late S. Lisle Smith of Chicago. In 1864, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad arrived along with a newly constructed depot. In 1874, a fire destroyed the Lisle Station depot, but it was later rebuilt by the CB&Q Railroad. Today, commuter rail service is provided by Metra. On July 4, 2006, Lisle celebrated its 50th birthday by hosting the state's biggest fireworks display. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lisle has a total area of , of which (or 97.44%) is land and (or 2.56%) is water. Most of Lisle lies within the watershed of the east branch of the DuPage River. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 24,223 people, 9,787 households, and 5,547 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 10,965 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 67.64% White, 6.13% African American, 0.35% Native American, 15.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 6.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.93% of the population. There were 9,787 households, out of which 48.41% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.52% were married couples living together, 5.51% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.32% were non-families. 35.38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 2.30. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $96,945, and the median income for a family was $133,133. Males had a median income of $67,435 versus $49,270 for females. The per capita income for the village was $50,750. About 2.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over. Economy CA Technologies, Molex, Armour-Eckrich, and Navistar are among the largest companies based in