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{{Infobox settlement
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==History==
The [[Barker-Karpis gang|Barker-Karpis Gang]] used a house on May Street to hide kidnap victims [[William Hamm
In 2007, homes and businesses were acquired by the City of Chicago for its [[O'Hare Modernization Program]].
==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bensenville has a total area of {{convert|5.58|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|5.53|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.09%) is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.91%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web
==Schools==
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|2020= 18813
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1705248 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 18,813 people, 6,661 households, and 4,274 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|3,370.90|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 6,864 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,229.89|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 46.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.94% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 25.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 16.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 51.55% of the population.▼
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Bensenville village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bensenville village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1705248&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bensenville village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1705248&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bensenville village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1705248&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,779
|7,857
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,065
|52.06%
|42.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37.55%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|537
|590
|style='background: #ffffe6; |735
|2.59%
|3.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.91%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|21
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|0.10%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,307
|872
|style='background: #ffffe6; |921
|6.31%
|4.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.90%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|36
|41
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54
|0.17%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|328
|178
|style='background: #ffffe6; |317
|1.58%
|0.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7,690
|8,781
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,698
|37.14%
|47.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20,703'''
|'''18,352'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''18,813'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
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There were 6,661 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.30% were married couples living together, 12.73% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.84% were non-families. 29.43% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.48% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 2.70.
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== Transportation ==
[[File:Midwest Hiawatha 1943.jpg|thumb|right|The "Midwest Hiawatha" traveling through Bensenville, 1943]]
Bensenville has a [[Bensenville (Metra)|station]] on [[Metra]]'s [[Milwaukee District
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on Routes 223, 319 and 332 connecting Bensenville to Elmhurst, Rosemont, and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>
==Economy==
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==In popular culture==
Bensenville is the site of [[Victory Auto Wreckers]], a {{convert|7|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} [[Vehicle recycling|auto recycling facility]] on Green Street which has repeatedly aired the "door-falling-off-the-car" commercial,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-01-27-0601270119-story.html| title = Commercial success – Chicago Tribune| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]| date = January 27, 2006}}</ref> starring Bob Zajdel, on Chicago television stations since 1981.
Bensenville is mentioned by name in the movie ''[[Flatliners]]'', and a scene was filmed at the old green house that was next to Blackhawk Junior High School in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itsfilmedthere.com/2010/08/flatliners.html|title=Flatliners}}</ref>
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* [[Daren Dochterman]] is an art designer and illustrator for over 35 feature films including ''[[The Abyss]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fenton100.org/content/wall_of_fame/1996 |title=Daren Dochterman's bio for Fenton's Wall of Fame; retrieved 23 May 2016 |access-date=
* [[Richard Oruche]], basketball player for the [[Nigeria national basketball team|Nigerian National Basketball Team]]. He competed in the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Olympic Games]]. He played basketball for the [[Fenton High School (Illinois)|Fenton Bison]], Bensenville's high school.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120720/news/707209793/|title=Fenton alum to play for Nigeria in Olympics|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2017|first1=<!-- no author -->|last1=<!-- no author -->|newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Martinez|first=Marcia|title=If not for Richard, Prairie Stars would be poorer|date=November 12, 2009|newspaper=[[The State Journal-Register]]|access-date=March 3, 2020|url=https://www.sj-r.com/article/20091112/NEWS/311129896}}</ref>
* [[William A. Redmond]] was a longtime [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] who served as [[Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives|Speaker]] from 1975
* [[Audrey Wagner|Genevieve "Audrey" Wagner]] was a professional baseball player in the [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]], winning the league's batting title in 1948. She later earned an M.D. and pilots license.<ref>[http://www.fenton100.org/alumni/wall/2005%20Inductees/2005Wagner.htm Dr. Audrey Wagner's bio for Fenton HS's Wall of Fame; retrieved 13 August 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528004116/http://www.fenton100.org/Alumni/wall/2005%20Inductees/2005Wagner.htm |date=
*[[Marcin Kleczynski]], Polish-born [[Malwarebytes]] CEO who grew up in Bensenville.<ref name="MN14">{{cite news|author=Johnson, Steve|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/07/18/qa-marcin-kleczynski-ceo-of-malwarebytes-on-cybersecurity-and-startups/|title=Q&A: Marcin Kleczynski, CEO of Malwarebytes, on cybersecurity and startups|newspaper=Mercury News|date=
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in DuPage County, Illinois]]
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