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Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
DuPage

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
231 m

Population
  
146,795 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Settled
  
November 6, 1849

Area
  
131.9 km²

Local time
  
Friday 9:34 PM

Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois mw2googlecommwpanoramiophotossmall22082136jpg

ZIP codes
  
60439, 60480, 60514-60517, 60521, 60523, 60527, 60559, 60561

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 33% Humidity

Downers Grove Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 146,795 and it contained 60,438 housing units. It is the largest township in the county, both in terms of area and population.

Contents

Map of Downers Grove Township, IL, USA

History

Downers Grove Township is named for Pierce Downer, who settled in the neighborhood about 1830.

In the mid 1800's Dexter Stanley donated land to build the Oak Hill Cemetery. Along with the adjacent Oak Crest Cemetery, both are still used today as Township maintained Cemeteries.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.93 square miles (131.9 km2), of which 49.56 square miles (128.4 km2) (or 97.31%) is land and 1.36 square miles (3.5 km2) (or 2.67%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Bolingbrook (partial)
  • Burr Ridge (west three-quarters)
  • Clarendon Hills
  • Darien
  • Downers Grove (southeast three-quarters)
  • Gostyn
  • Hinsdale (partial)
  • Lemont (partial)
  • Oak Brook (partial)
  • Westmont (south three-quarters)
  • Willowbrook
  • Woodridge (partial)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Fullersburg at 41.818087°N 87.918394°W / 41.818087; -87.918394
  • Lace at 41.751975°N 87.967560°W / 41.751975; -87.967560
  • Palisades at 41.713643°N 87.933669°W / 41.713643; -87.933669

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Extinct towns

  • Tedens at 41.694476°N 87.972837°W / 41.694476; -87.972837

    • (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these ten cemeteries: Cass, Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Fullersburg, Hinsdale Animal, Oak Crest, Oak Hill, Pierce Downer, Saint Johns Lutheran, Saint Mary of Gostyn and Saint Patricks Catholic.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 55
  • Interstate 88
  • Interstate 355
  • U.S. Route 34
  • Illinois Route 83

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Argonne Heliport
  • Brookeridge Airpark
  • Darien-Woodridge Fire Department Heliport
  • Madison Avenue Venture Heliport
  • Midwest Heliport

    • Rivers

  • Des Plaines River

    • Lakes

  • Bruce Lake
  • Golfview Lake
  • Maple Lake
  • Picadilly Lake
  • Ruth Lake

    • Landmarks

  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Dupage County Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve

    • School districts

    Elementary School Districts: Butler 53, Cass 63, Center Cass 66, 180, Darien 61, Downers Grove Grade 58, Gower 62, Hinsdale 181, Lemont-Bromberek 113A, Maercker 60 High School Districts: CHSD 99, Hinsdale Township 86, Lemont Township 210 Unit School Districts: Westmont Community Unit School District 201

    Political districts

  • Illinois' 6th Congressional District
  • Illinois' 8th Congressional District
  • Illinois' 11th Congressional District
  • State House District 47
  • State House District 81
  • State House District 82
  • State Senate District 24
  • State Senate District 41

    • References

    Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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