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 |
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| Nickname(s): Windy City, Chi-Town, City of Broad Shoulders, Second City, (for more, see full list) |
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| Motto: Latin: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden), I Will | |||
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois. |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′13″N 87°41′05″W / 41.83694°N 87.68472°WCoordinates: 41°50′13″N 87°41′05″W / 41.83694°N 87.68472°W | |||
| Country |  United States |
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 Illinois
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| Counties | Cook and DuPage | ||
| Settled | 1780s | ||
| Incorporated (town) | August 12, 1833 | ||
| Incorporated (city) | March 4, 1837 | ||
| Founded by | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable | ||
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Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa (wild onion or wild garlic) |
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| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor–council | ||
| • Body | Chicago City Council | ||
| • Mayor | Rahm Emanuel (D) | ||
| • City Clerk | Anna Valencia (D) | ||
| • City Treasurer | Kurt Summers, Jr. (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 234.14 sq mi (606.42 km2) | ||
| • Land | 227.34 sq mi (588.81 km2) | ||
| • Water | 6.80 sq mi (17.62 km2) 3.0% | ||
| • Urban | 2,122.8 sq mi (5,498 km2) | ||
| • Metro | 10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2) | ||
| Elevation(mean) | 594 ft (181 m) | ||
| Highest elevation – near Blue Island |
672 ft (205 m) | ||
| Lowest elevation – at Lake Michigan |
578 ft (176 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 2,695,598 | ||
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,704,958 | ||
| • Rank | 3rd, U.S. | ||
| • Density | 11,898.29/sq mi (4,593.95/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 9,512,999 (3rd) | ||
| • CSA | 9,882,634 (US: 3rd) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Chicagoan | ||
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP Code Prefixes | 606xx, 607xx, 608xx | ||
| Area codes | 312/872 and 773/872 | ||
| FIPS code | 17-14000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0428803 | ||
| Website | www |
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Chicago (/ʃᵻˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃᵻˈkɔːɡoʊ/), officially the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is also the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. It is the county seat of Cook County. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago has been called a global architecture capital. In terms of wealth and economy, Chicago is considered one of the most important business centers in the world.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which razed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild on the damage. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, leading Chicago to become among the five largest cities in the world by 1900. During this period Chicago is noted for its contribution to urban planning and zoning standards, new constructions styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the embracement of the City Beautiful Movement, and the eventual creation of the steel-framed skyscraper.
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