Joliet
city in Illinois, United States
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Summary
Joliet is a city in the United States[1]. Joliet ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,565 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Will County[3], Kendall County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Des Plaines River[6]
- Head of government: Bob O’Dekirk[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Named after: Louis Jolliet[9]
- Postal code: 60431[10], 60432[11], 60433[12], 60434[13], 60435[14], 60436[15]
- Commons category: Joliet, Illinois[16]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[17]
- Local dialing code: 815[18]
- Inception: 1833[19]
- Official website: https://www.joliet.gov/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Joliet, Illinois[21]
- Population: 147,459[22], 152,812[23], 147,433[24], 150,362[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Joliet, Illinois[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], The New Student's Reference Work[28]
- Capital of: Will County[29]
- Official name: Joliet[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Joliet, Illinois[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Joliet, Illinois[32]
- Number of households: 48,516[33]
- Native label: Joliet[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Joliet, Illinois[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 165 m[36]
- Area: 168.595389 km²[37], 162.578193 km²[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Joliet include Joliet Regional Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41].
Why It Matters
Joliet has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Joliet is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Joliet include Joliet Regional Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41].