*** Welcome to piglix ***

Wheeling, Illinois

Wheeling, Illinois
Village of Wheeling, Illinois
Village
Motto: "A Community of Choice"
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties Cook, Lake
Elevation 650 ft (198.1 m)
Coordinates 42°7′53″N 87°55′47″W / 42.13139°N 87.92972°W / 42.13139; -87.92972Coordinates: 42°7′53″N 87°55′47″W / 42.13139°N 87.92972°W / 42.13139; -87.92972
Area 8.74 sq mi (22.64 km2)
 - land 8.50 sq mi (22 km2)
 - water 0.24 sq mi (1 km2), 2.75%
Population 37,648 (2010)
Density 4,327.4/sq mi (1,670.8/km2)
Founded 1894
Government Council-manager
Mayor Dean S. Argiris
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 60089, 60090
Area code 847 and 224
Cook County Illinois incorporated and unincorporated areas Wheeling highlighted.svg
Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Location of Illinois in the United States
Website: www.vi.wheeling.il.us

Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it is primarily in Cook County. The population was 37,648 at the 2010 census. Wheeling is named for Wheeling, WV.

Wheeling is located at 42°7′53″N 87°55′47″W / 42.13139°N 87.92972°W / 42.13139; -87.92972 (42.131526, -87.929586).

According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 8.74 square miles (22.6 km2), of which 8.74 square miles (22.6 km2) (or 97.26%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 2.74%) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 34,496 people, 13,280 households, and 8,459 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,106.5 people per square mile (1,585.6/km²). There were 13,697 housing units at an average density of 1,630.5 per square mile (629.6/km²). The racial make-up of the village was 76.68% White, 2.44% African American, 0.23% Native American, 9.26% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 9.18% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.68% of the population.


...
Wikipedia

...