Bloomingdale Township, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Bloomingdale Township

Township

Location in DuPage County

DuPage County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°56′40″N 88°05′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.94444°N 88.08889°W﻿ / 41.94444; -88.08889
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| DuPage
Settled| November 6, 1849
Government

• Supervisor| Michael D. Hovde, Jr.
Area

• Total

| 35.38 sq mi (91.6 km2)
• Land| 34.17 sq mi (88.5 km2)
• Water| 1.21 sq mi (3.1 km2)  3.41%
Elevation

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| 781 ft (238 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 111,875
• Density| 3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60101, 60103, 60108, 60137, 60133, 60139, 60143, 60148, 60157, 60172, 60185, 60188, 60190

FIPS code| 17-043-06600
Website| www.bloomingdaletownship.com

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.[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bloomingdale Township has a total area of 35.38 square miles (91.63 km2), of which 34.17 square miles (88.50 km2) (or 96.59%) is land and 1.21 square miles (3.13 km2) (or 3.41%) is water.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Addison (west quarter)
* Bloomingdale
* Carol Stream (partial)
* Glendale Heights (vast majority)
* Hanover Park (partial)
* Itasca (partial)
* Lombard (north edge)
* Roselle (partial)
* Schaumburg (partial)[4]
* Winfield (north edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Cloverdale at 41°56′22″N 88°07′13″W﻿ / ﻿41.939473°N 88.120349°W﻿ / 41.939473; -88.120349
* Glen Ellyn Countryside at 41°54′36″N 88°03′52″W﻿ / ﻿41.9099°N 88.0645°W﻿ / 41.9099; -88.0645
* Keeneyville at 41°58′03″N 88°07′13″W﻿ / ﻿41.967528°N 88.12035°W﻿ / 41.967528; -88.12035
* Medinah at 41°58′53″N 88°03′04″W﻿ / ﻿41.981417°N 88.051181°W﻿ / 41.981417; -88.051181
* Swift at 41°55′13″N 88°02′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.920307°N 88.042290°W﻿ / 41.920307; -88.042290

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these seven cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Cloverdale, Freinenigreit, Old Ontarioville, St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox, St. Isidore's and St. Luke's Lutheran.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 355
* U.S. Route 20
* Illinois Route 19
* Illinois Route 53
* Illinois Route 64
* Illinois Route 390

### Airports and landing strips

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* Clarke Heliport
* Mitchell Field (historical)
* Schaumburg Regional Airport (partial)

### Lakes

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* Lake Kadijah
* Mallard Lake
* Maple Lake
* Mitchell Lakes

### Landmarks

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* Du Page County Forest Preserve
* Mallard Lake County Forest Preserve

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[2] there were 111,875 people, 40,428 households, and 28,278 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,161.92 inhabitants per square mile (1,220.82/km2). There were 42,488 housing units at an average density of 1,200.84 per square mile (463.65/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 57.87% White, 5.33% African American, 0.79% Native American, 16.15% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 9.84% from other races, and 9.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.26% of the population.

There were 40,428 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 11.26% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 30.05% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.30.

The township's age distribution consisted of 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $81,010, and the median income for a family was $95,914. Males had a median income of $50,297 versus $35,401 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,952. About 6.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1960| 14,924| | —
1970| 36,654| | 145.6%
1980| 79,571| | 117.1%
1990| 96,050| | 20.7%
2000| 111,709| | 16.3%
2010| 111,899| | 0.2%
2020| 111,875| | 0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 6th congressional district
* State House District 45
* State House District 55
* State House District 56
* State Senate District 23
* State Senate District 28

## Notes

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomingdale Township, Illinois
2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
3. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
4. ^ "A Look at Township Government". Bloomingdale Township. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## References

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* "Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

## External links

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* Official website
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois

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Places adjacent to Bloomingdale Township, Illinois

| Hanover Township, Cook County | Schaumburg Township, Cook County | Elk Grove Township, Cook County

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Wayne Township |

Bloomingdale Township

| Addison Township
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Winfield Township | Milton Township | York Township

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Municipalities and communities of DuPage County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Wheaton

Cities|

* Aurora‡
* Batavia‡
* Chicago‡
* Darien
* Elmhurst‡
* Naperville‡
* Oakbrook Terrace
* St. Charles‡
* Warrenville
* West Chicago
* Wheaton
* Wood Dale

Map of Illinois highlighting DuPage County

Villages|

* Addison
* Bartlett‡
* Bensenville‡
* Bloomingdale
* Bolingbrook‡
* Burr Ridge‡
* Carol Stream
* Clarendon Hills
* Downers Grove
* Elk Grove Village‡
* Glen Ellyn
* Glendale Heights
* Hanover Park‡
* Hinsdale‡
* Itasca
* Lemont‡
* Lisle
* Lombard
* Oak Brook‡
* Roselle‡
* Schaumburg‡
* Villa Park
* Wayne‡
* Westmont
* Willow Springs‡
* Willowbrook
* Winfield
* Woodridge‡

Townships|

* Addison
* Bloomingdale
* Downers Grove
* Lisle
* Milton
* Naperville
* Wayne
* Winfield
* York

Unincorporated
communities|

* Belmont
* Butterfield
* Cloverdale
* Eola
* Flowerfield
* Fullersburg
* Keeneyville
* Lakewood
* Medinah
* Munger
* North Glen Ellyn
* Palisades
* South Elmhurst
* Swift
* York Center

Ghost towns/Neighborhoods|

* Gostyn
* Ontarioville
* Tedens
* Weston

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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