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Ṣìkágò

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(Àtúnjúwe látiChicago)
Chicago
Ìlú
Clockwise from top: Downtown Chicago, the Chicago Theatre, the Chicago 'L', Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Field Museum, and the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower
Flag of Chicago
Flag
Official seal of Chicago
Seal
Nickname(s):
The Windy City,The Second City, Chi-Town,Hog Butcher for the World,City of Big Shoulders, The City That Works, White City, and others found atList of nicknames for Chicago
Motto(s):
Látìnì:Urbs in Horto(City in a Garden), Make Big Plans (Make No Small Plans), I Will
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois
Location in theChicago metropolitan areaand Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesCook,DuPage
Settled1770s
IncorporatedMarch 4, 1837
Named forÀdàkọ:Lang-mia
( "Wild onion" )
Government
• TypeMayor–council
MayorLori Lightfoot(D)
Area
• ÌlúÀdàkọ:Infobox settlement/impus/mag
• Land227.2 sq mi (588 km2)
• Water6.9 sq mi (18 km2) 3.0%
• Urban
2,122.8 sq mi (5,498 km2)
• Metro
10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2)
Elevation
597 ft (182 m)
Population
(2010 Census)[1][2]
• Ìlú2,695,598
• Rank3rd US
• Density11,864.4/sq mi (4,447.4/km2)
Urban
8,711,000
Metro
9,461,105
Demonym(s)Chicagoan
Time zoneUTC−6(CST)
• Summer (DST)UTC−5(CDT)
Area code(s)312,773,872
Websitecityofchicago.org
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Ṣíkágò(/ʃˈkɑːɡ/shih-KAH-goh,locally also/ʃˈkɔːɡ/shih-KAW-goh[4]), jẹ́ ìlú ńlá kan tí ó gbòòrò tí ó sì jẹ́ ìlú tí èrò pọ̀ sí jùlọ níOrílẹ̀ èdè Americatí olú ìlú wọn jẹ́Illinois,ó sì tún jẹ́ ìlú kẹta tí èrò pọ̀ sí jùlọ níorílẹ̀-èdè Amẹ́ríkà, nígbà tí ìlúNew York CityàtiLos Angeleswà ní ipò kiní àti ìkejì pẹ̀lú iyeènìyànti wọ́n tó 2,746,388 níye gẹ́gẹ́ bí òǹkà iye ènìyàn ọdún2020,ní orílẹ̀-èdè Amẹríkà ti ṣe sọ[5]it is also the most populous city in theMidwestern United Stat́esand thefifth most populous city in North America.Chicago is thecounty seatofCook County,thesecond most populous countyin the U.S., while a small portion of the city'sO'Hare International Airportalso extends intoDuPage County.Chicago is the principal city of theChicago metropolitan area,defined as either the U.S. Census Bureau'smetropolitan statistical area(9.6 million people) or thecombined statistical area(almost 10 million residents), often called Chicagoland. It isone of the 40 largest urban areas in the world.


  1. Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpopulation1
  2. "Population Change for the Ten Most Populous and Fastest Growing Metropolitan Statiscal Areas: 2000 to 2010"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau. March 2011. p. 6.RetrievedApril 12,2011.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Chicago
  4. Miami-Illinois:Shikaakwa;Anishinaabemowin:ZhigaagongCarrico, Natalya (March 18, 2019)."'We're still here'".Chicago Reader(in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì).RetrievedJanuary 12,2021.
  5. "QuickFacts: Chicago city, Illinois".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedAugust 19,2021.