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  2. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as the Greater Chicago Area and Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km 2), the metropolitan area ...

  3. Geography of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    According to the United States Census Bureau, the City of Chicago has a total area of 606.1 km 2 (234.0 sq mi). 588.3 km 2 (227.1 sq mi) of it is land and 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water. The city has been built on relatively flat land, the average height of land is 579 feet (176 m) above sea level.

  4. Collar counties - Wikipedia

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    224, 331, 630, 779, 815, 847. Collar counties is a colloquialism for DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the five counties of Illinois that border Cook County, which is home to Chicago. The collar counties are part of the Chicago metropolitan area and comprise many of the area's suburbs. While Lake County, Indiana, also borders Cook ...

  5. List of counties in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    List of counties in Illinois. There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and ...

  6. Chicago - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 0428803. Website. chicago.gov. Chicago[a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, [9] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

  7. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Community areas in Chicago. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes. Census data and other statistics are tied to the areas, which serve as the basis for a variety of urban planning initiatives on both the local and regional levels. The areas' boundaries do not generally change, allowing ...

  8. Category:Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    Category. : Chicago metropolitan area. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicago metropolitan area. This category is for the Chicago metropolitan area, including populated places, and sub-categories for populated places over 30,000; counties; regions; and sub-regions.

  9. DuPage County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    DuPage County (/ d uː ˈ p eɪ dʒ / doo-PAYJ) is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county. Its county seat is Wheaton. [2]