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Dunlap is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, established on June 12, 1871, on 40 acres of land owned by Alva Dunlap.

The village took its name from Alva Dunlap, who sold land to the Rock Island Railroad for just $1.00 on the condition that the town bear his name, and the community grew up along the railroad line.

Dunlap's post office has been operating since 1871, the year the village was laid out.

Although it was founded in 1871, Dunlap remained unincorporated for about 80 years - its first Village Council meeting was held on January 7, 1952, after residents petitioned for incorporation the following month.

The Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department has served the village since 1899, while police services are provided by the Peoria County Sheriff's Office.

Dunlap counted just 146 residents in 1880 and stayed a tiny railroad village for more than a century before suburban growth from nearby Peoria arrived.

The village's population jumped 49.7% in the 2000s, from 926 people in 2000 to 1,386 in 2010, making it one of the faster-growing communities in the Peoria area.

At the 2020 census Dunlap had 1,603 residents in 573 households, with a median age of 39.2 and 28.5% of residents under the age of 18.

Dunlap sits in Radnor Township along Illinois Route 91 about 15 miles from downtown Peoria, and despite its growth it has only a handful of businesses within its 16 blocks.

Local students attend Dunlap Community Unit School District 323, whose schools include Dunlap High School, Dunlap Middle School, Dunlap Valley Middle School, and elementary schools such as Hickory Grove, Ridgeview, and Wilder-Waite.