Chicago
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Etymology: Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa ('wild onion' or 'wild garlic') | |
Nicknames:
Windy City and
others
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Mottoes:
Latin:
Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden); I Will
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Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W / 41.88194; -87.62778[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Counties | Cook (majority) and DuPage (minority) |
Settled | c. 1780; 244 years ago (1780) |
Incorporated (town) | August 12, 1833; 191 years ago (1833-08-12) |
Incorporated (city) | March 4, 1837; 187 years ago (1837-03-04) |
Founded by | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Chicago City Council |
• Mayor | Brandon Johnson (D) |
• City Clerk | Anna Valencia (D) |
• City Treasurer | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) |
Area | |
• City | 234.53 sq mi (607.44 km2) |
• Land | 227.73 sq mi (589.82 km2) |
• Water | 6.80 sq mi (17.62 km2) |
Elevation
[1]
(mean)
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597.18 ft (182.02 m) |
Highest elevation
– near Blue Island |
672 ft (205 m) |
Lowest elevation
– at Lake Michigan |
578 ft (176 m) |
Population | |
• City | 2,746,388 |
• Estimate
(2022)
[3]
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2,665,039 |
• Rank | |
• Density | 12,059.84/sq mi (4,656.33/km2) |
• Urban | 8,671,746 (US: 3rd) |
• Urban density | 3,709.2/sq mi (1,432.1/km2) |
• Metro | 9,618,502 (US: 3rd) |
Demonym | Chicagoan |
GDP | |
• Metro | $832.900 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
ZIP Code prefixes |
606xx, 607xx, 608xx
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Area codes | 312, 773, 872 |
FIPS code | 17-14000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0428803 |
Website | chicago |
Chicago
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|
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Etymology: Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa ('wild onion' or 'wild garlic') | |
Nicknames:
Windy City and
others
|
|
Mottoes:
Latin:
Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden); I Will
|
|
Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W / 41.88194; -87.62778[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Counties | Cook (majority) and DuPage (minority) |
Settled | c. 1780; 244 years ago (1780) |
Incorporated (town) | August 12, 1833; 191 years ago (1833-08-12) |
Incorporated (city) | March 4, 1837; 187 years ago (1837-03-04) |
Founded by | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Chicago City Council |
• Mayor | Brandon Johnson (D) |
• City Clerk | Anna Valencia (D) |
• City Treasurer | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) |
Area | |
• City | 234.53 sq mi (607.44 km2) |
• Land | 227.73 sq mi (589.82 km2) |
• Water | 6.80 sq mi (17.62 km2) |
Elevation
[1]
(mean)
|
597.18 ft (182.02 m) |
Highest elevation
– near Blue Island |
672 ft (205 m) |
Lowest elevation
– at Lake Michigan |
578 ft (176 m) |
Population | |
• City | 2,746,388 |
• Estimate
(2022)
[3]
|
2,665,039 |
• Rank | |
• Density | 12,059.84/sq mi (4,656.33/km2) |
• Urban | 8,671,746 (US: 3rd) |
• Urban density | 3,709.2/sq mi (1,432.1/km2) |
• Metro | 9,618,502 (US: 3rd) |
Demonym | Chicagoan |
GDP | |
• Metro | $832.900 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
ZIP Code prefixes |
606xx, 607xx, 608xx
|
Area codes | 312, 773, 872 |
FIPS code | 17-14000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0428803 |
Website | chicago |