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Chicago, Illinois | |
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| City of Chicago | |
 Clockwise from top: Downtown Chicago, the Chicago Theatre, the 'L', Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Field Museum, and Willis Tower. | |
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| 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 | |
 Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois | |
  Chicago Location in the United States | |
| 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.