Geneva (Illinois)
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 Downtown Geneva |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Foundation : | 1887 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Kane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 53 ′ N , 88 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
19,515 (status: 2000) 9,572,572 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 895.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 22.2 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 21.8 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 217 m | ||
| Postal code : | 60134 | ||
| Area code : | +1 630 331 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-28872 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 408942 | ||
| Website : | www.geneva.il.us | ||
| Mayor : | Kevin Burns | ||
 Kane County Courthouse |
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Geneva (German: Geneva) is a city in the Chicago metropolitan area and the administrative seat of Kane County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 the city had 19,515 inhabitants on an area of 22.2 km². Geneva is on the Fox River . Neighboring parishes are Batavia , St. Charles and West Chicago . Mayor is Kevin Burns. Geneva owns a hospital called Delnor Community Hospital .
history
The area of what is now Geneva was inhabited exclusively by Indian tribes from at least the 17th century until the early 19th century. The first white settlers settled there from around 1830. In 1836 Geneva was elevated to a county seat .
Geneva has been a city since 1887. First Mayor was James Herrington, the son of the founder.
schools
Geneva is located in the Geneva School District 304 .
Primary schools:
- Coultrap Elementary School
- Harrison Street Elementary School
- Heartland Elementary School
- Mill Creek Elementary School
- Western Avenue Elementary School
Primary schools
- Geneva Middle School North
- Geneva Middle School South
High schools
- Geneva Community High School
Parks
- Bennett Park
- City Park
- Dryden Park
- Eagle Brook Park
- Fargo Park
- Good Templar Park
- Kay Lovett Park
- Marjorie Murray School Park
- Meadows Park
- Jay-Cee Park
- Old Mill Park
- Randall Square Park
- Sunset Park
- Western Ave Park
- Wheeler Park
- Williamsburg Park
Waters
The city of Geneva is located on the Fox River , which rises not far from Menomonee Falls in neighboring Wisconsin and flows into the Illinois River near Ottawa . Other bodies of water in Geneva include Mill Creek, a small stream, and Pech Lake.
Sports facilities
- Geneva Golf Club - golf course
- Phillip B Elfstrom Stadium - Baseball stadium of the Kane County Cougars baseball team .
traffic
The city is located on Illinois Highways 38, including Roosevelt Street , 31 and 25. The nearest airport is Dupage County Airport . The Metra Geneva also runs through the city .
Sons and daughters
- Gower Champion (1919-1980); Director, choreographer, dancer and actor
- Steve Hunt (born 1954); Jazz drummer
- Stu Linder (1931-2006); Film editor and Oscar winner
- Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856-1939); Geneticist and zoologist
- Rick Wohlhuter (* 1948); Track and field athlete who was successful over the middle distance in the 1970s
- Bob Woodward (born 1943); uncovered the background to the Watergate affair together with Carl Bernstein as a reporter for the Washington Post
Town twinning
Geneva is twinned with Croissy-sur-Seine , Yvelines , France.
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Geneva, Illinois. (No longer available online.) Www.geneva.il.us, archived from the original on April 15, 2009 ; accessed on March 12, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
