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Etymology: Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa ('wild onion' or 'wild garlic') |
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Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W / 41.88194; -87.62778Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W / 41.88194; -87.62778 |
Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
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Counties | Cook and DuPage |
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Settled | c. 1780; 244 years ago (1780) |
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Incorporated (town) | August 12, 1833; 190 years ago (1833-08-12) |
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Incorporated (city) | March 4, 1837; 187 years ago (1837-03-04) |
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Founded by | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable |
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• Type | Mayor–council |
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• Body | Chicago City Council |
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• Mayor | Brandon Johnson (D) |
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• City Clerk | Anna Valencia (D) |
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• City Treasurer | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) |
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• City | 234.53 sq mi (607.44 km2) |
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• Land | 227.73 sq mi (589.82 km2) |
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• Water | 6.80 sq mi (17.62 km2) |
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Elevation | 597.18 ft (182.02 m) |
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Highest elevation – near Blue Island
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Lowest elevation – at Lake Michigan
| 578 ft (176 m) |
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• City | 2,746,388 |
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• Estimate | 2,665,039 |
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• Rank | - 5th in North America
- 3rd in the United States
- 1st in Illinois
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• Density | 12,059.84/sq mi (4,656.33/km2) |
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• Urban | 8,671,746 (US: 3rd) |
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• Urban density | 3,709.2/sq mi (1,432.1/km2) |
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• Metro | 9,618,502 (US: 3rd) |
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Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
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ZIP Code prefixes | 606xx, 607xx, 608xx |
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FIPS code | 17-14000 |
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GNIS feature ID | 0428803 |
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Website | chicago.gov |
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