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Chicago–Naperville–Joliet

Common name: Chicago Metropolitan Area
Largest city
Other cities		 Chicago
 - Gary
 - Naperville
Population  Ranked 3rd in the U.S.
 - Total 9,505,748 (2005 est.)
 - Density 1,318 /sq. mi. 
509 /km²
Area 7,212 sq. mi.
18,679 km²
State(s)   - Illinois
 - Indiana
 - Wisconsin
Elevation   
 - Highest point N/A feet (N/A m)
 - Lowest point 577 feet (176 m)

The Chicago metropolitan area is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States. It is the area that is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties. There are several definitions of the area, the two most common being the area under the jursidiction of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (a metropolitan planning organization), and the area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The metropolitan area is also informally known by residents as Chicagoland. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Image File history File links Chicagoland_Map. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... This article is about the city in Indiana, for other uses of Gary, see Gary (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... There are two official definitions of metropolitan area used today in the United States, metropolitan statistical areas, and combined statistical areas, the former restrictive, the latter more extensive. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Metropolitan area in Western Tokyo as seen from Tokyo Tower A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is a regional transportation planning body that is required to approve transportation improvement plans for major infrastructure projects, to ensure that they are consistent with federal environmental legislation and that they are fiscally sound. ... The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States which is tasked with coordinating United States Federal agencies. ... In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ...


The Chicago metropolitan area is sometimes grouped together with Milwaukee and Racine in Wisconsin, creating a megalopolis, gradually spreading toward nearby urban centers like Rockford, South Bend, and Benton Harbor in southwest Michigan. This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ... Racine is the name of several communities in the United States of America: Racine, Wisconsin, the largest Racine Racine, Minnesota Racine, Missouri Racine, Ohio Racine, West Virginia Racine County, Wisconsin Jean Racine was a 17th century French dramatist. ... A megalopolis is defined as an extensive metropolitan area or a long chain of continuous metropolitan areas. ... Rockford is the name of several places in the United States of America: Rockford, Alabama Rockford, Illinois Rockford, Iowa Rockford, Michigan Rockford, Minnesota Rockford Township, Minnesota Rockford, North Carolina Rockford, Ohio Rockford is also the name used by Mastertronic/Arcadia Systems for their licensed versions of the computer game series... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County St. ... Benton Harbor is a city located in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

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Definitions

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is responsible for transportation infrastructure, land use, and long term economic development planning for the areas under its jurisdiction.[1] The area has a population of 8.15 million (as of the 2000 Census).[2] It consists of seven counties in the state of Illinois: Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area  - Total  - Water 1,357 km² (524 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 0. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ...

Metropolitan statistical area

The Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was originally designated by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted of the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and Will along with Lake County in Indiana. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of their residents employed within Cook County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. The Chicago MSA is the third largest MSA by population in the United States with a population of 9,505,748 (2006 estimate).[3] In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ...


The MSA is further subdivided into the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division, corresponding roughly to the CMAP region, the Gary, IN Metropolitan Division surrounding the city of Gary, Indiana, and the Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division. These commuter flow-based definitions are sometimes at odds with people's feelings about their regional affiliations.[citation needed] The components of the MSA and their 2006 populations[3] are: This article is about the city in Indiana, for other uses of Gary, see Gary (disambiguation). ...

Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed 1836 Seat Sycamore Area  - Total  - Water 1,645 km² (634 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area  - Total  - Water 1,357 km² (524 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 0. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Newton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Kenosha County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ...

Combined statistical area

The OMB also defines a slightly larger region combining the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Michigan City (in Indiana) and Kankakee (in Illinois). This area represents the extent of the labor market pool for the entire region and is known as a Combined Statistical Area. The combined statistical area of which the Chicago metropolitan area is part of has a population of 9,725,317 (as of 2006).[3] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. ...


Chicagoland

"Chicagoland" is an informal name for the Chicago metropolitan area used primarily by copywriters, advertising agencies, and traffic reporters.[citation needed] There is no precise definition for the term "Chicagoland"; the Chicago Tribune, which coined the term, includes the city of Chicago, the rest of Cook County, eight nearby Illinois counties; Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee, and two counties in Indiana; Lake and Porter.[4] The Illinois Department of Tourism defines Chicagoland as Cook County without the city of Chicago, and only Lake, DuPage, Kane and Will counties.[5] The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce defines it as all of Cook, and DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. [6] Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... DuPage County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area  - Total  - Water 1,357 km² (524 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 0. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Kankakee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Porter County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...


The term was popularized by the Chicago Tribune. Colonel Robert R. McCormick, editor and publisher, usually gets credit for placing the term in common use.[7][8] McCormick's conception of Chicagoland stretched all the way to nearby parts of Iowa and Michigan.[9] The first usage came on July 27, 1926 (page 1) with the headline: "Chicagoland's Shrines: A Tour of Discoveries" by reporter James O'Donnell Bennett. He claimed that Chicagoland comprised everything in a 200 mile radius in every direction and reported on many different places in the area. The Tribune was the dominant newspaper in a vast area stretching to the west of the city, and that hinterland was closely tied to the metropolis by rail lines and commercial links.[10] // The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by the Tribune Company. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... The meaning of hinterland and its history. ...


Demographics

The suburbs, surrounded by easily annexed flat ground, have been expanding at a tremendous rate since the early 1960s. Naperville is noteworthy for being one of only a few boomburbs outside the Sunbelt, West Coast and Mountain States regions, and exurban Kendall County ranked as the third fastest-growing county in the United States with a population greater than 10,000 between 2004 and 2005.[1] The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Boomburbs are places in the United States with more than 100,000 residents that are not the largest city in their metropolitan areas and have maintained double-digit rates of population growth in recent decades. ... Categories: Stub | Belt regions of the United States ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey to travel to New York City A commuter town, is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute to a nearby metropolis to earn their livelihood. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...


Settlement patterns in the Chicago metropolitan area tend to follow those in the city proper: the northern suburbs along the shore of Lake Michigan are comparatively affluent, while the southern suburbs (sometimes known as Chicago Southland) are less so, with lower median incomes and a lower cost of living. However, there is a major exception to this. While Chicago's west side is among the poorer sections of the city, the western and northwestern suburbs contain many affluent areas. According to the 2000 Census, DuPage County had the highest median household income of any county in the Midwest. The county's largest city, Naperville, had the lowest poverty rate of any U.S. city with a population greater than 100,000. Several DuPage County municipalities have median home prices significantly higher than that of the Chicago metropolitan area as a whole: Elmhurst $587,165, Hinsdale $1,274,558, Oak Brook $1,160,724, Glen Ellyn $579,954, Wheaton $427,428.10, Clarendon Hills $718,453 and Burr Ridge $913,579. Some "inner-ring" western suburbs in Cook County such as Maywood and Cicero, are characterized by low income levels, however. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one in the group located entirely within the United States. ... The Chicago Southland is the suburban region south and southwest of Chicago, comprised of approximately 61 Chicagoland communities. ... DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Incorporated Village in 1982. ... Hinsdale is an affluent Chicago suburb located in Cook County and DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Template:Chicagoland McCity Oak Brook is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois in the Elmhurst-Villa Park-Lombard-Oakbrook area. ... Incorporated Village in 1892. ... Incorporated City in 1859. ... Incorporated Village in 1924. ... Incorporated Village in 1956. ... Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Maywood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... Incorporated Town in 1869. ...


According to the 2000 US Census, poverty rates of the largest counties from least poverty to most are as follows: McHenry 3.70%, Dupage 5.90%, Will 6.70%, Lake 6.90%, Kane 7.40%, Cook 14.50%.


In an in-depth historical analysis, Keating (2004, 2005) examined the origins of 233 settlements that by 1900 had become suburbs or city neighborhoods of the Chicago metropolitan area . The settlements began as farm centers (41%), industrial towns (30%), residential railroad suburbs (15%), and recreational/institutional centers (13%). Although relations between the different settlement types were at times contentious, there also was cooperation in such undertakings as the construction of high schools.

Census Area July 1, 2005 Census 2000 1990 Census 1980 Census 1970 Census 1960 Census 1950 Census
Chicago- Naperville- Joliet, IL-IN-WI 9,443,356 9,098,316 8,065,633 7,869,542 7,612,314 6,794,461 5,495,364
Cook County, Illinois 5,303,683 5,376,741 5,105,067 5,253,655 5,492,369 5,129,725 4,508,792
DeKalb County, Illinois 97,665 88,969 77,932¹ 74,624¹ 71,654¹ 51,714¹ 40,781¹
DuPage County, Illinois 929,113 904,161 781,666 658,835 491,882 313,459 154,599
Grundy County, Illinois 43,838 37,535 32,337 30,582¹ 26,535¹ 22,350¹ 19,217¹
Kane County, Illinois 482,113 404,119 317,471 278,405 251,005 208,246 150,388
Kendall County, Illinois 79,514 54,544 39,413 37,202¹ 26,374¹ 17,540¹ 12,115¹
Lake County, Illinois 702,682 644,356 516,418 440,372 382,638 293,656 179,097
La Porte County, Indiana 110,512 110,106 107,066 108,632 105,342 95,111 76,808
McHenry County, Illinois 303,990 260,077 183,241 147,897 111,555 84,210 50,656¹
Will County, Illinois 642,813 502,266 357,313 324,460 249,498 191,617 134,336
Jasper County, Indiana 31,876 30,043 24,960¹ 26,138¹ 20,429¹ 18,842¹ 17,031¹
Lake County, Indiana 493,297 484,564 475,594 522,965 546,253 513,269 368,152
Newton County, Indiana 14,456 14,566 13,551¹ 14,844¹ 11,606¹ 11,502¹ 11,006¹
Porter County, Indiana 157,772 146,798 128,932 119,816 87,114 60,279 40,076¹
Kenosha County, Wisconsin 160,544 149,577 128,181 123,137 117,917¹ 100,615¹ 75,238¹

¹County was not a part of this statistical area at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in the total. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed 1836 Seat Sycamore Area  - Total  - Water 1,645 km² (634 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area  - Total  - Water 1,357 km² (524 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 0. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... LaPorte County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Newton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Kenosha County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked...


Largest cities

Cities with over 60,000 people:

Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Nickname: Location in the Chicago Metropolitan Area Country United States State Illinois Counties Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will Founded 1837 Government  - Mayor Tom Weisner (D) Area  - City 39. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Incorporated City in 1834. ... This article is about the city in Indiana, for other uses of Gary, see Gary (disambiguation). ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... Nickname: K-town Keno Kenowhere Location of Kenosha within Wisconsin Coordinates: Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Kenosha Settled 1836 Government  - Mayor John M. Antaramian Population  - City 96,845  - Density  3,795. ... Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... Incorporated Town in 1869. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Lake Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. ... Incorporated Village in 1836. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Coordinates: Incorporated March 7, 1956  - Village President Al Larson Area    - Village 49. ... Incorporated Village in 1965. ... Incorporated Village in 1888. ... Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. ...

Urban areas and urban clusters within the Chicago CSA

Within the boundary of the 16-county Chicago Consolidated Statistical Area lies the Chicago urban area, as well as 27 smaller urban areas and clusters. Smallest gap indicates the shortest distance between the given urban area or cluster and the Chicago urban area.

Rank Urban Area or Urban Cluster type Population
(2000 census)		 Land Area
(km²)		 Smallest gap
(km)
1 Chicago-Aurora-Elgin-Joliet-Waukegan, IL-IN UA 8,307,904 5,498.1 n/a
2 Round Lake Beach-McHenry-Grayslake, IL-WI^ † UA 226,848 344.9 2
3 Kenosha, WI † UA 110,942 109.2 1
4 Michigan City-LaPorte, IN-MI^^ † UA 66,199 86.1 3
5 Kankakee-Bradley-Bourbonnais, IL UA 65,073 71.5 >10
6 DeKalb-Sycamore, IL UA 55,805 46.3 >10
7 Woodstock, IL † UC 20,219 21.1 4
8 Morris, IL UC 13,927 19.3 >10
9 Sandwich, IL^^^ UC 12,248 23.9 >10
10 Braidwood-Coal City, IL UC 11,607 19.5 >10
11 Harvard, IL UC 8,575 13.3 >10
12 Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN † UC 8,450 12.5 4
13 Lowell, IN UC 7,914 15.8 >10
14 Wilmington, IL UC 7,107 20.8 >10
15 Manteno, IL UC 7,106 9.4 >10
16 Marengo, IL UC 6,854 8.6 >10
17 Rensselaer, IN UC 6,096 10.9 >10
18 Plano, IL † UC 5,911 6.5 3
19 Genoa, IL UC 5,137 5.5 >10
20 Genoa City, WI-IL^^^^ † UC 5,126 12.5 >10
21 Westville, IN UC 5,077 4.4 >10
22 Hebron, IN UC 4,150 11.7 >10
23 Momence, IL UC 3,711 9.7 >10
24 Peotone, IL † UC 3,358 3.5 9
25 Wonder Lake, IL † UC 2,798 2.0 5
26 Monee, IL † UC 2,787 3.7 3
27 Union township, IN † UC 2,593 4.9 1
28 Hampshire, IL † UC 2,591 2.0 6

The formerly distinct urban areas of Aurora, Elgin, Joliet, and Waukegan were absorbed into the Chicago UA as of the 2000 census.


† These urban areas and urban clusters are expected to be joined to the Chicago Urban Area by the next census in 2010.


^ The Round Lake Beach-McHenry-Grayslake, IL-WI UA extends into Walworth County, WI, which lies (for the moment) outside the Chicago CSA.


^^ The Michigan City-LaPorte, IN-MI UA extends into Berrien County, MI, which lies (for the moment) outside the Chicago CSA.


^^^ The Sandwich, IL UC extends into LaSalle County, IL, which lies (for the moment) outside the Chicago CSA.


^^^^ The Genoa City, WI-IL UC extends into Walworth County, WI, which lies (for the moment) outside the Chicago CSA.


Transportation

Major airports

The Greater-Chicago Area featuring Chicago-Midway Airport and Chicago-OHare International Airport Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW, FAA LID: MDW), also known simply as Midway Airport, is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, located on the citys southwest side, eight miles from Chicagos Loop. ... ORD redirects here. ... FAA diagram of GYY Gary/Chicago International Airport (IATA: GYY, ICAO: KGYY) is an airport located in Gary, Indiana that serves Chicagoland, located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of the Chicago Loop. ...

Commuter rail

  • Chicago 'L' serving Chicago and the near suburbs
  • Metra
    • 4 lines serving southern Cook County and Will County
    • 3 lines serving western Cook County, DuPage County, and Kane County
    • 1 line serving northwestern Cook County and McHenry County
    • 3 lines serving northern Cook County and Lake County, with 1 line extending up to Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • South Shore Line shares the Metra electric lines and connects Chicago to Gary, Michigan City, ending at South Bend, Indiana.

The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ... Metra (officially the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is Chicagolands commuter rail system, serving over 200 stations on 11 lines across the Regional Transportation Authoritys six-county service area (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties) providing over 67 million rides annually. ... Nickname: K-town Keno Kenowhere Location of Kenosha within Wisconsin Coordinates: Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Kenosha Settled 1836 Government  - Mayor John M. Antaramian Population  - City 96,845  - Density  3,795. ... The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban streetcar line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Randolph Street Terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois and the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend, Indiana. ... This article is about the city in Indiana, for other uses of Gary, see Gary (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County St. ...

Major highways

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) is the main Interstate highway due westward from the Chicago Loop. ... Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ... Categories: Stub ... Interstate 88 (abbreviated I-88) is an interstate highway entirely within the state of Illinois. ... Interstate 65 (abbreviated I-65) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Interstate 55 (abbreviated I-55) is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Interstate 355 (I-355), also known as the North-South Tollway, is a 20-mile (32 km) interstate highway and tollway located in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, USA (part of a metropolitan area sometimes known as Chicagoland). ... Interstate 57 (abbreviated I-57) is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. ... Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ...

Major corridors

In addition to the Chicago Loop, the metro area is home to a few important subregional corridors of commercial activities. Among them are: The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ...

The Illinois Technology and Research Corridor is an area located in northeastern Illinois. ... The Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, originally known as the East-West Tollway, is a toll road in northern Illinois. ... Interstate 88 (abbreviated I-88) is an interstate highway entirely within the state of Illinois. ... The Golden Corridor in Chicagoland The Golden Corridor is a term used to describe the area around the Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90) in Chicagoland. ... The Northwest Tollway in Illinois is a 79 mile (127 km) segment of Interstate 90 from Interstate 190 in far northwest Chicago to Illinois State Route 75, one mile south of the Wisconsin state line. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ...

Area codes

From 1947 until 1988, the Illinois portion of the Chicago metro area was served by a single area code, 312. In 1988 the 708 area code was introduced and the 312 area code became exclusive to the city of Chicago. The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is an integrated telephone numbering plan of 24 countries and territories: the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and 16 Caribbean nations. ...


It became common to call suburbanites "708'ers", in reference to their area code.


The 708 area code was pitifully inadequate from the beginning; it was partitioned in 1996 into 3 area codes (630, 708, and 847). As of 2006, the 847 area code has been supplemented with an overlay area code (224).


Plans are in place for overlay codes for all area codes serving the city and suburbs.


At the same time that the 708 area code was in trouble, the 312 area code in Chicago was also exhausting its supply of available numbers. As a result, the city was divided into two area codes, 312 and 773. Rather than divide the city by a north/south area code, the central business district (the "Loop") retained the 312 area code, while the remainder of the city took the new 773 code.

  • 312 Chicago - City (The Loop and central neighborhoods, e.g. the Near North Side)
  • 773 Chicago - City (Everywhere else within the city limits, excluding central area)
  • 847 (North and Northwest Suburbs)
  • 708 (Near West and South Suburbs)
  • 630 (Western Suburbs)
  • 224 (Overlay area code for 847)
  • 815 (far northwest and some south suburbs, Joliet)
  • 219 (Northwest Indiana)
  • 574 (North-central Indiana)
  • 262 (Southeast Wisconsin)

Area code 312 encompasses the Chicago Loop and surrounding areas in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ... The telephone area code 773 was formed in the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1996. ... 847 This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Area code 708 covers western and southern Cook County and eastern and southern Will County in Illinois. ... In the United States telephone system, Area code 630 covers the entirety of Dupage County in Illinois. ... Both area code 847 and area code 224 are part of an overlay plan that covers most of Lake County, the northern part of Cook County, the northern part of Kane County, and a small part of McHenry County in Illinois. ... Area code 815 is a telephone area code for the northwestern corner and southern Chicago suburbs of the state of Illinois. ... Area code 219 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for Northwest Indiana that includes Lake and Porter counties. ... Area code 574 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for North Central Indiana. ... The 262 area code currently covers much of the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but not Milwaukee County itself. ...

Proposed overlay area codes

  • 331 overlay for 630 (no effective date)
  • 464 overlay for 708 (no effective date)
  • 779 overlay for 815 (effective 2007)
  • 872 overlay for 312 & 773 (no effective date)

References

  1. ^ Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
  2. ^ Chicago Area Transportation Study - Regional Information
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Census Bureau - 2006 population estimates for combined statistical areas and their components
  4. ^ Chicago Tribune
  5. ^ enjoyillinois.com
  6. ^ Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
  7. ^ The Encylopedia of Chicago, ISBN0-226-31015-9, Credit to McCormick given by Jack W. Fuller
  8. ^ Further reading: The Colonel's Century, Time, June 9, 1947
  9. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2.html
  10. ^ Cronon (1992); Keating (2005); Keating (2004)

See also

In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. ...

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Regions

American Bottom | Central Illinois | Champaign‑Urbana | Chicagoland | Coulee Region | Forgottonia | Fox Valley | Little Egypt | Northern Illinois | Northwestern Illinois | Quad Cities | River Bend | St. Louis Metro‑East | Wabash Valley This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... The American Bottom is a flood plain of the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, to the Kaskaskia River. ... Central Illinois is a region that consists of the entire central part of Illinois. ... The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area, also known as Champaign-Urbana, is a region in east central Illinois. ... // The Coulee Region, as it is colloquially known (officially designated the Driftless Area by the USGS and popularly referred to as the Driftless Zone, or Driftless Region since the 1980s) is an area of about 20,000 square miles (52,000 km²) in western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota, and... Illinois Military Tract of 1812 Forgottonia (also spelled Forgotonia) is the name given to a 14 county region in western Illinois in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Fox Valley The Fox Valley is a region within Illinois and Wisconsin that borders Chicagoland. ... The Little Egypt region of Illinois Little Egypt is the southern area of the state of Illinois in the United States of America. ... For the university, see Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Northwestern Illinois is a geographic region of the state of Illinois within the USA. Northwestern Illinois is generally considered to consist of the following area: Jo Daviess County, Carroll County, Whiteside County, Stephenson County, Winnebago County, Ogle County, and Lee County. ... The I-74 Bridge, connecting Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities. ... The River Bend is a small region in central Illinois that comprises parts of 3 counties: Madison, Calhoun, and Jersey. ... Metro-East is a region in Illinois that comprises the eastern suburbs St. ... The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. ...

Major cities

Aurora | Belleville | Bloomington/Normal | Carbondale | Champaign/Urbana | Chicago | Danville | Decatur | DeKalb | East St. Louis | Elgin | Freeport | Galesburg | Joliet | Kankakee | Moline/Rock Island | Naperville | Peoria | Quincy | Rockford | Springfield | Waukegan List of cities in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order. ... Nickname: Location in the Chicago Metropolitan Area Country United States State Illinois Counties Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will Founded 1837 Government  - Mayor Tom Weisner (D) Area  - City 39. ... Belleville is a city in St. ... United States Illinois McLean 22. ... Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. ... Carbondale is a city in Southern Illinois in the midwest United States, about one hour north of Cairo. ... Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. ... A snowy day in Carle Park west of the Urbana High School. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... United States Illinois Vermilion 17. ... The Decatur Transfer House in the background with a newly completed fountain in the foreground. ... DeKalb is a city located in DeKalb County, Illinois. ... East St. ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... Lincoln-Douglas debates monument, near downtown Freeport. ... Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Incorporated City in 1834. ... Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. ... Rock Island is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... : See how it plays in Peoria United States Illinois Peoria 46. ... Nickname: Gem City Location in Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois Counties Adams County, Illinois Government  - Mayor John A. Spring Area  - City  14. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ...

Counties

Adams | Alexander | Bond | Boone | Brown | Bureau | Calhoun | Carroll | Cass | Champaign | Christian | Clark | Clay | Clinton | Coles | Cook | Crawford | Cumberland | DeKalb | DeWitt | Douglas | DuPage | Edgar | Edwards | Effingham | Fayette | Ford | Franklin | Fulton | Gallatin | Greene | Grundy | Hamilton | Hancock | Hardin | Henderson | Henry | Iroquois | Jackson | Jasper | Jefferson | Jersey | Jo Daviess | Johnson | Kane | Kankakee | Kendall | Knox | LaSalle | Lake | Lawrence | Lee | Livingston | Logan | Macon | Macoupin | Madison | Marion | Marshall | Mason | Massac | McDonough | McHenry | McLean | Menard | Mercer | Monroe | Montgomery | Morgan | Moultrie | Ogle | Peoria | Perry | Piatt | Pike | Pope | Pulaski | Putnam | Randolph | Richland | Rock Island | Saline | Sangamon | Schuyler | Scott | Shelby | St. Clair | Stark | Stephenson | Tazewell | Union | Vermilion | Wabash | Warren | Washington | Wayne | White | Whiteside | Will | Williamson | Winnebago | Woodford Listed are the 102 counties of the state of Illinois. ... Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Alexander County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Bond County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Boone County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Bureau County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Champaign County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Christian County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Clark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1950. ... Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1960. ... Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Crawford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed 1836 Seat Sycamore Area  - Total  - Water 1,645 km² (634 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... DeWitt County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Douglas County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Founded 1823 County Seat Paris Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water 1,617 km² (624 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) = 0. ... Edwards County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Effingham County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Gallatin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Hamilton County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Hardin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Henderson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Henry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Iroquois County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jo Daviess County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area  - Total  - Water 1,357 km² (524 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 0. ... Kankakee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Kendall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... LaSalle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Lee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Livingston County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Macon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Marshall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Mason County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Massac County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... McDonough County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McLean County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Menard County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Mercer County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Morgan County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Moultrie County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Ogle County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Peoria County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Perry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Piatt County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Pike County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Pope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Rock Island County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Schuyler County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Shelby County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... St. ... Stark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Stephenson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Tazewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Vermilion County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Wabash County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... White County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Whiteside County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Williamson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois, USA. As of 2000, the population is 35,469. ...

 v • d • e State of Indiana
Indianapolis (capital)
Regions

East Central Indiana | Michiana | Nine‑County Region | Northern Indiana | Northwest Indiana | Southern Indiana | Wabash Valley Image File history File links Flag_of_Indiana. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Government  - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area  - City  372 sq mi (963. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... East Central Indiana is a region in Indiana east of Indianapolis, Indiana, and borders the Ohio state line. ... Michiana is a region in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan centered around the city of South Bend, Indiana. ... The Nine-County Region (Metro Indianapolis Area) is an informal name to an area comprising (not surprisingly) nine counties in the center of the U.S. state of Indiana with a population of almost 2 million residents. ... Northern Indiana is the region of Indiana including 26 counties bordering parts of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. ... Northwest Indiana, also known as The Calumet Region, or just The Region, is comprised of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, and Jasper counties in Indiana. ... Southern Indiana, in the United States, is notable because it is culturally and geographically more similar to the South than it is to the rest of the state of Indiana. ... The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. ...

Largest cities/towns

Anderson | Bloomington | Carmel | Columbus | East Chicago | Elkhart | Evansville | Fishers | Fort Wayne | Gary | Goshen | Greenwood | Hammond | Indianapolis | Jeffersonville | Kokomo | Lafayette | Lawrence | Marion | Merrillville | Michigan City | Mishawaka | Muncie | New Albany | Noblesville | Portage | Richmond | South Bend | Terre Haute | Valparaiso | West Lafayette The following is the list of incorporated towns in Indiana as of January 1, 2004: A Advance, Indiana Akron, Indiana Alamo, Indiana Albany, Indiana Albion, Indiana Altona, Indiana Ambia, Indiana Amo, Indiana Andrews, Indiana Arcadia, Indiana Argos, Indiana Ashley, Indiana Atlanta, Indiana Austin, Indiana Avilla, Indiana Avon, Indiana B Bainbridge... Anderson is a city in Madison County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Monroe Mayor Mark Kruzan Area    - City 51. ... Carmel (IPA: ) is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. ... Columbus is the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana. ... East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, opposite Chicago, Illinois. ... Elkhart (IPA: ) is a city part of the South Bend metropolitan statistical area in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Country United States State Indiana County Vanderburgh Government  - Dictator Jonathan Fuckface (D) Area  - City 40. ... Town of Fishers flag Fishers (IPA: ), located in Hamilton County, Indiana, is a town of population 52,390 (according to a special census conducted in 2004). ... Nickname: The Summit City Location in the state of Indiana, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Indiana County Allen Founded October 22, 1794 Incorporated February 22, 1840  - Mayor Graham Richard (D)  - City Clerk Sandra Kennedy (D)  - City Council John N. Crawford (R) Samuel J. Talarico, Jr (R) John Shoaff (D... This article is about the city in Indiana, for other uses of Gary, see Gary (disambiguation). ... Goshen (IPA: ) is a city of about 30,000 people located about 100 miles east of Chicago and 30 miles east of South Bend in north-central Indiana. ... Greenwood (IPA: ) is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Lake Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Government  - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area  - City  372 sq mi (963. ... Jeffersonville is a city located in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. ... Kokomo (IPA: ) is the county seat of Howard CountyGR6, Indiana, United States, Indianas 13th largest city. ... Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis. ... Lawrence is a city located in Marion County, Indiana. ... Marion (IPA: ) is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Lake Area  - City 86. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Mishawaka (IPA: ) is a city on the St. ... Muncie (IPA: ) is a city in Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. ... New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky. ... Noblesville (IPA: ) is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Porter Area  - City 71. ... Richmond (IPA: ) is a city in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County St. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Valpo Motto: Vale of Paradise Location in Indiana Coordinates: Country United States State Indiana County Porter Government  - Mayor Jon Costas (R) Area  - City  11. ... Chauncey Village area of West Lafayette West Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105km) northwest of Indianapolis. ...

Counties

Adams | Allen | Bartholomew | Benton | Blackford | Boone | Brown | Carroll | Cass | Clark | Clay | Clinton | Crawford | Daviess | DeKalb | Dearborn | Decatur | Delaware | Dubois | Elkhart | Fayette | Floyd | Fountain | Franklin | Fulton | Gibson | Grant | Greene | Hamilton | Hancock | Harrison | Hendricks | Henry | Howard | Huntington | Jackson | Jasper | Jay | Jefferson | Jennings | Johnson | Knox | Kosciusko | Lagrange | Lake | LaPorte | Lawrence | Madison | Marion | Marshall | Martin | Miami | Monroe | Montgomery | Morgan | Newton | Noble | Ohio | Orange | Owen | Parke | Perry | Pike | Porter | Posey | Pulaski | Putnam | Randolph | Ripley | Rush | Saint Joseph | Scott | Shelby | Spencer | Starke | Steuben | Sullivan | Switzerland | Tippecanoe | Tipton | Union | Vanderburgh | Vermillion | Vigo | Wabash | Warren | Warrick | Washington | Wayne | Wells | White | Whitley List of Indiana counties: Adams County Allen County Bartholomew County Benton County Blackford County Boone County Brown County Carroll County Cass County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Crawford County Daviess County Dearborn County Decatur County DeKalb County Delaware County Dubois County Elkhart County Fayette County Floyd County Fountain County... Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Allen County is the largest county (by area) located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Location in the state of Indiana Formed 1821 Seat Columbus Area  - Total  - Water 1,060 km² (409 mi²) 7 km² (3 mi²) 0. ... Benton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Blackford County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Boone County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Clinton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Daviess County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Dearborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Decatur County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Delaware County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Dubois County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and was established in 1817. ... Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Fountain County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Brookville from the northeast. ... Fulton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Gibson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, United States. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1930. ... County seat building in downtown Noblesville. ... Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Hendricks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Henry County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Howard County is one of 92 counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Huntington County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jay County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Jennings County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Kosciusko County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Historic county courthouse in Lagrange, built in the 1870s. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... LaPorte County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Marshall County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Martin County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Miami County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1910. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Newton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Noble County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Ohio County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Orange County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Parke County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Perry County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Posey County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Ripley County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Rushville from the air. ... St. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Shelby County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Spencer County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Starke County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Steuben County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Sullivan County is a county located in the state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1940. ... Tippecanoe County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Tipton County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Liberty from the air, looking west. ... Vanderburgh County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Vermillion County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Vigo County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Wabash County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Warrick County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Richmond is the county seat. ... Wells County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... White County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Whitley County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...

 v • d • e State of Wisconsin
Madison (capital)
Regions

Central Plain | Chicago metropolitan area | Chippewa Valley | Coulee Region | Eastern Ridges and Lowlands | Fox River | Lake Superior Lowland | Greater Milwaukee | Northern Highland | Western Upland Image File history File links Flag_of_Wisconsin. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Nickname: Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Coordinates: Municipality City Incorporated 1848 Government  - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area  - City 219. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... A region in the Peoples Republic of China is also called the Central Plain In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the Central Plain is a geographical region comprised of about 13,000 square miles of land in a v-shaped belt across the center of the state. ... Chippewa Valley was first inhabited by the Ojibwe Indians and settled by German and Scandinavian immigrants. ... // The Coulee Region, as it is colloquially known (officially designated the Driftless Area by the USGS and popularly referred to as the Driftless Zone, or Driftless Region since the 1980s) is an area of about 20,000 square miles (52,000 km²) in western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota, and... In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the Eastern Ridges and Lowlands is a geographical region in the eastern part of the state, between the Bay of Green Bay in the north and the state border with Illinois border in the south. ... The Fox River is a river in Wisconsin in the United States. ... In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the Lake Superior Lowland, also known as the Superior Coastal Plain, is a geographical region located in the far northern part of the state bordering Lake Superior. ... Location in the state of Wisconsin The Milwaukee–Racine–Waukesha metropolitan area is an urban area that the U.S. Census Bureau defines as a Combined Statistical Area centered on the city of Milwaukee and had a population of 1,708,563 people as of the 2005 U.S. Census... In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the Northern Highland is a geographical region covering the much of the state’s northern territory. ... In the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the Western Upland is a geographical region covering much of the western half of the state. ...

Largest cities

Appleton | Beloit | Eau Claire | Fond du Lac | Green Bay | Janesville | Kenosha | La Crosse | Madison | Manitowoc | Milwaukee | Oshkosh | Racine | Sheboygan | Stevens Point | Superior | Waukesha | Wausau | Wauwatosa | West Allis | West Bend Appleton is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, on the Fox River, 100 miles (161 km) north of Milwaukee. ... Beloit is a city located in Rock County, Wisconsin. ... Eau Claire is a city located in west-central Wisconsin. ... Location of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Lakeside Park entrance Agnesian HealthCare Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Downtown Janesville looking south on Main Street (2004) Janesville is a city in Wisconsin. ... Nickname: K-town Keno Kenowhere Location of Kenosha within Wisconsin Coordinates: Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Kenosha Settled 1836 Government  - Mayor John M. Antaramian Population  - City 96,845  - Density  3,795. ... Location in the state of Wisconsin Coordinates: Counties La Crosse County Government  - Mayor Mark Johnsrud Area  - City 57. ... Nickname: Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Coordinates: Municipality City Incorporated 1848 Government  - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area  - City 219. ... Nickname: The Port City, Manty Location of Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin County Manitowoc Government  - Mayor Kevin M. Crawford(D) Area  - City 44. ... Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: County Milwaukee Government  - Mayor Tom Barrett Area  - City  97 sq mi (251. ... Location of Oshkosh, Wisconsin City hall Downtown Oshkosh at U.S. Route 45 Oshkosh Public Museum Mouth of the Fox River into Lake Winnebago. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sheboygan is the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Stevens Point, Portage County, is located in central Wisconsin. ... The city of Superior sits at the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 53, and is the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin. ... County Waukesha Mayor Larry Nelson (D) Congressional Rep. ... Wausau is a suburb of Merrill, WI and is the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin. ... Municipal Tank No. ... Wisconsin State Fair West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. ... West Bend is a city in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. ...

Counties

Adams | Ashland | Barron | Bayfield | Brown | Buffalo | Burnett | Calumet | Chippewa | Clark | Columbia | Crawford | Dane | Dodge | Door | Douglas | Dunn | Eau Claire | Florence | Fond du Lac | Forest | Grant | Green | Green Lake | Iowa | Iron | Jackson | Jefferson | Juneau | Kenosha | Kewaunee | La Crosse | Lafayette | Langlade | Lincoln | Manitowoc | Marathon | Marinette | Marquette | Menominee | Milwaukee | Monroe | Oconto | Oneida | Outagamie | Ozaukee | Pepin | Pierce | Polk | Portage | Price | Racine | Richland | Rock | Rusk | Sauk | Sawyer | Shawano | Sheboygan | St. Croix | Taylor | Trempealeau | Vernon | Vilas | Walworth | Washburn | Washington | Waukesha | Waupaca | Waushara | Winnebago | Wood List of Wisconsin counties: Wisconsin counties Adams County Ashland County Barron County Bayfield County Brown County Buffalo County Burnett County Calumet County Chippewa County Clark County Columbia County Crawford County Dane County Dodge County Door County Douglas County Dunn County Eau Claire County Florence County Fond du Lac County Forest... Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Ashland County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Barron County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Bayfield County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin, USA. As of 2000, the population is 15,013. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Buffalo County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Burnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Calumet County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Chippewa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Crawford County is a county located in southwest Wisconsin. ... Dodge County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Door County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Douglas County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Dunn County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Eau Claire County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Florence County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Fond du Lac County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Forest County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Grant County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Green County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Green Lake County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Iowa County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Iron County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Juneau County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Kenosha County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... La Crosse County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Lafayette County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Langlade County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Manitowoc County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Marathon County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Marinette County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Marquette County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Menominee County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Milwaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Oconto County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Oneida County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Outagamie County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Ozaukee County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Pepin County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Pierce County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Portage County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Price County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Racine County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Richland County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Rock County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Rusk County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Sauk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Sawyer County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Shawano County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Sheboygan County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... St. ... Taylor County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Trempealeau County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Vernon County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Vilas County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Walworth County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Washburn County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Waukesha County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Waupaca County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Waushara County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Wood County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ...



 

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