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Evanston

suburban city in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Evanston

Summary

Evanston is a city in the United States[1]. Evanston ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,089 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Evanston is located in Cook County[3].
  • Evanston is in the country of United States[4].
  • Evanston's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Evanston's shares border with is recorded as Wilmette[6].
  • Evanston's shares border with is recorded as Chicago[7].
  • Evanston's shares border with is recorded as Skokie[8].
  • Evanston's shares border with is recorded as Rogers Park[9].
  • Evanston's shares border with is recorded as West Ridge[10].
  • Evanston's legislative body is recorded as Evanston City Council[11].
  • Evanston's postal code is recorded as 60201[12].
  • Evanston's postal code is recorded as 60202[13].
  • Evanston's postal code is recorded as 60203[14].
  • Evanston's postal code is recorded as 60204[15].
  • Evanston's postal code is recorded as 60208[16].
  • Evanston's Commons category is recorded as Evanston, Illinois[17].
  • Evanston's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[18].
  • 1836 marks the founding of Evanston[19].
  • Evanston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.0411414, 'lon': -87.6900587}[20].
  • Evanston's official website is recorded as http://cityofevanston.org/[21].
  • Evanston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Evanston, Illinois[22].
  • Evanston's Commons gallery is recorded as Evanston, Illinois[23].
  • Evanston has a population of {'amount': '+75430'}[24].
  • Evanston has a population of {'amount': '+74486'}[25].
  • Evanston has a population of {'amount': '+78110'}[26].
  • Evanston's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Evanston, Illinois[27].

Body

Founding

1836 marks the founding of Evanston[19].

Identity

Evanston's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Evanston'}[28].

Why It Matters

Evanston ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,089 views/month).[2] Evanston has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Evanston is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Evanston City Council
    Shares border with → Wilmette, Chicago, Skokie +2
    Flag → Q140002968
    Inception → —
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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