Bloomingdale Township is one of nine
townships
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in
DuPage County
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Illinois
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USA
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 111,875 and it contained 42,488 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bloomingdale Township has a total area of , of which (or 96.59%) is land and (or 3.41%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Addison (west quarter)
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Bloomingdale
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Carol Stream (partial)
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Glendale Heights (vast majority)
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Hanover Park (partial)
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Itasca (partial)
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Lombard (north edge)
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Roselle (partial)
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Schaumburg
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(partial)
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Winfield (north edge)
Unincorporated towns
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Cloverdale at
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Glen Ellyn Countryside at
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Keeneyville at
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Medinah at
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Swift
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(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
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
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U.S. Route 20
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Illinois Route 19
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Illinois Route 53
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Illinois Route 64
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Illinois Route 390
Airports and landing strips
* Clarke Heliport
* Mitchell Field (historical)
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Schaumburg Regional Airport (partial)
Lakes
* Lake Kadijah
* Mallard Lake
* Maple Lake
* Mitchell Lakes
Landmarks
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Du Page County Forest Preserve
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Mallard Lake County Forest Preserve
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 111,875 people, 40,428 households, and 28,278 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 42,488 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 57.87%
White
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, 5.33%
African American
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, 0.79%
Native American, 16.15%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander
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, 9.84% from
other races, and 9.97% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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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
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for the township was $36,952. About 6.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Political districts
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Illinois's 6th congressional district
Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook and DuPage counties. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Casten since 2019.
Composition By county
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
* Chicago – 2,665,039
* Or ...
* State House District 45
* State House District 55
* State House District 56
* State Senate District 23
* State Senate District 28
Notes
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
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Township Officials of Illinois
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1849 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1849
Townships in DuPage County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois