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 (11,015 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 instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area^[7].
• Chicago is named after Chicago metropolitan area^[8].
• Naperville is named after Chicago metropolitan area^[9].
• Elgin is named after Chicago metropolitan area^[10].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cook County^[11].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as DuPage County^[12].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grundy County^[13].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as McHenry County^[14].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Will County^[15].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as DeKalb County^[16].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kane County^[17].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kendall County^[18].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lake County^[19].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jasper County^[20].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lake County^[21].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Newton County^[22].
• Chicago metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Porter County^[23].
• Chicago metropolitan area's Commons category is recorded as Chicago metropolitan area^[24].
• Chicago metropolitan area comprises Chicago–Naperville–Schaumburg metropolitan division^[25].
• Chicago metropolitan area comprises Elgin metropolitan division^[26].
• Chicago metropolitan area comprises Lake County metropolitan division^[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 covers an area of {'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^[7].

History and Context

Things named after include Chicago^[8], a city of Illinois^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1837^[44]; Naperville^[9], a city of Illinois^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1831^[47]; and Elgin^[10], a city of Illinois^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1835^[50].

Why It Matters

Chicago metropolitan area ranks in the top 3% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,015 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]