Lisle Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 119,040 and it contained 48,875 housing units.
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Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lisle Township has a total area of 35.99 square miles (93.21 km2), of which 35.37 square miles (91.61 km2) (or 98.30%) is land and 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2) (or 1.70%) is water.
Cities, towns, and villages
Bolingbrook (partial)
Downers Grove (partial)
Lisle (vast majority)
Naperville (partial)
Woodridge (partial)
Unincorporated communities
Belmont at 41.792808°N 88.037842°W / 41.792808; -88.037842
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Landmarks
Morton Arboretum (headquarters in Lisle)
DuPage County Green Valley Forest Preserve
Transportation
Major highways
Interstate 88
Interstate 355
U.S. Route 34
Illinois Route 53
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 119,040 people, 47,159 households, and 31,453 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,308.05 inhabitants per square mile (1,277.25/km2). There were 48,875 housing units at an average density of 1,358.20 per square mile (524.40/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 69.67% White, 5.67% African American, 0.28% Native American, 13.29% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.56% from other races, and 7.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.36% of the population.
There were 47,159 households, of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.69% were married couples living together, 8.06% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 33.30% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.10.
The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $102,013, and the median income for a family was $127,529. The per capita income was $52,189. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Benedictine University
DeVry University
Lisle Community Unit School District 202
Naperville Community Unit School District 203
Political districts
Illinois's 6th congressional district
Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 42
State House District 47
State House District 48
State Senate District 21
State Senate District 24