Naperville

city in DuPage and Will counties in Illinois, United States
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Naperville

Summary

Naperville is a city of Illinois[1]. Naperville draws 4,447 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_illinois category, ranking #4 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Naperville is located in Will County[3].
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County[4].
  • Naperville is in the country of United States[5].
  • Naperville's head of government is recorded as Scott Wehrli[6].
  • Naperville's instance of is recorded as city of Illinois[7].
  • Naperville's shares border with is recorded as North Aurora[8].
  • Naperville's founder is recorded as John Murray[9].
  • Naperville's founder is recorded as Joseph Naper[10].
  • Joseph Naper is named after Naperville[11].
  • Naperville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nitra[12].
  • Naperville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pátzcuaro[13].
  • Naperville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cancun[14].
  • Naperville's postal code is recorded as 60540[15].
  • Naperville's postal code is recorded as 60563[16].
  • Naperville's postal code is recorded as 60564[17].
  • Naperville's postal code is recorded as 60565[18].
  • Naperville's postal code is recorded as 60566[19].
  • Naperville's postal code is recorded as 60567[20].
  • Naperville's Commons category is recorded as Naperville, Illinois[21].
  • Naperville's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[22].
  • 1831 marks the founding of Naperville[23].
  • February 7, 1857 marks the founding of Naperville[24].
  • March 17, 1890 marks the founding of Naperville[25].
  • Naperville's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.74826, 'lon': -88.16585}[26].
  • Naperville's official website is recorded as https://www.naperville.il.us/[27].

Body

Geography

Naperville is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Will County[3], a county of Illinois[28], in United States[29], founded in 1836[30] and DuPage County[4], a county of Illinois[31], in United States[32], founded in 1839[33].

Physical Characteristics

Naperville covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+100.413839'}[34]. Naperville sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+214'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+141853'}[36] and {'amount': '+149540'}[37].

Designation and Status

Naperville's instance of is recorded as city of Illinois[7].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1831[23], February 7, 1857[24], and March 17, 1890[25]. Joseph Naper is named after Naperville[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Naperville include Chicago metropolitan area[38], a metropolitan statistical area[39], in United States[40].

Why It Matters

Naperville draws 4,447 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_illinois category, ranking #4 of 15).[2] Naperville has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Naperville is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Naperville include Chicago metropolitan area[38], a metropolitan statistical area[39], in United States[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . nctv17.org. nctv17.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . naperville.il.us. naperville.il.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . naperville.il.us. naperville.il.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . chicagotribune.com. chicagotribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Located in the statistical territorial entity Chicago metropolitan area
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