Editing Naperville, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Naperville winter aerial.jpg|thumb|Downtown Naperville in January 2022, with measurable snowfall on the ground]]
Naperville is a suburb of the city of [[Chicago]], located in the northeastern region of Illinois. It exists in six townships and two counties. In [[DuPage County]], the northwest portion is in [[Winfield Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Winfield Township]], the northeast portion in [[Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Milton Township]], the west-central portion in [[Naperville Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Naperville Township]], and the east-central portion in [[Lisle Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Lisle Township]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Townships {{!}} The City of Naperville|url=https://www.naperville.il.us/about-naperville/townships/|access-date=January 5, 2022|website=www.naperville.il.us|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409092922/https://www.naperville.il.us/about-naperville/townships/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Will County, the southwest portion is in [[Wheatland Township, Will County, Illinois|Wheatland Township]], and the southeast portion in [[DuPage Township, Will County, Illinois|DuPage Township]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Townships|url=http://www.naperville.il.us/dynamic_content.aspx?id=104|publisher=City of Naperville, Illinois|access-date=December 23, 2010|year=2009|archive-date=December 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212164511/http://www.naperville.il.us/dynamic_content.aspx?id=104|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest number of Naperville residents live in Lisle Township, followed by Naperville Township.<ref name=":6" />

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Naperville has a total area of {{convert|39.68|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|39.10|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.52%) is land and {{convert|0.59|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.48%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Parts of Naperville drain to the West Branch of the [[DuPage River]] in [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage County]].<ref name="watershed"/> The Forest Preserve District owns a large amount of property along the West Branch, minimizing development in floodplains and helping reduce damage from overbank flooding that has occurred in more developed watersheds.<ref name="watershed">{{cite web|title=West Branch DuPage River Watershed Plan|url=http://www.dupageco.org/emplibrary/WatershedPlan2-14-06FinalTextOnly.pdf|publisher=DuPage County Division of Stormwater Management|access-date=December 23, 2010|date=February 14, 2006|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052434/http://www.dupageco.org/emplibrary/WatershedPlan2-14-06FinalTextOnly.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The DuPage River Trail runs along this river and accommodates both bicycles and pedestrians.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2020 |title=Riverwalk 2031 Master Plan |url=https://www.naperville.il.us/globalassets/media/boards-and-commissions/riverwalk-commission/riverwalk-2031-master-plan-20200911.pdf |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=The City of Naperville |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409092950/https://www.naperville.il.us/globalassets/media/boards-and-commissions/riverwalk-commission/riverwalk-2031-master-plan-20200911.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Naperville was primarily flat prairie before settlement.<ref name=":1" /> Its main geographic anomalies are manmade hills, such as Greene Valley Hill, a former garbage dump.<ref>{{Cite web|last=County|first=Forest Preserve District of DuPage|title=Places to Go-Forest Preserves-Greene Valley|url=https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/forest-preserves/greene-valley|access-date=January 5, 2022|website=www.dupageforest.org|language=en|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409092924/https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/forest-preserves/greene-valley|url-status=live}}</ref> Naperville has experienced two major floods, one in 1996 and another in 2013.<ref name=":5" />

Naperville's municipal boundaries are notably interrupted by multiple enclaves. In the west, Springbrook Prairie, a forest preserve managed by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, forms a major enclave. In the southwest, the Tamarack neighborhood is a significant unincorporated enclave. In the north, McDowell Grove Forest Preserve and a cluster of office complexes near Diehl Road also create a pronounced enclave within the city boundary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipal Boundary|url=https://map.naperville.il.us/datasets/municipal-boundary/explore?location=41.804537,-88.152354,14.01|access-date=January 5, 2022|website=map.naperville.il.us|language=en-us|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409092922/https://map.naperville.il.us/datasets/municipal-boundary/explore?location=41.804537,-88.152354,14.01|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Climate===
Naperville has a typical [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''). There are four distinct seasons: winters are cold and snowy, springs are humid, summers are hot, and falls are cool.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chen|first=Hans|title=Köppen climate classification|url=http://hanschen.org/koppen|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=Hans Chen|language=en|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409092922/http://hanschen.org/koppen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2019|title=Köppen Climate Classification System|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/koppen-climate-classification-system/|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=National Geographic Society|language=en|archive-date=March 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324001459/https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/koppen-climate-classification-system/|url-status=live}}</ref> The highest recorded temperature was 105&nbsp;°F, and the coldest was -29&nbsp;°F.<ref>{{Cite web|last=US Department of Commerce|first=NOAA|title=Climate|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lot|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=www.weather.gov|language=EN-US|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425185959/https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lot|url-status=live}}</ref> Like all Chicago suburbs, Naperville lies within [[USDA]] plant [[hardiness zone]] 5b.<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |access-date=18 July 2021 |date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |archive-date=2014-02-27 }}</ref>{{Weather box |location = Naperville, Illinois|width=auto
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 30
|Feb high F = 35
|Mar high F = 47
|Apr high F = 60
|May high F = 71
|Jun high F = 80
|Jul high F = 83
|Aug high F = 81
|Sep high F = 75
|Oct high F = 63
|Nov high F = 48
|Dec high F = 34

|Jan low F = 15
|Feb low F = 18
|Mar low F = 27
|Apr low F = 37
|May low F = 46
|Jun low F = 56
|Jul low F = 61
|Aug low F = 60
|Sep low F = 51
|Oct low F = 40
|Nov low F = 30
|Dec low F = 19
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.69
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.73
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.36
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.62
|May precipitation inch = 4.02
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.21
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.90
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.06
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.58
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.07
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.23
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.20
|source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/60540
|title=Monthly Averages for Naperville, IL (60540)
|access-date=March 22, 2012
|publisher=The Weather Channel
|archive-date=February 11, 2019
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211022550/https://weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/60540
|url-status=live
}}</ref>
|date=March 2012
}}