DuPage County

administration
The DuPage County Government Center in Wheaton
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Wheaton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	DuPage County-Clerk 421 N, County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187
Foundation :	February 9, 1839
Area code :	001 630
Demographics
Residents :	916,924 (2010)
Population density :	1,061.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	872 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.co.dupage.il.us

The DuPage County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 916,924 people and a population density of 1,061.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wheaton .

Politically, the county is very much dominated by the Republicans . The character of the county is strongly influenced by the nearby city of Chicago , whose suburbs and metropolitan areas extend over the county.

geography

The county is located in northeast Illinois in the western suburbs of Chicago. It has an area of 872 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border DuPage County:

		Cook County
Kane County
Kendall County	Will County

Flowing waters

history

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	3535	-
1850	9290	162.8%
1860	14,701	58.2%
1870	16,685	13.5%
1880	19,161	14.8%
1890	22,551	17.7%
1900	28,196	25%
1910	33,432	18.6%
1920	42,120	26%
1930	91,998	118.4%
1940	103,480	12.5%
1950	154,599	49.4%
1960	313,459	102.8%
1970	491,882	56.9%
1980	658.835	33.9%
1990	781.666	18.6%
2000	904.161	15.7%
2010	916.924	1.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

DuPage County was formed in 1839. It was named after a French family of traders who lived in Kaskaskia in the 18th century .

Naperville was the county seat until 1867 . Only then did it become Wheaton.

When the first settlers from Europe settled here, they changed the landscape. They felled the trees because they needed their wood for their houses and for trading. The natural flora was removed to allow crops and vegetables to be planted. These changes destroyed the natural habitat of the forest animals that the Indians needed to live and trade. Since the new settlers also fenced off their fields, the Indians were no longer as free as before.

Incursions by the Indians on the new colonists in DuPage County are not recorded, but the colonists fled an attack by the Indians at Fort Dearborn in Chicago in 1832 and only returned after a month when Fort Payne was built near them . The fort stood on the site of today's North Central College training ground . In 1833 the rest of the Indians signed a contract of sale in which they sold their land. First sawmills were built, followed by flour mills, inns and horse changing stations for travelers. In 1859 the first railway connection to the Galena & Chicago Union was built, so that easy trips to Chicago and Galena were possible.

Historical objects

Former DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton, listed on the NRHP since 1978
Grand Theater in Wheaton, listed on the NRHP since 2005
Main building of Elmhurst College , listed on the NRHP since 1976
Downtown Hinsdale Historic District , listed on the NRHP since 2006

Other objects:

List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in DuPage County

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , DuPage County had 916,924 people in 335,453 households. The population density was 1,061.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.68 people each in the 335,453 households.

The racial the population was composed of 82.4 percent white, 5.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 10.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 13.6 percent of the population.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 76,581 USD . The per capita income was $ 37,849. 5.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Towns in DuPage County

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in Kane , Kendall and Will County

2 - mainly in Kane County

3 - mainly in Cook County

4 - partly in Cook and Kane County

5 - partly in Cook County

6 - partly in Will County

7 - partly in Kane County

8 - partly in Cook and Will Counties}

structure

DuPage County is divided into nine townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Addison Township	88,612	17-00250
Bloomingdale Township	111,899	17-06600
Downers Grove Township	146,795	17-20604
Lisle Township	116,268	17-43952
Milton Township	117,067	17-49451
Naperville Township	100.019	17-51635
Wayne Township	66,582	17-79410
Winfield Township	46,233	17-82413
York Township	123,449	17-83947

Townships in DuPage County

In DuPage County there is also a small part of the O'Hare International Airport , which is part of the territory of the city of Chicago. However, this area has no residents.