Chicago | |
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Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 087°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Counties | Cook, DuPage |
Settled | 1770s |
Incorporated | March 4, 1837 |
Named for | Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa ("Wild onion") |
Official name | City of Chicago |
Nickname(s): The Windy City, The Second City, Chi-Town, Chi-City, Hog Butcher for the World, The City That Works, and others found at List of nicknames for Chicago | |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Rahm Emanuel (D) |
• City Council | 50 aldermen |
Area | |
• City | 234.0 sq mi (606.1 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 | 597 ft (182 m) |
Population (2012 Estimate)[1][2] | |
• City | 2,714,856 |
• Rank | 3rd US |
• Density | 11,864.4/sq mi (4,447.4/km2) |
• Urban | 8,711,000 |
• Metro | 9,461,105 |
Demonym | Chicagoan |
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) |
Area code(s) | 312, 773, 872 |
FIPS code | 17-14000 |
GNIS feature ID | 428803 |
Motto: Latin: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden), Make Big Plans (Make No Small Plans), I Will | |
Website | www |
Chicago | |
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City of Chicago | |
Nicknames: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi-Town, Chi-City, Hog Butcher for the World, The City That Works, and others found at List of nicknames for Chicago | |
Motto(s): Latin: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden), Make Big Plans (Make No Small Plans), I Will | |
Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 087°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Counties | Cook, DuPage |
Settled | 1770s |
Incorporated | March 4, 1837 |
Named for | Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa ("Wild onion") |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Rahm Emanuel (D) |
• City Council | 50 aldermen |
Area | |
• City | 234.0 sq mi (606.1 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 | 597 ft (182 m) |
Population | |
• City | 2,714,856 |
• Rank | 3rd US |
• Density | 11,864.4/sq mi (4,447.4/km2) |
• Urban | 8,711,000 |
• Metro | 9,461,105 |
Demonym | Chicagoan |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 312, 773, 872 |
FIPS code | 17-14000 |
GNIS feature ID | 428803 |
Website | www |
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