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Chicago, Illinois | |
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City of Chicago | |
Etymology: Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa ("wild onion" or "wild garlic") Potawatomi: Gaa-zhigaagwanzhikaag | |
Nicknames: The Windy City, Chi-Town, The Second City, City of Broad Shoulders, and others found at List of nicknames for Chicago | |
Motto(s): Latin: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden), I Will | |
Coordinates: 41°50′13″N 87°41′05″W / 41.83694°N 87.68472°W[1] | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Illinois |
Counties | Cook and DuPage |
Settled | 1780s |
Incorporated (town) | August 12, 1833 |
Incorporated (city) | March 4, 1837 |
Named for | Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa (wild onion or wild garlic) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Chicago City Council |
• Mayor | Rahm Emanuel (D) |
• City Clerk | Susana A. Mendoza (D) |
• City Treasurer | Kurt Summers Jr. (D) |
Area | |
• City | 234.0 sq mi (606 km2) |
• Land | 227.2 sq mi (588 km2) |
• Water | 6.9 sq mi (18 km2) 3.0% |
• Urban | 2,122.8 sq mi (5,498 km2) |
• Metro | 10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2) |
Elevation [1](mean) | 594 ft (181 m) |
Highest elevation – near Blue Island | 672 ft (205 m) |
Lowest elevation – at Lake Michigan | 578 ft (176 m) |
Population | |
• City | 2,695,598 |
• Estimate (July 1, 2013[3]) | 2,718,782 |
• Rank | 3rd largest city in U.S. |
• Density | 11,864.4/sq mi (4,447.4/km2) |
• Metro | 9,522,434 (3rd) |
Demonym | Chicagoan |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
ZIP Code Prefixes | 606xx, 607xx, 608xx |
Area codes | 312/872 and 773/872 |
FIPS code | 17-14000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0428803 |
Website | www |
- ^ a b "City of Chicago". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Chicago (city), Illinois QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2014.