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Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook
Village
Motto: A place to grow
Location of Bolingbrook in DuPage County, Illinois.
Location of Bolingbrook in DuPage County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 41°41′55″N 88°5′19″W / 41.69861°N 88.08861°W / 41.69861; -88.08861Coordinates: 41°41′55″N 88°5′19″W / 41.69861°N 88.08861°W / 41.69861; -88.08861
Country  United States
State Illinois
Counties Will, DuPage
Township DuPage, Wheatland, Lisle, Plainfield
Incorporated 6 Oct 1965
Government
 • Type Council-manager
 • Mayor Roger C. Claar(R)
Area
 • Total 24.30 sq mi (62.94 km2)
 • Land 24.09 sq mi (62.40 km2)
 • Water 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)  0.87%
Population (2010)
 • Total 73,366
 • Estimate (2016) 74,518
 • Density 3,093.06/sq mi (1,194.22/km2)
Standard of living
 • Per capita income $23,468 (median: $67,852)
 • Home value $153,410 (2000) (median: $141,400)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code(s) 60439, 60440, and 60490
Area code(s) 630/331 and 815/779
Geocode 17-07133
FIPS code 17-07133
Website www.bolingbrook.com

The village of Bolingbrook is a southwest suburb of Chicago that is partially in both Will and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 US Census, the population is 73,366. It is the 17th largest incorporated place in Illinois and the state's 2nd largest village.

Bolingbrook is at 41°41′55″N 88°5′19″W / 41.69861°N 88.08861°W / 41.69861; -88.08861 (41.698613, -88.088668), approximately 28 miles southwest of Downtown Chicago.

According to the 2010 census Bolingbrook has a total area of 24.257 square miles (62.83 km2), of which 24.05 square miles (62.29 km2) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.207 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 0.85%) is water.

Bolingbrook borders the communities of Woodridge, Romeoville, Plainfield, and Naperville.

Interstate 55, locally the Stevenson Expressway, runs through the southern part of the village heading northeast toward Chicago and southwest toward Plainfield and Joliet. Interstate 355, also known as the Veterans Memorial Tollway (formerly the North-South Tollway), runs along the far east side of the village between New Lenox and Addison. Illinois Route 53, locally known as Bolingbrook Drive, runs north–south through the middle of the village.


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