DuPage County

Summary

DuPage County is a county of Illinois^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• DuPage County is located in Illinois^[3].
• DuPage County is in the country of United States^[4].
• DuPage County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois^[5].
• DuPage County's capital is recorded as Wheaton^[6].
• DuPage County's shares border with is recorded as Cook County^[7].
• DuPage County's shares border with is recorded as Will County^[8].
• DuPage County's shares border with is recorded as Kendall County^[9].
• DuPage County's shares border with is recorded as Kane County^[10].
• DuPage River is named after DuPage County^[11].
• DuPage County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wheaton^[12].
• DuPage County's Commons category is recorded as DuPage County, Illinois^[13].
• February 9, 1839 marks the founding of DuPage County^[14].
• DuPage County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.85195, 'lon': -88.08567}^[15].
• DuPage County's official website is recorded as https://www.dupagecounty.gov/^[16].
• DuPage County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DuPage County, Illinois^[17].
• DuPage County has a population of {'amount': '+916924'}^[18].
• DuPage County has a population of {'amount': '+932877'}^[19].
• DuPage County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in DuPage County^[20].
• DuPage County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in DuPage County, Illinois^[21].
• DuPage County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in DuPage County, Illinois^[22].
• DuPage County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+344314'}^[23].
• DuPage County's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DuPage County'}^[24].
• DuPage County's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from DuPage County, Illinois^[25].
• DuPage County sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+232'}^[26].
• DuPage County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+848.22'}^[27].

Body

Geography

DuPage County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Illinois^[3].

Physical Characteristics

DuPage County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+848.22'}^[27]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+232'}^[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+916924'}^[18] and {'amount': '+932877'}^[19].

Designation and Status

DuPage County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois^[5].

History and Context

February 9, 1839 marks the founding of DuPage County^[14]. DuPage River is named after it^[11].

Why It Matters

DuPage County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]