Downers Grove, Illinois | |
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 Location of Downers Grove in DuPage County, Illinois | |
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| Coordinates: 41°47′41″N 88°01′01″W / 41.79472°N 88.01694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | DuPage |
| Townships | Downers Grove, Lisle, York, Milton |
| Founded | 1832 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Robert T. Barnett[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.80 sq mi (38.32 km2) |
| • Land | 14.65 sq mi (37.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Highest elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,247 |
| • Density | 3,430.53/sq mi (1,324.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 60515–60517 |
| Area codes | 630 and 331 |
| FIPS code | 17-20591 |
| GNIS ID | 2398745 |
| Website | www.downers.us |
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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 50,247. It is a south-western suburb of Chicago located between I-88 and I-55.
- ^ "Village Council". Village of Downers Grove. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Village of Downers Grove, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Census 2010 Fact Sheet. United States Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2013.