DuPage Township is located in
Will County
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...
,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 87,793 and it contained 28,861 housing units making it the most populous township in the county.
Like the
county of the same name which it borders on the north, this township is named after the
DuPage River
The DuPage River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Des Plaines River in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Course
The river begins as two i ...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.61%) is land and (or 1.36%) is water.
Cities, Towns, Villages
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Bolingbrook (vast majority)
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Lemont (small portion)
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Lockport (small portion)
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Naperville
Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is in the Chicago metro area, west of the city.
Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper. The city was ...
(southeast quarter)
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Plainfield (small portion)
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Romeoville
Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The village is located southwest of Chicago on the Des Plaines River. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,863. It is located in the southwest suburban area of Chicago near I ...
(half)
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Woodridge (small portion)
Unincorporated Towns
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Romeo
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...
at
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Welco Corners at
Demographics
References
External links
City-data.comWill County Official Site
1849 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1849
Townships in Will County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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