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Welcome to DuPage County ...

Time Zone: DuPage County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wheaton is the Seat for DuPage County.

DuPage County was founded in 1839 and was created by taking area from Cook County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> DuPage had a population of 922,921 people. This is an increase of 0.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 917,983 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, DuPage represented 7.15% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in DuPage County:

  • Addison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Addison is located in DuPage County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
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  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett is located in DuPage County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
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  • Bensenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carol Stream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Darien
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Darien is located in DuPage County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,531 people
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  • Downers Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Elmhurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
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    • Glen Ellyn
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glendale Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hinsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinsdale is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,587 people
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    • Itasca
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Itasca is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
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    • Lisle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
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    • Lombard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lombard is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,961 people
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    • Naperville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Roselle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Roselle is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,550 people
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    • Villa Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Villa Park is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
    • Warrenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wayne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayne is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
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    • West Chicago
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • West Chicago is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
    • Westmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westmont is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,266 people
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    • Wheaton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wheaton is located in DuPage County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
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    • Willowbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wood Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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