Itasca, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Addison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60143. It stands on Spring Brook. The Survey maps it on the Lombard quadrangle. 9,543 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresItasca grew from 8,649 to 9,543 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 | 8,649 | |
| 2020 | 9,543 | +894 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1908 USGS Wheaton quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Wheaton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Lombard quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Wheaton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Lombard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Lombard quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Lombard quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,385 words on this townshipHistory Of Dupage County (1857), published 1857 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Addison Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Addison Township - 2,385 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Itasca: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Curtis S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Itasca in 15 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flood, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Itasca | $300,000 | Widespread flooding was reported in Addison, particularly on the west side with major roads flooded. Approximately 100 homes suffered flood damage and as many as 20 vehicles needed to be towed due to flood damage. In Villa Park, a section of southbound Ardmore at North Avenue was closed due to flooding. Addison Road was closed from North Avenue to Armitage Avenue and the fire department had to perform one water rescue. In Elmhurst, a flood prone underpass in downtown was flooded. Route 83 was closed between St. Charles Road and North Avenue. About 6 inches of standing water was reported across all lanes of traffic of North Avenue. Storm total rainfall amounts included 3.08 inches one mile east southeast of Roselle; 2.99 inches one mile north northwest of Lombard; 2.86 inches one mile northwest of Villa Park and 1.64 inches two miles southeast of Elmhurst. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Itasca | - | A photo shared on Twitter showed flood waters covering a residential street near Mill Rd and Arlene Dr. |
| July 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Itasca | - | This EF-0 touched down on the far northeast side of Itasca near the intersection of Prospect Ave and Thorndale Ave. It then tracked east-northeastward through a large industrial park in Wood Dale, Bensenville, and Elk Grove Village, where it caused minor damage to the roofs and fascia of a few warehouses and sporadic tree damage, which was most concentrated and severe near the intersection of Lively Blvd. and Kirk St. Eyewitness reports suggest that the tornado may have lifted intermittently along its track before it lifted for good east of Elmhurst Rd. over the far northwest side of OHare Airport. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Itasca | - | A wind gust to 61 mph was measured with a hand held anemometer. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Itasca | - | A wind gust to 71 mph was measured near Route 20 and Route 53. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Itasca | - | A wind gust to 74 mph was measured by a home weather station. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Itasca | - | Many trees were blown down with some snapped at their base. Based on radar and damage photos, it appears a microburst occurred with wind speeds estimated between 70 mph and 90 mph. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Itasca | - | Up to six inches of water was reported on some streets in Itasca. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Itasca | - | Portions of Irving Park Road were reported flooded and closed. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Itasca | - | Tree limbs one foot in diameter were blown down. |
| August 2008 | Flood | Itasca | - | Standing water one foot deep was reported in yards. Water was also reported covering some roads. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Itasca | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Itasca | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Itasca | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Itasca | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Dale | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Medinah | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Addison | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Bensenville | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Roselle | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Churchville | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Bloomingdale | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Swift | 4.2 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 Itasca | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671295 | 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 421869. 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.
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.









