1958) was built on the corner of Walnut and Woodland. That same year, Western Springs incorporated as a village by a public vote of 34 to 25. The voting townspeople elected a prominent Quaker developer, T. C. Hill, as the town's first president. A large number of early residents were Quakers, and deeds often prohibited the sale of alcohol. (Until recently, the village itself had not permitted the sale of alcoholic beverages but currently a number of establishments do sell such.) Over time, with increased commuter settlement, Western Springs came to look less and less Quaker. After the spring dried up in 1890, the village hired engineers Edgar and Benezette Williams to build the village waterworks system, including the famous water tower. Constructed using Naperville stone, the tower stood high. Replaced in 1962, it became a museum in 1970 and entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. Western Springs added many improvements over the years, including a fire department (1894), electric plant (1898), telephones (1899), a park district (1923), and a library (1926). The village expanded south of 47th Street, annexing the subdivisions of Forest Hills (1927), Springdale (1955), and Ridgewood (1973). On March 21, 2005, the Village of Western Springs annexed the former Timber Trails golf course, which is now being developed into a new community of single-family homes and townhomes. The property added to the village. Geography Western Springs is located at 41°48'20" North, 87°54'4" West (41.805531, -87.901035). Western Springs is located west of the Chicago Loop and encompasses roughly the area between Willow Springs Road, Ogden Avenue, Interstate 294, and Plainfield Road. According to the 2010 census, Western Springs has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 13,629 people, 4,460 households, and 3,844 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 4,726 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.42% White, 0.46% African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 5.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.58% of the population. There were 4,460 households, out of which 90.54% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.45% were married couples living together, 6.77% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.81% were non-families. 13.61% of all households