Wood Dale is a city in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,770 at the 2010 census, and estimated to have increased to 13,911, as of July 2012.As part of the Sister Cities International program, a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between U.S. and international communities, the City of Wood Dale, Illinois has reached out to the city of Cefalù, Italy on the northern coast of the island of Sicily, to establish a long term cultural, educational and business partnership between the two municipalities.HistoryWood Dale was originally known as Lester's Station, after John Lester, an early settler.GeographyAccording to the 2010 census, Wood Dale has a total area of 4.834sqmi, of which 4.72sqmi (or 97.64%) is land and 0.114sqmi (or 2.36%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 13,535 people, 5,117 households, and 3,663 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,897.8 people per square mile (1,119.0/km²). There were 5,220 housing units at an average density of 1,117.6 per square mile (431.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.22 percent White, 0.58 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 3.24 percent Asian, 0.07 percent Pacific Islander, 4.80 percent from other races, and 1.94 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.06 percent of the population.