Depue, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Selby Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61322. The Survey maps it on the Depue quadrangle. 1,633 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresDepue fell from 1,838 to 1,633 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,838 | |
| 2020 | 1,633 | -205 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Hennepin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Hennepin quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Hennepin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Depue quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Depue between 2014 and 2015, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14-0000049 |
| 17 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000065 |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000051 |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000044 |
| 1 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000035 |
| 30 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000032 |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | STAND6 |
| 20 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000028 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Depue: 11 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depue Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1973 | |
| New Jersey Zinc Depue Plant | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bureau Rawson Plant #6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chiado Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Depue White City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dieci Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Embs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gedraitis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gross Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Depue in 20 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree, toplling it on the neighboring house. |
| September 1999 | Lightning | Depue | $15,000 | Lightning was blamed for a blaze which partially damaged a hog confinement building. Lightning struck the building and blew a hole in the propane gas line, igniting the fire. Approximately 50 feet on the south side of the building was damaged while some sheeting on the roof buckled under the intense heat from the blaze. The building housed 500 hogs, none of which were injured or killed. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph snapped some power poles in Depue, IL at 1115 am May 31. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Depue | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Depue | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | $1,500 | Tree down on a house |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | A tree was uprooted and fell on a home, but did not smash through the roof. Time estimated from radar data. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | Depue Fire reported trees and limbs down throughout town, some of which were blocking roadways. They also reported minor flooding. Time estimated using radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | Trees and several large branches downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Depue | - | A member of the public shared a video on social media showing street flooding in Dpue with water flooding an estimated 6 inches deep. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Depue | - | Three inches of rain fell in about 45 minutes over steep terrain, and caused significant flash flooding in De Pue, IL. Mudslides blocked roadways, and allowed water to overflow the creek in an urban area, which resulted in a fast moving flash flood that impacted numerous homes and businesses in De Pue. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | Trees were blown down across Route 29. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | Law enforcement reported that a tree was down on Route 29. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Depue | - | Hail was pea to dime sized. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down numerous branches in Depue, IL at 650 pm CDT June 21. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | Law enforcement reported a power pole down near Depue. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depue | - | Tree limbs downed. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Depue | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Depue | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Depue | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hollowayville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ottville | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Seatonville | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bureau | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Coal Hollow | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hicks Corners | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Valley | 5.7 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Depue | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1895067 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 407138. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






