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Wheaton
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wheaton, Illinois, Wheaton, IL, Wheaton (Illinois), Wheaton, Il, Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton, Ill
city and county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Counties
- DuPage
- Townships
- Milton , Winfield
- Founded
- 1831 ( 1831 )
- Incorporated
- 1859 (village), 1890 (city)
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Phillip Suess
- City manager
- Michael Dzugan
- City code
- Link to Code
- Zoning
- Link to Zoning
- City calendar
- Link to Calendar
- Total
- 11.49 sq mi (29.75 km )
- Land
- 11.32 sq mi (29.31 km )
- Water
- 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km )
- Elevation
- 748 ft (228 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 53,741
- Density
- 4,769/sq mi (1,841/km )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Wheaton is a city in and the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Milton and Winfield Townships, approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, Wheaton's population was 53,970, making it the 27th-most populous municipality in the state.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wheaton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.