58-588: Oakbrook Terrace is a city in DuPage County , Illinois , and is a suburb of Chicago . Per the 2020 census , the population was 2,751. It is the smallest town in DuPage County, in terms of area and population. Oakbrook Terrace was originally named Utopia , a name suggested by a postmaster. The name Oakbrook Terrace was adopted in November 1959. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Oakbrook Terrace has
116-585: A family in DuPage County is $ 121,009, according to the 2005 census. The per capita income for the county was $ 38,458. About 2.40% of families and 3.60% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.90% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over. DuPage County has several hundred Christian churches, and especially around Wheaton is a Bible Belt , with Wheaton College and various other evangelical Christian colleges, and publishing houses including InterVarsity Press , Crossway , Tyndale House , Christianity Today and other smaller ones in
174-464: A female householder with no husband present, and 50.37% were non-families. 34.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.16. The city's age distribution consisted of 14.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
232-720: A few points. DuPage golf courses include: Wheaton's Chicago Golf Club , Arrowhead Golf Club and Cantigny Golf courses; the Medinah Country Club ; the Village Links and Glen Oak Country Club of Glen Ellyn ; Addison's Oak Meadows ; Oak Brook's Oak Brook Golf Club, Butler National Golf Club , and Butterfield Country Club; Wood Dale's Maple Meadows ; Westmont's Green Meadows ; Lisle's River Bend (9 holes); West Chicago's St. Andrews Golf & Country Club and Winfield's Klein Creek Golf Club, among others. DuPage County
290-631: A high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 105 °F (41 °C) was recorded in July 1995. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.56 inches (40 mm) in February to 4.60 inches (117 mm) in August. Counties that are adjacent to DuPage include: DuPage County's population's distribution by race and ethnicity in
348-593: A majority of offices in Naperville and Lisle townships. Between these two victories, Democrats only held two township offices. Mark Starkovich served as York Township Supervisor from 1989 to 1993 and Martin McManamon has served as Wayne Township Highway Commissioner since 2013. In 2020, Democrats won control of the DuPage County Board, expanding on their 2018 lead. In 2022, Democrats expanded their majority in
406-502: A mill to serve surrounding farmers. Today, the Hobson house still stands on Hobson Road in Naperville, and the location of the mill is commemorated with a millstone and monument in today's Pioneer Park. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 336 square miles (870 km ), of which 327 square miles (850 km ) is land and 8.9 square miles (23 km ) (2.6%)
464-519: A mixed socioeconomic profile and residents of Hinsdale , Naperville and Oak Brook include some of the wealthiest people in the Midwest . On the whole, the county enjoys above average median household income levels and low overall poverty levels when compared to the national average. Prior to European-American settlement, the area that is now DuPage County was inhabited by the Potawatomi people. By 1800,
522-470: A total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km), of which 1.31 square miles (3.39 km) (or 98.12%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) (or 1.88%) is water. As of the 2020 census there were 2,751 people, 1,346 households, and 668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,066.87 inhabitants per square mile (798.02/km). There were 1,659 housing units at an average density of 1,246.43 per square mile (481.25/km). The racial makeup of
580-541: A variety of other services and information to the public schools within 42 school districts of the county that provide education to over 161,000 students in 245 schools. The following is a list of school districts that not only includes those supported by the DuPage County Regional Office of Education, but includes others which may have schools and/or administrative headquarters outside of DuPage County but which have any territory, no matter how slight, within
638-693: Is a Nichiren Shōshū Zen Buddhist temple in West Chicago and a Theravada Buddhist Temple, called the Buddha-Dharma Meditation Center, in Willowbrook . There is also a Reform synagogue , Congregation Etz Chaim, in Lombard and an unaffiliated one in Naperville, called Congregation Beth Shalom. DuPage County is the primary location of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor . It
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#1732851401432696-451: 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 . Its county seat is Wheaton . Known for its vast tallgrass prairies , DuPage County has become mostly developed and suburbanized, although some pockets of farmland remain in
754-1256: Is an important live theatre in DuPage County. The Tivoli Theatre , one of the first theatres in the United States to be equipped with sound, is still in use in Downers Grove. In addition to showing movies, the Tivoli is home to several local performing arts groups. The McAninch Arts Center located on the Glen Ellyn campus of the College of DuPage also presents a variety of music, dance, theater and comedy year round both on its three indoor stages and its outdoor Lakeside Pavilion. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County owns and manages 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) of prairies , woodlands and wetlands . More than 4 million visitors each year enjoy 60 forest preserves, 145 miles of trails, and five education centers. Local urban parks include Lombard 's Lilacia Park , Naperville 's Centennial Beach , Woodridge 's Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park and Wheaton 's Cosley Zoo . Privately funded attractions include Lisle 's Morton Arboretum . In
812-658: Is elected countywide every four years. DuPage County is part of Regional Office of Education #19 which is coterminous with the county's corporate boundaries. As of December 2022, the DuPage County Board is controlled by the Democratic Party by an 11 to 7 margin. DuPage County was historically a stronghold of the Republican Party , and a classic bastion of suburban conservatism. In recent years, DuPage County has joined other suburban counties outside large U.S. cities trending Democratic in presidential election years since
870-501: Is governed by a County Board whose duties include managing county funds and business, levying taxes, and appropriating funds. The County Board exercises powers not assigned to other elected officials or other boards. The county is divided into six districts. Each district elects three members to the County Board in staggered two-year and four-year terms. The Chairman of the County Board is the chief executive officer of DuPage County, and
928-524: Is home to many large corporations, including: Shopping malls in DuPage County include Oakbrook Center , which is the largest open-air mall in the nation, Fox Valley Mall , Yorktown Center , Town Square Wheaton , and Stratford Square Mall . In addition, many of DuPage County's towns have prosperous and quaint downtown areas, especially in Naperville , Glen Ellyn , Elmhurst , Wheaton , Downers Grove and Hinsdale , which are mixed with boutiques, upscale chain stores and restaurants. Fermilab , which has
986-424: Is in the 5th , 6th , 8th , 11th and 14th districts. In the 2018 general election, despite the county's historical Republican dominance, Democrats won every congressional district within the county. Republicans historically controlled local politics in DuPage County from the nineteenth century until modern times. During the twentieth century, Democrats only held countywide office twice. In 1934 William Robinson
1044-523: Is not typically included in the phrase "Collar Counties" due to different socioeconomic characteristics and positionality. After Cook County, the collar counties are also the next five most populous counties in Illinois. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago , there is no specifically known origin of the phrase, but it has been commonly used among policy makers, urban planners, and in the media. In 1950,
1102-638: Is the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago. The Elmhurst Art Museum is housed in a Mies Van Der Rohe building. There is a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Elmhurst . Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha , a conservative Hindu sect , has built BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago , a large, intricately carved, marble temple in Bartlett . There are some Sears Catalog Homes in Downers Grove and Villa Park . The Byzantine-style clubhouse of
1160-604: Is water. The DuPage River and the Salt Creek flow through DuPage County. According to the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the highest point in the county is located at the Mallard Lake Landfill, which at its highest point is 982 feet (299 m) above mean sea level. In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Wheaton have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to
1218-419: The 2020 census was as follows: The largest European ancestries reported among DuPage County residents in the 2022 American Community Survey are German (147,639 people or 16% of the population), Irish (112,329 people, 12.2%), Polish (89,682, 9.7%), Italian (82,745, 9%), and English (62,404, 6.8%). The largest Hispanic group in the county is Mexican Americans , numbering 106,907 and making up 11.6% of
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#17328514014321276-750: The Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove ; National University of Health Sciences in Lombard ; Northern Seminary and National Louis University in Lisle ; the Addison and Naperville campuses of DeVry University ; the Naperville campus of Northern Illinois University ; and the Wheaton campus of Illinois Institute of Technology . The DuPage County Regional Office of Education provides regulatory and compliance oversight, quality services and support, and
1334-472: The DuPage River , which was, in turn, named after a French fur trapper, DuPage. The first written history to address the name, the 1882 History of DuPage County, Illinois , by Rufus Blanchard, relates: The DuPage River had, from time immemorial, been a stream well known. It took its name from a French trader who settled on this stream below the fork previous to 1800. Hon. H. W. Blodgett, of Waukegan, informs
1392-541: The Medinah Country Club is also an architectural highlight of the county. Lombard is home to over thirty Lustron prefabricated steel homes. Historical museums in DuPage County include: Specialty museums in DuPage County include: Historical sites include: DuPage also plays host to a rich local music scene. Some of the better-known bands to come out of the area include The Hush Sound , Lucky Boys Confusion , and Plain White T's . Oakbrook Terrace's Drury Lane Theatre
1450-539: The poverty line , including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. Oakbrook Terrace Tower, an octagonal 31-story office building, was designed by Helmut Jahn and built in 1987. It is the tallest building in Illinois outside the city limits of Chicago and is currently owned by Edward Napleton president of the Ed Napleton Automotive Group. The 418-foot (127 m) tower has 773,000 square feet (71,800 m) of office space. The tower
1508-586: The 1980s, DuPage County also had another major attraction, Ebenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water slides in Oakbrook Terrace , which today, stands abandoned and neglected. The Illinois Prairie Path , a 61-mile (98 km) rail-to-trail multi-use path, runs through Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. It intersects with the Great Western Trail at several points, as well as the Fox River Trail at
1566-430: The 1990s. The county also leans Democratic in state and local politics. In the 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election , J. B. Pritzker became the first Democratic candidate for the governorship to win the county in nearly 100 years. DuPage County voters backed Pritzker in his 2022 re-election bid by a large margin. The county supported Barack Obama , a Chicago resident, in 2008 and 2012 (albeit narrowly in 2012). Obama
1624-874: The 20% of residents who were born abroad, 45.2% were born in Asia , 25.8% were born in Latin America , 24.3% were born in Europe , 3.5% were born in Africa , 3.1% were born in South America , 0.2% were born in Oceania , and 1.1% were born in Canada . The top countries of birth for immigrants in DuPage County are Mexico (36,146), India (35,486), Poland (14,107), the Philippines (11,352), and China (10,116). The per-capita income in DuPage County
1682-563: The 2008 Democratic wave, three Democrats were elected to the board. After the initial Obama wave, Republicans reasserted themselves on the board and by 2017 Democrats held only one of the eighteen board seats. In the 2018 general election, Democrats won seven seats as well as the offices of County Clerk and Forest Preserve District President. In 1973, a slate of Democrats took eight of nine offices in Addison Township . This feat would not be replicated until 2017 when Democratic candidates won
1740-565: The Census Bureau defined the Chicago metropolitan statistical area as comprising Cook County, four of the five collar counties (excluding McHenry), and Lake County in Indiana. In 2010, reflecting urban growth, the Bureau redefined the area as comprising several additional counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. As of 2019, there are 3,150,376 people residing in the collar counties, nearly 25% of
1798-620: The County Board to 11 seats out of 18. Concurrently, Democrat Deb Conroy was elected as the chairman of the County Board. The College of DuPage , in Glen Ellyn , is one of the largest community colleges in the United States. Wheaton College is one of the most well-known and respected evangelical Christian colleges in the country. Benedictine University , Elmhurst University and North Central College also have long and respected histories in their communities. Other prominent colleges and universities include: Midwestern University and
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1856-811: The North American headquarters of the Theosophical Society Adyar , provides lectures and classes on theosophy , meditation , yoga , Eastern and New Age spirituality . Islamic mosques are located in Villa Park , Naperville (two mosques), Glendale Heights, Willowbrook, Westmont, Lombard, Bolingbrook, Addison, Woodale, West Chicago, and unincorporated Glen Ellyn. There are Hindu temples in Bartlett, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Itasca and Medinah, and an Arya Samaj center in West Chicago. There
1914-564: The Potawatomi had established 4 major villages along local rivers within the county, and had a network of trails crisscrossing the area. The first European-American settlers arrived in what is now DuPage County in 1832, and the Potawatomi population was forced out of the region only one year later after ceding their land in the Treaty of Chicago . DuPage County was officially formed on February 9, 1839, out of Cook County . The county took its name from
1972-446: The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump , Carol Stream -based Christianity Today published a controversial editorial calling for the removal of Trump from office, citing the need to hold him to the same standards to which they held Bill Clinton in the 1990s (who was the last Democratic nominee for president to get less than 40% of the DuPage County vote). In the U.S. House of Representatives , DuPage County
2030-402: The age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.00% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% 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 3.27. In the county, 26.70% of the population
2088-524: The area to appeal to suburban voters while Republicans turned towards hardline conservativism, along with demographic changes, much of the politics of the counties shifted considerably. Barack Obama won all the collar counties in 2008 , and four of them (all but McHenry) have voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since. By the 2020 presidential election , all but one county backed Joe Biden , with Donald Trump carrying McHenry County by
2146-890: The area. Well-known churches include the Community Christian Church of Naperville, College Church of Wheaton, Wheaton Bible Church , and First Baptist Church of Wheaton . There is also a large Catholic population, the county being part of the Diocese of Joliet and the National Shrine of St Therese in Darien. There is also the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Glendale Heights. The Theosophical Society in America in Wheaton,
2204-403: The city was 60.05% White , 9.09% African American , 0.62% Native American , 17.74% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 4.43% from other races , and 8.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.20% of the population. There were 1,346 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.26% were married couples living together, 9.21% had
2262-580: The collar counties historically tilted Republican . In recent elections, however, the collar counties have voted for Democrats, but with lower margins than Cook County. For most of the 20th century, the collar counties were solidly red, voting for the Republican nominee in nearly every presidential election and often by large margins. The counties continued to support the Republicans in the 1990s and 2000s, but were much closer than previously. During this period,
2320-523: The collar counties were routinely cited as being the key to any statewide election, as Cook County tends to vote for Democrats by large margins and downstate Illinois tends to vote for Republicans by large margins. However, that conventional wisdom was challenged in the 2010 gubernatorial election , as Democrat Pat Quinn won election while winning only Cook County and three counties in Southern Illinois . All five collar counties went Republican, so
2378-431: The county's population, and over 70% of the total Hispanic population. The most common Asian ancestries in the county are Indian (59,305, or 6.4% of the total population), Filipino (20,141, 2.2%), Chinese (17,031, 1.8%), and Pakistani (11,046, 1.2%). The population of DuPage County has become more diverse. The population of foreign-born residents increased from about 71,300 in 1990 to 184,000 by 2022 estimates. Of
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2436-474: The county's western and northern parts. Located in the Rust Belt , the area is one of few in the region whose economy quickly became dependent on the headquarters of several large corporations due to its close proximity to Chicago. As quarries closed in the 1990s, land that was formerly used for mining and plants was converted into mixed-use, master-planned developments to meet the growing tax base. The county has
2494-401: The county: K-12: Collar counties 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 . While Lake County, Indiana , also borders Cook County, it
2552-451: The election for County Clerk and Daniel Hebreard won the President of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. During that same period Democrats were sporadically elected to the county board and township government. In 1972, Don Carroll was elected to the County Board. In the Democratic wave of 1974, Jane Spirgel, Mary Eleanor Wall, and Elaine Libovicz were elected. All four were from
2610-517: The key to that gubernatorial election was winning Cook County by a wide enough margin to overwhelm the rest of the state. Barack Obama used the term in his speech before the Democratic National Convention in 2004 . The collar counties have become significantly more Democratic since the 2010s, resulting in Illinois as a whole becoming more reliable Democratic and no longer competitive for Republicans. As Democrats began organizing in
2668-472: The northeastern portion of DuPage, which at that time was the most Democratic region of the county. Eventually, Republicans regained all seats on the board when Jane Spirgel ran for Illinois Secretary of State with Adlai Stevenson III under the Solidarity Party banner. In 2000, Linda J. Bourke Hilbert was elected. Like her 1970s counterparts, she was from the northeastern portion of the county. During
2726-411: The population of Illinois. Cook County and the collar counties combined are home to approximately 65% of Illinois's population. While it is not its exclusive use, the term is often employed in political discussions. Like many other suburban areas in the United States, the collar counties have somewhat different political leanings from the core city. Chicago has long been a Democratic stronghold, while
2784-540: The site is a Hilton Suites Hotel and Hilton Garden Inn . The headquarters of Redbox and the Joint Commission , which accredits US healthcare entities, are located in Oakbrook Terrace. Pace provides bus service on Routes 301, 313 and 322 connecting Oakbrook Terrace to Chicago, Wheaton, and other destinations. DuPage County, Illinois DuPage County ( / d uː ˈ p eɪ dʒ / doo- PAYJ )
2842-473: The trader for whom it was named lived there before his time. Mr. Beaubien says it is pronounced Du Pazhe (having the sound of ah, and that the P should be capitalized). This was in reply to Mr. Blodgett's inquiry of him concerning the matter. The first white settler in DuPage County was Bailey Hobson who, with Lewis Stewart, built a house in 1831 for the Hobson family at a site about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of present-day downtown Naperville. Hobson later built
2900-523: The vote in 2020. DuPage County has not voted for a Republican candidate for president since 2004. Donald Trump was the first Republican nominee for president since 1912 to get less than 40% of the DuPage County vote, both in the 2016 and 2020 general elections. Many DuPage County communities which normally vote Republican, including but not limited to Naperville , Lisle , Wheaton , Glen Ellyn , Carol Stream , Downers Grove , and Elmhurst did not support Donald Trump in 2016. In December 2019, shortly after
2958-516: The world's second-highest-energy particle accelerator , is in Batavia , where it straddles the border between Kane and DuPage counties. Argonne National Laboratory , one of the United States government's oldest and largest science and engineering research laboratories, is in unincorporated, southeast DuPage County. Both laboratories conduct tours of their facilities. The 31-story Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace , designed by Helmut Jahn ,
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#17328514014323016-401: The writer that J. B. Beaubien had often spoken to him of the old Frenchman, Du Page, whose station was on the bank of the river, down toward its mouth, and stated that the river took its name from him. The county name must have the same origin. Col Gurden S. Hubbard, who came into the country in 1818, informs the writer that the name DuPage, as applied to the river then, was universally known, but
3074-445: Was $ 88,588 according to 2022 data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This was the second highest of any county in Illinois, surpassed only by that of Lake County , located in north of Chicago. As of 2022, DuPage County has a poverty rate of 6.7%, much lower than the national and state average. 8% of children under 18 and 6% of seniors in the county are in poverty. There were 325,601 households, out of which 37.00% had children under
3132-411: Was 35.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 61,563, and the median income for a family was $ 89,900. Males had a median income of $ 54,911 versus $ 50,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 37,713. About 7.8% of families and 16.7% of the population were below
3190-494: Was elected Circuit Clerk and Arthur Hellyer was elected Treasurer. That year also saw the first ever Democratic majority county board and only such majority that century. Robinson and Hellyer each served one term; Robinson lost his bid for a full term in 1936 and Hellyer left the Treasurer's office to make a failed bid for probate judge in 1938. In 2018, as part of a larger suburban realignment, Democratic candidate Jean Kaczmarek won
3248-539: Was long dogged by rumors and news reports that it was leaning or sinking. It stands on the site of the former Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom and Castle of Toys . Drury Lane is a large theater and conference center adjacent to the Oakbrook Terrace Tower. It boasts a 2,000 seat banquet hall and a 971-seat theater. The facility can host: wedding receptions and banquets, corporate meetings and conferences, trade shows and conventions, live theater, and concerts. Located on
3306-715: Was the first Democratic presidential nominee to win the county since Franklin Pierce in 1852 . The only time prior to 2008 that a Republican had failed to win the county was in 1912, when the GOP was mortally divided and former president and Progressive Party nominee Theodore Roosevelt won over half the county's vote. DuPage County has historically been a fiscally and socially conservative Republican stronghold, though in recent years has become more politically liberal especially on issues of race and immigration. DuPage County has been shifting more Democratic, with Joe Biden winning nearly 58% of
3364-480: Was under the age of 18, 8.20% was from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64 and 9.80% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females, age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 98,441 and the median income for a family was $ 113,086. Males had a median income of $ 60,909 versus $ 41,346 for females. The mean or average income for
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