About Wood Dale

Wood Dale is a city in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,012. == History == Wood Dale was originally known as Lester's Station, after John Lester, an early settler. == Geography == According to the 2010 census, Wood Dale has a total area of 4.834 square miles (12.52 km2), of which 4.72 square miles (12.22 km2) (or 97.64%) is land and 0.114 square miles (0.30 km2) (or 2.36%) is water. Wood Dale shares borders with Elk Grove Village (on the north), Bensenville (east), Addison (south, southwest) and Itasca (west.) == Demographics == === 2020 census === Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category.