Des Plaines
city in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Summary
Des Plaines is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,740 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cook County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Shares border with: Mount Prospect[5], Chicago[6], Elk Grove Village[7], Park Ridge[8], Rosemont[9], Glenview[10]
- Postal code: 60016[11], 60017[12], 60018[13], 60019[14]
- Commons category: Des Plaines, Illinois[15]
- Licence plate code: 19642[16]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[17]
- Inception: January 1, 1852[18]
- Official website: http://www.desplaines.org/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Des Plaines, Illinois[20]
- Population: 58,364[21], 60,675[22]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Des Plaines, Illinois[23]
- Official name: Des Plaines[24]
- Category for people born here: Q32863026[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q123289633[26]
- Number of households: 21,849[27]
- Native label: Des Plaines[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Des Plaines, Illinois[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 196 m[30], 642 feet[31]
- Area: 37.530551 km²[32], 14.49 square mile[33], 37.342293 km²[34]
- Water as percent of area: 0.9342 percent[35]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Chicago metropolitan area[36]
- Per capita income: 37,220 US dollars[37]
Why It Matters
Des Plaines has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]