Evanston (Illinois)
| Evanston | |||
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 Fountain Square, with Lake Michigan and Chicago in the background |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1836 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Cook County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 3 ′ N , 87 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
74,239 (status: 2000) 9,572,572 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 3,712 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 20.1 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 20.0 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 187 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 60201-60204, 60208, 60209 | ||
| Area code : | +1 847, 224 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-24582 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 408101 | ||
| Website : | cityofevanston.org | ||
| Mayor : | Elizabeth B. Tisdahl | ||
Evanston is a city in Cook County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen State of Illinois on Lake Michigan . Evanston is located north of Chicago and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area . The city was founded in 1836 and in 2000 had a population of 74,239.
The city was named after the doctor and politician and later governor of Colorado , John Evans .
The city is known not only for its Northwestern University campus and other educational institutions, but also for the headquarters of Rotary International .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Charlton Heston (1923-2008), actor
- Edmund S. Phelps (* 1933), economist
- Grace Slick (born 1939), rock singer
- Jerry Portnoy (* 1943), blues musician
- Ed Petersen (* 1952), jazz musician
- Rogers Brubaker (* 1956), sociologist
- Harald Leibrecht (* 1961), German politician (FDP)
- Elizabeth McGovern (born 1961), actress
- John Cusack (born 1966), actor
- Jeffrey Lieber (* 1969), screenwriter
- Erik Spoelstra (* 1970), basketball coach
- Susie Cusack (born 1971), actress
- Lindsey Durlacher (1974-2011), wrestler
- Jake Johnson (born 1978), actor
- Timothy Goebel (* 1980), figure skater
- Zach Gilford (born 1982), actor
- Brian Hansen (* 1990), speed skater
Personalities who have worked on site
Famous people related to the city are
- Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951), US Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Fred Anderson (1929-2010), jazz musician
- Mary Jane Ward (1905–1981), writer
Town twinning
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Belize City , Belize
Web links
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