Cook County (Illinois)

Chicago skyline

administration
US state :	Illinois
Administrative headquarters :	Chicago
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Main Office - Administration 69 W. Washington Chicago, IL 60602
Foundation :	January 15, 1831
Made up from:	Putnam County
Area code :	001 312
Demographics
Residents :	5,194,560  (2010)
Population density :	2,120.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	4235 km²
Water surface :	1785 km²
map
Website : blog.cookcountygov.com

The Cook County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 5,194,560 residents and a population density of 2,120.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is the metropolis of Chicago , where 54 percent of the county's population live. Politically, the county is very much dominated by the Democrats .

The county is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area .

In terms of population, it is the second largest county in the United States, after Los Angeles County in California with over 9 million inhabitants. Almost one in two Illinois residents lives in Cook County.

geography

The county is on the west bank of Lake Michigan and borders Indiana to the southeast . It has an area of ​​4235 square kilometers, of which 1785 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Cook County:

McHenry County	Lake County
Kane County , DuPage County		Berrien County, Michigan 1
	Will County	Lake County (Indiana)

^{1 - maritime boundary in Lake Michigan}

Rivers

• Chicago River
• Crooked Creek
• Mill Creek

history

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	10,201		-
1850	43,385		325.3%
1860	144,954		234.1%
1870	349,966		141.4%
1880	607.524		73.6%
1890	1,191,922		96.2%
1900	1,838,735		54.3%
1910	2,405,233		30.8%
1920	3,053,017		26.9%
1930	3,982,123		30.4%
1940	4,063,342		2%
1950	4,508,792		11%
1960	5,129,725		13.8%
1970	5,492,369		7.1%
1980	5,253,655		-4.3%
1990	5,105,067		-2.8%
2000	5,376,741		5.3%
2010	5,194,560		-3.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Cook County was formed as the 54th County in Illinois on January 15, 1831 from Putnam County and named after Daniel Pope Cook , one of the first representatives and first attorney general of Illinois. In 1831 around 100 people lived in this area. In 1900 there were already 1.8 million living here, and in 1970 the previous high of 5.492 million was achieved.

The first settler in what is now Chicago's urban area was probably Jean Baptiste Point du Sable from Santo Domingo in 1779 . He built the first fortified settlement in the area of ​​today's DuSable Bridge and the Noth Bank . He was married to a local Indian. His marriage is believed to be the first in the Chicago area. The first white settler was Québec- born John Kinzie , an Indian trader who built his trading post in 1804 at the mouth of the Chicago River .

The good location on Lake Michigan, the early built port, the trade routes across the lake, the connection through the Des Plaines River to the Mississippi River were the first guarantees for an up-and-coming county. The Galena & Chicago Union was the first railroad company to build smaller lines. In 1849 Chicago had developed into the second largest railroad builder and became an industrial location. Just three years later, the mass of transported goods had overtaken that of steam ships. In 1895 one could reach downtown Chicago with 38 different railroad lines.

Historical objects

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Chicago
• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Chicago
• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in West Chicago
• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Chicago
• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Cook County outside of Chicago

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Cook County had 5,194,560 people in 1,936,481 households. The population density was 2120.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.63 people each in the 1,936,481 households.

The population is composed of 55.4 percent white, 24.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 6.2 percent Asian and other races; 2.5 percent have parents of different origins. 24 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 53,942  USD . The per capita income was $ 29,335. 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cook County localities

Citys

Berwyn Blue Island Burbank Bridgeview Calumet City Chicago

Chicago Heights Country Club Hills Countryside Des Plaines Elgin 1 Evanston

Harvey Hickory Hills Hometown Markham Northlake Oak Forest

Oak Lawn Palos Heights Palos Hills Park Ridge Rolling Meadows

Town

• Cicero

Villages

Alsip Arlington Heights Barrington 2 Barrington Hills 3 Bartlett 4 Bedford Park Bellwood Bensenville 5 Berkeley Broadview Brookfield Buffalo Grove 2 Burnham Burr Ridge 6 Calumet Park Chicago Ridge Crestwood Deer Park 7 Deerfield 7 Dixmoor Dolton East Dundee 8

East Hazel Crest Elk Grove Village 6 Elmhurst 6 Elmwood Park Evergreen Park Raft moor Ford Heights Forest Park Forest View Frankfort 9 Franklin Park Glencoe Glenview Glenwood golf Hanover Park 6 Harwood Heights Hazel Crest Hillside Hinsdale 5 Hodgkins Hoffman Estates 2

Homewood Indian Head Park Inverness Justice Kenilworth La Grange La Grange Park Lansing Lemont Lincolnwood Lynwood Lyons Matteson 10 Maywood Midlothian Morton Grove Mount Prospect Niles Norridge North Riverside Northbrook Northfield

Oak Brook 5 Oak Park Olympia Fields Orland Hills Orland Park Palatine Palos Park Park Forest 10 Phoenix Poses Prospect Heights Richton Park River Forest River Grove Riverdale Riverside Robbins Roselle 5 Rosemont Sauk Village 10 Schaumburg 6 Schiller Park

Skokie South Barrington South Chicago Heights South Holland Steger 10 Stickney Stone Park Streamwood Summit Thornton Tinley Park 10 University Park 9 Westchester Western Springs Wheeling 2 Willow Springs 5 Wilmette Winnetka Woodridge 11 Worth

Unincorporated Communities

• Hines
• La Grange Highlands
• Sutton

  ^{1 - mainly in Kane County
  2 - partly in Lake County
  3 - partly in Kane , Lake and McHenry County
  4 - partly in DuPage and Kane County
  5 - mainly in DuPage County
  6 - partly in DuPage County
  7 - mainly in Lake County
  8 - mostly in Kane County
  9 - mostly in Will County
10 - partly in Will County
11 - mostly in DuPage and partly in Will County}

structure

Cook County is divided into 30 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Barrington Township 15,636    17-03831 Berwyn Township 56,657    17-05586 Bloom Township 90.922    17-06561 Bremen Township 110.118    17-07939 Calumet Township 20,777    17-10474 Cicero Township 83,891    17-14364 Elk Grove Township 92.905    17-23243 Evanston Township 74,486    17-24595 Hanover Township 99,538    17-32694 Lemont Township 21,113    17-42808 Leyden Township 92,890    17-43120 Lyons Township 111,688    17-45447 Maine Township 135,772    17-46162 New Trier Township 55,424    17-52909 Niles Township 105,882    17-53013

Township Population (2010) FIPS Northfield Township 85.102    17-53676 Norwood Park Township 26,385    17-54430 Oak Park Township 51,878    17-54898 Orland Township 97,558    17-56614 Palatine Township 112.994    17-57238 Palos Township 54,615    17-57355 Proviso Township 151.704    17-62133 Rich township 76,727    17-63498 River Forest Township 11,172    17-64317 Riverside Township 15,594    17-64434 Schaumburg Township 131,288    17-68016 Stickney Township 40,772    17-72689 Thornton Township 169,326    17-75198 Wheeling Township 153,630    17-81100 Worth Township 152,633    17-83531

Outline of Cook County

The city of Chicago does not belong to any township.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1784766. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cook County, IL Retrieved November 25, 2012
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 25, 2012
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved on February 14, 2011
6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 3, 2014  

Web links

Commons : Cook County, Illinois  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• Cook County Board of Review
• Circuit Court of Cook County
• Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
• Cook County Recorder of Deeds
• Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Coordinates: 41 ° 48 ′  N , 87 ° 43 ′  W