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Nickname: "The Windy City", "The Second City", "ChiTown", "Hog Butcher for the World", "City of the Big Shoulders", "The City That Works" |
Motto: "Urbs in Horto" (Latin: "City in a Garden"), "I Will" |
Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois |
Coordinates: 41°52′55″N 87°37′40″W / 41.88194, -87.62778 |
Country |
United States |
State |
Illinois |
Counties |
Cook, DuPage |
Settled |
1770s |
Incorporated |
March 4, 1837 |
Government |
- Mayor |
Richard M. Daley (D) |
Area |
- City |
237.0 sq mi (606.2 km²) |
- Land |
227.2 sq mi (588.3 km²) |
- Water |
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²) 3.0% |
- Urban |
2,122.8 sq mi (5,498.1 km²) |
- Metro |
10,874 sq mi (28,163 km²) |
Elevation |
586 ft (179 m) |
Population (2006) |
- City |
2,833,321 (US: 3rd) |
- Density |
12,470/sq mi (4,816/km²) |
- Urban |
8,711,000 |
- Metro |
9,505,747 |
- Demonym |
Chicagoan |
Time zone |
CST (UTC-6) |
- Summer (DST) |
CDT (UTC-5) |
Website: egov.cityofchicago.org |
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