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DuPage County (/ d uː ˈ p eɪ dʒ / doo-PAYJ) is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census , the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county .
DuPage Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 87,793 and it contained 28,861 housing units making it the most populous township in the county. [ 4 ] Like the county of the same name which it borders on the north, this township is named after the DuPage River .
Collar counties is a colloquialism for DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the five counties of Illinois that border Cook County, which is home to Chicago.The collar counties are part of the Chicago metropolitan area and comprise many of the area's suburbs.
Pratt's Wayne Woods is the largest forest preserve in DuPage County. Located in the county's northwest corner, the preserve's 3,462 acres (14.01 km 2 ) combine with Illinois Department of Natural Resource land adjacent on the north to form a continuous 4,000 acres (16 km 2 ) stretch of land, a scarce resource in a growing urban area.
The Tri-City area is primarily located in Kane County, though Batavia and St. Charles include parcels in DuPage County. The three communities are often grouped together due to their shared history, close proximity on the Fox River , relative socioeconomic condition , and similar population sizes.
Bloomingdale Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 111,875 and it contained 42,488 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 111,875 and it contained 42,488 housing units.
The DuPage River headwaters are located directly to the north, and the river runs through the village. The population was 9,835 at the 2020 census, [4] and was estimated to be 10,046 in 2022. [5] Winfield is the location of Central DuPage Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the Chicago suburbs.
Recognizing the water quality and habitat impairments caused by run of the river dams, the DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup and Forest Preserve District of DuPage County retained Hey to complete design and permitting necessary to implement the Master Plan for Salt Creek at Fullersburg Woods.