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 2010 census, the village population was 18,352.First known as Tioga, it was formally established as Bensenville in 1873 along the Milwaukee Road railway. The community is named after Benzen, Germany. A post office was established in 1873, but because there was an existing "Benson", the suffix "ville" was added.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.GeographyAccording to the 2010 census, Bensenville has a total area of 5.618sqmi, of which 5.57sqmi (or 99.15%) is land and 0.048sqmi (or 0.85%) is water.SchoolsBensenville School District 100: Fenton High School which serves both Bensenville and Wood DaleBensenville School District 2: Blackhawk Middle SchoolTioga SchoolW.A. Johnson SchoolPrivate: Holy Family, Private Roman CatholicZion Concord Lutheran School, Private K-8DemographicsAs of the census of 2010, there were 18,352 people residing in the village. The population density was 3,296.6 people per square mile (5,305.3/km²). There were 6,743 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 67.3% White, 3.5% African American, 1.0% Native American, 4.8% Asian, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.8% of the population.
