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Encyclopedia > Lake County, Illinois

Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population is 644,356. Its county seat is Waukegan, Illinois6. The county is part of Chicagoland. Public domain map courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, modified to show counties. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A county seat is a town which is the capital of a county. ... Waukegan is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The Chicagoland region is colored red. ...


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,543 km² (1,368 mi²). 1,159 km² (448 mi²) of it is land and 2,384 km² (920 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 67.28% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the unit of measure. ...


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 644,356 people, 216,297 households, and 163,953 families residing in the county. The population density is 556/km² (1,440/mi²). There are 225,919 housing units at an average density of 195/km² (505/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 80.11% White, 6.94% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 3.90% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 6.72% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. 14.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 216,297 households out of which 42.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% are married couples living together, 9.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% are non-families. 19.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.20% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.88 and the average family size is 3.33. Marriage is a relationship and bond, most commonly between a man and a woman, that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 29.40% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.30 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $66,973, and the median income for a family is $76,424. Males have a median income of $50,789 versus $33,458 for females. The per capita income for the county is $32,102. 5.70% of the population and 4.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.00% of those under the age of 18 and 4.80% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Cities, villages and census-designated places


Antioch is a suburban village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Barrington is a village located in Cook County, Illinois and Lake County, Illinois. ... Organized with approximately 100 residents in 1831, Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Bannockburn is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Beach Park is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Channel Lake is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Deerfield is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Deer Park is a village located in Cook and Lake County. ... Organized with approximately 100 residents in 1831, Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Forest Lake is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Fox Lake is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Fox Lake Hills is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Fox River Grove is a village located in McHenry County, Illinois. ... Fox River Valley Gardens is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Gages Lake is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Grandwood Park is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Grayslake is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Green Oaks is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Gurnee is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Hainesville is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Hawthorn Woods is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Highland Park is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Highwood is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Indian Creek is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Island Lake is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Kildeer is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lake Barrington is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lake Bluff is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lake Catherine is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lake Villa is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lake Zurich is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lakemoor is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Libertyville is a village located in Lake County, Illinois,United States. ... Lincolnshire is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Lindenhurst is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Long Grove is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Long Lake is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Mettawa is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Mundelein is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... North Barrington is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... North Chicago is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Old Mill Creek is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Park City is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Riverwoods is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Round Lake is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Round Lake Beach is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Round Lake Heights is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Round Lake Park is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Third Lake is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Tower Lakes is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Venetian Village is a census-designated place located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Vernon Hills is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Volo is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Wadsworth is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Wauconda is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Waukegan is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... Winthrop Harbor is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Zion is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ...

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State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Chicagoland region is colored red. ... Little Egypt is an area in southern Illinois. ... The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area, also known as Chambana, is a region in east central Illinois. ... Alton is a city located in Madison County, Illinois. ... Aurora is a city located in Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties in Illinois. ... Belleville is a city located in St. ... Berwyn is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Bloomington is a city located in McLean County, Illinois. ... Burbank is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Calumet City is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... A view of Champaign from above ( see wider view). ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Crystal Lake is a city located in McHenry County, Illinois. ... Decatur is a city located in Macon County, Illinois. ... DeKalb is a city located in DeKalb County, Illinois. ... Des Plaines (DEHS PLAYNZ, IPA /dɛzˈplejnz/) is a city located in Cook County, Illinois. ... The Elgin Tower Building in historic downtown Elgin, Illinois dates from 1929. ... Elmhurst is a city located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... The Arch, the main entrance to the Evanston campus of Northwestern University Evanston (elevation 600 ft. ... Joliet, Illinois is a suburb of Chicago located in both Will and Kendall counties. ... Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois. ... Naperville is a city located in DuPage County, Illinois and Will County, Illinois. ... Park Ridge is a suburb of Chicago located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County6, Illinois. ... Quincy, known as the Gem City, is a city located in Adams County, Illinois. ... Rockford is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 150,115. ... Rock Island is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois. ... City nickname: Location in the state of Illinois Founded 1819 County Sangamon County Mayor Timothy Davlin Area  - Total  - Water 156. ... St. ... A snowy day in Carle Park west of the Urbana High School. ... Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, located about 28 miles west of Near North Side, Chicago and Lake Michigan. ... Waukegan is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, of which it is the county seat. ... List of towns and villages in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order. ... Addison is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Arlington Heights is a village located in Cook County, Illinois and a northwestern suburb of Chicago. ... Bartlett is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Bolingbrook is a village located in Will County, Illinois and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Buffalo Grove is a village located in Cook and Lake counties in Illinois. ... Carol Streams third and newest logo was adopted in 1996. ... View of Carpentersville from the cemetery, 1898 Carpentersville is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... Cicero is a town located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove is a suburb located 19 miles west of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Elk Grove Village is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Glenview is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Hoffman Estates is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Lombard is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois. ... Mount Prospect, part of Elk Grove Township, is a village located in Cook County, Illinois about 22 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. ... Normal is a town located in McLean County, Illinois. ... Oak Lawn is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Oak Park is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Orland Park is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Palatine is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Skokie is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Tinley Park is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ... List of 102 counties in the U.S. state of Illinois: Illinois counties Adams County Alexander County Bond County Boone County Brown County Bureau County Calhoun County Carroll County Cass County Champaign County Christian County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Coles County Cook County Crawford County Cumberland County DeKalb... 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 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. ... Organized with approximately 100 residents in 1831, Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Crawford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... DeKalb County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 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 state of Illinois. ... Edgar County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 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 state of Illinois. ... Franklin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Fulton County is a county located in the 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 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. ... Kane County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 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. ... La Salle County is a county located in the 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 state of Illinois. ... Macon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Macoupin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Marion County is a county located in the 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 state of Illinois. ... McHenry County is a county located in the 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 state of Illinois. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the 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 state of Illinois. ... Rock Island County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Saline County is a county located in the 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 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 state of Illinois. ... Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...

Chicago
Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles) and the largest inland city in the country, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

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Chicago River | I&M Canal | Lake Michigan | Sanitary and Ship Canal
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Community Areas
Albany Park | Archer Heights | Armour Square | Ashburn | Auburn Gresham | Austin | Avalon Park | Avondale | Belmont Cragin | Beverly | Bridgeport | Brighton Park | Burnside | Calumet Heights | Chatham | Chicago Lawn | Clearing | Douglas | Dunning | East Garfield Park | East Side | Edison Park | Edgewater | Englewood | Forest Glen | Fuller Park | Gage Park | Garfield Ridge | Grand Boulevard | Greater Grand Crossing | Hegewisch | Hermosa | Humboldt Park | Hyde Park | Irving Park | Jefferson Park | Kenwood | Lakeview | Lincoln Park | Lincoln Square | Logan Square | Loop | Lower West Side | McKinley Park | Montclare | Morgan Park | Mount Greenwood | Near North Side | Near South Side | Near West Side | New City | North Lawndale | North Center | North Park | Norwood Park | Oakland | O'Hare | Portage Park | Pullman | Riverdale | Rogers Park | Roseland | South Chicago | South Deering | South Lawndale | South Shore | Uptown | Washington Heights | Washington Park | West Elsdon | West Englewood | West Garfield Park | West Lawn | West Pullman | West Ridge | West Town | Woodlawn
Neighborhoods
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