Lisle

History

In 1830, Bailey Hobson, a Quaker, was the first settler in what would become DuPage County, Illinois, as well as Lisle Township. The town of Lisle was settled in 1832, by brothers James C. Hatch and Luther A. Hatch after the close of the Black Hawk War. The two brothers acquired land near what is now Ogden Avenue and began a small farming community named "DuPage" or "East DuPage" because, of its proximity to the east branch of the DuPage River. In 1831, DuPage County was founded. To the west of the Lisle settlement, on the west branch of the DuPage river, brothers Joseph and John Naper founded Naper's Settlement, present-day Naperville, Illinois. Lisle experienced many firsts in the decade of 1830s during the earliest years of settlement in DuPage County. In 1832, James C. Hatch set aside some of his land for the first and only community burial ground in the East DuPage Settlement. Today, Lisle Cemetery is one of the oldest registered cemeteries in the state of Illinois. Hatch operated the first wagon and blacksmith shop and began Lisle's infant dairy industry with a creamery. Formed in 1833, the East DuPage Religious Society had a circuit rider preacher with house churches and was the first Christian organization in DuPage County, which later became the First Congregational Church of DuPage in 1842. The first post office was managed by John Thompson in 1834, and the first log schoolhouse was constructed in that same year and later replaced, in 1837, with a frame structure. In 1849, the proposal was accepted, creating the Lisle Township. The village was incorporated on June 26, 1956, and was also named after Lisle, New York. Another reason for the DuPage township name change was that there was another town in Will County with the name DuPage. Another story of the…

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lisle has a total area of , of which (or 97.44%) is land and (or 2.56%) is water. Most of Lisle lies within the watershed of the east branch of the DuPage River.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  83,850
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  77,624
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  60,601
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  60,006
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  59,069
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  59,028
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  58,774
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  58,686

Largest nearby schools

• Waubonsie Valley High School
  High · Aurora · 2,766 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Metea Valley High School
  High · Aurora · 2,715 students · 14.2:1 ratio
• York Comm High School
  High · Elmhurst · 2,707 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch
  High · Downers Grove · 2,637 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Naperville North High School
  High · Naperville · 2,553 students · 14:1 ratio
• Naperville Central High School
  High · Naperville · 2,551 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Hinsdale Central High School
  High · Hinsdale · 2,472 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Glenbard West High School
  High · Glen Ellyn · 2,324 students · 17.7:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-07-08
  21 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois
• M 2.6 — 2025-03-15
  6 km W of Dwight, Illinois
• M 3.1 — 2024-07-15
  2 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois
• M 2.9 — 2015-03-25
  3 km WNW of Lake in the Hills, Illinois
• M 3.2 — 2013-11-04
  1 km SSW of Lyons, Illinois
• M 2.6 — 2013-06-10
  4 km NNE of Virgil, Illinois