Chicago metropolitan area

Summary

Chicago metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,646 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chicago metropolitan area is located in Illinois^[3].
• Chicago metropolitan area is located in Indiana^[4].
• Chicago metropolitan area is located in Wisconsin^[5].
• Chicago metropolitan area is in the country of United States^[6].
• Chicago metropolitan area's image is recorded as Chicago aerial view.jpg^[7].
• Chicago metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area^[8].
• Chicago is named after Chicago metropolitan area^[9].
• Naperville is named after Chicago metropolitan area^[10].
• Elgin is named after Chicago metropolitan area^[11].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cook County^[12].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as DuPage County^[13].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grundy County^[14].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as McHenry County^[15].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Will County^[16].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as DeKalb County^[17].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kane County^[18].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kendall County^[19].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lake County^[20].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jasper County^[21].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lake County^[22].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Newton County^[23].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Porter County^[24].
• Chicago metropolitan area's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315530624^[25].
• Chicago metropolitan area's GND ID is recorded as 4229736-9^[26].
• Chicago metropolitan area's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2009008684^[27].

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Geography

Chicago metropolitan area is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include Illinois^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1818^[30]; Indiana^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1816^[33], headquartered in Indianapolis^[34]; and Wisconsin^[5], an U.S. state^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1848^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Chicago metropolitan area's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28120'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10055638'}^[39], {'amount': '+9838421'}^[40], and {'amount': '+9618502'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Chicago metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area^[8].

History and Context

Things named after include Chicago^[9], a city of Illinois^[42], in United States^[43]; Naperville^[10], a city of Illinois^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1831^[46]; and Elgin^[11], a city of Illinois^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1835^[49].

Why It Matters

Chicago metropolitan area ranks in the top 3% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,646 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]