Waukegan

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Waukegan
Nickname : Wauk-Town
The Waukegan Harbor Lighthouse 1903
The Waukegan Harbor Lighthouse 1903
Location in Illinois
Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan
Waukegan
Basic data
Foundation : 1829
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Lake County
Coordinates : 42 ° 22 ′  N , 87 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 22 ′  N , 87 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 89,078 (status: 2010)
9,572,572 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,494.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 59.8 km 2  (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of
which 59.6 km 2  (approx. 23 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 199 m
Postcodes : 60085, 60087
Area code : +1 847
FIPS : 17-79293
GNIS ID : 420650
Website : www.waukeganweb.net
Mayor : Robert G. Sabonjian

Waukegan is a city in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen State of Illinois and the administrative seat of Lake County . In 2010, Waukegan had 89,078 residents. Waukegan is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .

geography

The city is located on the coast of Lake Michigan at 42 ° 42'21 "north latitude and 87 ° 51'41" west longitude. The city extends over 59.83 km², which is spread over 59.57 km² of land and 0.26 km² of water.

US Highway 41 runs north-south on the western edge of Waukegan . Illinois State Routes 43 , 120 , 131, and 137 meet in downtown Illinois .

Several Union Pacific Railroad lines run parallel through Waukegan in a north-south direction.

Waukegan is located 67.3 km north of central Chicago , 120 km east of Rockford and 83.9 km south of Milwaukee , Wisconsin .

history

Waukegan was founded as an outpost by French traders in the late 17th century . Waukegan was officially recognized as a city on February 23, 1859 .

Demographic data

In the official census in 2000 , the population was 87,901. These were distributed to 27,787 households in 19,450 families. The population density was 1,475.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 29,249 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 491.0 buildings per square kilometer.

The population in 2000 was 50.1 percent white , 19.2 percent African American , 0.5 percent Native American , 3.6 percent Asian, and 23.0 percent other. 3.5 percent said they came from at least two of these groups. 44.8 percent of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.

30.2 percent were under 18 years of age, 12.1 percent between 18 and 24, 33.4 percent between 25 and 44, 16.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 7.9 percent 65 and older. The mean age was 29 years. For every 100 women there were 103.1 men, for those over 18 years of age 103.2.

The median income per household was 42,335  US dollars  (USD), the median family income 47,341 USD. The median income for men was $ 30,556 and that for women was $ 25,632. The per capita income was $ 17,368. Around 10.7 percent of families and 13.9 percent of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ^ US Census Bureau, 2009 Waukegan estimate
  2. ↑ Google Maps: Waukegan, IL - Chicago, IL
  3. ↑ Google Maps: Waukegan, IL - Rockford, IL
  4. ↑ Google Maps: Waukegan, IL - Milwaukee, WI
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Waukegan, Illinois

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