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East Chicago

city in Lake County, Indiana, United States
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East Chicago

Summary

East Chicago is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Chicago is located in Lake County[3].
  • East Chicago is in the country of United States[4].
  • East Chicago's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • East Chicago's postal code is recorded as 46312[6].
  • East Chicago is part of Chicago metropolitan area[7].
  • East Chicago's Commons category is recorded as East Chicago, Indiana[8].
  • East Chicago's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[9].
  • East Chicago's local dialing code is recorded as 219[10].
  • 1893 marks the founding of East Chicago[11].
  • East Chicago's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.6389, 'lon': -87.4622}[12].
  • East Chicago's official website is recorded as https://www.eastchicago.com[13].
  • East Chicago's topic's main category is recorded as Category:East Chicago, Indiana[14].
  • East Chicago has a population of {'amount': '+29698'}[15].
  • East Chicago has a population of {'amount': '+26370'}[16].
  • East Chicago's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of East Chicago, Indiana[17].
  • East Chicago's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • East Chicago's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'East Chicago'}[19].
  • East Chicago's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in East Chicago, Indiana[20].
  • East Chicago's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in East Chicago, Indiana[21].
  • East Chicago's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+10645'}[22].
  • East Chicago's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from East Chicago, Indiana[23].
  • East Chicago's owner of is recorded as E. J. Block Athletic Field[24].
  • East Chicago sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+180'}[25].
  • East Chicago covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+41.842559'}[26].
  • East Chicago covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+41.83415'}[27].

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Founding

1893 marks the founding of East Chicago[11].

Identity

East Chicago's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[19]. It is part of Chicago metropolitan area[7].

Why It Matters

East Chicago ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Gregg Popovich United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Country → United States
    Located in time zone → Central Time Zone
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of East Chicago, Indiana
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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