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Also known as Downers Grove, Illinois, Downers Grove, IL

village in Downers Grove, Lisle, and York Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
County
DuPage
Townships
Downers Grove , Lisle , York , Milton
Type
Council–manager
Mayor
Robert T. Barnett
Total
14.80 sq mi (38.32 km )
Land
14.65 sq mi (37.94 km )
Water
0.15 sq mi (0.39 km )
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Density
3,430.5/sq mi (1,324.51/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Zip codes
60515–60517
Area codes
630 and 331
Fips code
17-20591
Website
www.downers.us

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Downers Grove
Located in
DuPage County
Population
50247
Area
37.431458
Elevation
215
Shares border with
Woodridge
Official website
www.downers.us
Image
Aerial view of Downers Grove, Illinois, October 2024.JPG
Households
20115
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Commons category
Downers Grove, Illinois
postal code
60516
inception
1832-00-00
category for people born here
Category:Births in Downers Grove, Illinois
water as percent of area
1.0186
per capita income
53339
located in the statistical territorial entity
Chicago metropolitan area
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Encyclopedic overview

Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. Per the 2020 census, the population of the village was 50,248. It is a south-western suburb of Chicago located between I-88 and I-55.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Downers Grove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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