Evanston, Illinois
Evanston (/ˈɛvənstən/ EV-ən-stən) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. A suburb of Chicago, Evanston is 12 miles (19 km) north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wilmette to the north, and Lake Michigan to the east. Evanston had a population of 78,110 as of 2020.
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View of downtown, at Sherman Avenue and Davis Street, looking south/south-east toward Chicago | |
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Location of Evanston in Cook County, Illinois | |
Evanston Location in the United States Evanston Evanston (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°02′47″N 87°41′41″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Incorporated | 1863 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Daniel Biss (D) |
| • Budget | $304,494,806 (fiscal year: 2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.80 sq mi (20.21 km2) |
| • Land | 7.78 sq mi (20.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) 0.26% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 78,110 |
| • Density | 10,041.14/sq mi (3,876.66/km2) |
| 4.86% increase from 2010 | |
| Demonym | Evanstonian |
| Standard of living (2011) | |
| • Per capita income | $40,732 |
| • Median home value | $340,700 |
| Demographics (2010) | |
| • White | 65.6% |
| ZIP Codes | 60201–60204, 60208–60209 |
| Area codes | 847 & 224 |
| FIPS code | 17-24582 |
| GNIS ID | 2394709 |
| Website | cityofevanston |
Founded by Methodist business leaders in 1857, the city was incorporated in 1863. Evanston is home to Northwestern University, founded in 1851 before the city's incorporation, one of the world's leading research universities. Today known for its ethnically diverse population, Evanston is heavily shaped by the influence of Chicago, externally, and Northwestern, internally. The city and the university share a historically complex long-standing relationship.