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Clockwise from top: Downtown Chicago, the Chicago Theatre, the Chicago 'L', Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Field Museum, and the Willis Tower.
Chicago
Quiddity/sandbox4 is located in the United States
City of Chicago
City of Chicago
Location in the United States
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois
Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 087°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W / 41.88194; -87.62778
Country United States
State Illinois
CountiesCook, DuPage
Settled1770s
IncorporatedMarch 4, 1837
Named forMiami-Illinois: shikaakwa
("Wild onion")
Official nameCity 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
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorRahm Emanuel (D)
 • City Council50 aldermen
Area
 • City234.0 sq mi (606.1 km2)
 • Land227.2 sq mi (588 km2)
 • Water6.9 sq mi (18 km2)  3.0%
 • Urban2,122.8 sq mi (5,498 km2)
 • Metro10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2)
Elevation597 ft (182 m)
Population (2012 Estimate)[1][2]
 • City2,714,856
 • Rank3rd US
 • Density11,864.4/sq mi (4,447.4/km2)
 • Urban8,711,000
 • Metro9,461,105
DemonymChicagoan
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Area code(s)312, 773, 872
FIPS code17-14000
GNIS feature ID428803

Flag

Seal
Motto: Latin: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden), Make Big Plans (Make No Small Plans), I Will
Websitewww.cityofchicago.org
Chicago
City of Chicago
Clockwise from top: Downtown Chicago, the Chicago Theatre, the Chicago 'L', Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Field Museum, and the Willis Tower.
Official seal 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
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois
Chicago is located in the United States
Chicago
Chicago
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 087°37′40″W / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W / 41.88194; -87.62778
Country United States
State Illinois
CountiesCook, DuPage
Settled1770s
IncorporatedMarch 4, 1837
Named forMiami-Illinois: shikaakwa
("Wild onion")
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorRahm Emanuel (D)
 • City Council50 aldermen
Area
 • City234.0 sq mi (606.1 km2)
 • Land227.2 sq mi (588 km2)
 • Water6.9 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]
 • City2,714,856
 • Rank3rd US
 • Density11,864.4/sq mi (4,447.4/km2)
 • Urban
8,711,000
 • Metro
9,461,105
DemonymChicagoan
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Area code(s)312, 773, 872
FIPS code17-14000
GNIS feature ID428803
Websitewww.cityofchicago.org
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refs

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  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Illinois' 2010 Census Population Totals, Including First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data for Legislative Redistricting". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  2. ^ a b "Population Change for the Ten Most Populous and Fastest Growing Metropolitan Statiscal Areas: 2000 to 2010" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. March 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  3. ^ "City of Chicago". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.