Place:Bensenville, DuPage, Illinois, United States

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NameBensenville
Alt namesTioga
TypeVillage
Coordinates41.958°N 87.946°W
Located inDuPage, Illinois, United States     (1873 - )
Also located inLeyden, Cook, Illinois, United States    


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Bensenville is a village located near O'Hare International Airport in DuPage County, Illinois, with a portion of the town in Cook County. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 18,813.

First known as Tioga, it was formally established as Bensenville in 1873 along the Milwaukee Road (now Canadian Pacific) right-of-way. The community is named after Bensen, Germany, a village in the municipality of Sudwalde. A post office was established in 1873, but because there was an existing "Benson", the suffix "ville" was added.[1]

The Edge Ice Arena is located in Bensenville, former home of the Chicago Steel junior ice hockey team.

The Churchville School in Bensenville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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