West Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,686 as of the 2020 US Census. It is considered a far northwest Chicago suburb. West Dundee lies across the Fox River from East Dundee and Carpentersville. Geography West Dundee is located at (42.095327, -88.285809). According to the 2010 census, West Dundee has a total area of , of which (or 97.35%) is land and (or 2.65%) is water. Demographics 2020 census Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. 2000 Census As of the census of 2000, there were 5,428 people, 2,059 households, and 1,453 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,103 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.02% White, 0.01% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population. There were 2,059 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.18. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $62,540, and the median income for a family was $78,007. Males had a median income of $54,338 versus $36,111 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,674. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over. History In 1835, Elder John and Nancy Oatman established