kane County has a slightly lower rate of owner-occupied housing, and the median value is $62,000.
. . . there are 32 elementary school, 7 high school and 6 unit school districts in Du Page County with a combined enrollment of 112,000? The 59 private elementary schools and 7 private high schools have an additional 21,167 children enrolled, according to the county school superintendent`s office.
. . . the average composite achievement scores earned by Du Page County students are 2 points higher than the state average and 2.2 points higher than the national average? The average Du Page scores on the SAT–the test widely used for college entrance–are 47 points higher on the verbal section and 73 points higher on the mathematics section than the national averages.
. . . the first courthouse in Du Page County was Pre-Emption House, a Naperville tavern and hotel, built in 1839? It was torn down in 1948.
. . . the nine townships in Du Page County were created in 1849? Before that the county was organized into nine precincts–Orange, Washington, Deerfield, Webster, Big Woods, Du Page, Naperville, Cass and York.
