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Geneva, Illinois


Location within the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs	The Chicago metropolitan area.

Incorporated

City in 1835. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

County; State

Kane; Illinois

Township

Geneva

Government

Council-manager

Mayor

Kevin Burns

Population (2000)

19,515 (up 21. A county of the United States is a local level of government created as a subdivision of a state by the state government or by the federal or territorial government as a subdivision A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Kane County is located in the US state of Illinois. In 2000 the population of the County was 404119 The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. Geneva Township is located in Kane County Illinois at 41881619 N -88 Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government 77% from 1990)

Pop. density

316. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² (820. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2/mi²)

ZIP code(s)

60134

Area code

630 and 331

Land area

22. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Area codes 630 and 331 are coterminous area codes under the North American Numbering Plan in the United States that cover a portion of Chicago 's suburbs Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 km² (8. 6 mi²)

Income

Per capita: $33,026
Household: $77,299

Home value

Mean: $??
Median: $217,900 (2000)

Website

www.geneva.il.us

**Demographics** (Full data)
White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Islander	Native	Other
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Geneva is a suburb of Chicago located in extreme eastern Kane County, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Kane County is located in the US state of Illinois. In 2000 the population of the County was 404119 As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,515. It is the county seat of Kane County^[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Kane County is located in the US state of Illinois. In 2000 the population of the County was 404119 Geneva is a popular tourist destination with its scenic location along the Fox River and numerous shops and restaurants. This article is about a tributary beginning in far southeastern Wisconsin of the Illinois River Geneva has a station on the Union Pacific/West line of the Metra commuter rail system which provides frequent service to downtown Chicago, 36 miles (58 km) away. Geneva is a Metra commuter Railroad station in Geneva Illinois served Metra 's Union Pacific/West Line. The Union Pacific/West ( UP-W) is a Commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago Illinois Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop There is an extensive bike trail system in Geneva including portions of the Fox River Trail and the Illinois Prairie Path. The Illinois Prairie Path (often called the Prairie Path and abbreviated IPP) is a network of of Bicycle trails mostly in DuPage County, Geneva has an active historical society, the Geneva History Center, located in downtown Geneva as well the Fabyan Windmill, an old Dutch windmill dating back to the 1850s. The Fabyan Windmill is an authentic working Dutch Windmill dating from the 1850s located in Geneva Illinois. A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind Geneva is part of a tri-city area, along with St. Charles and Batavia. St Charles is an affluent city in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly 40 miles west of Chicago on Batavia is a city in DuPage and Kane Counties in the US state of Illinois. The area is currently experiencing a high level of population growth as Chicago's urban sprawl spreads farther west. Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its Suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area Once considered one of Chicago's farthest west suburbs, Geneva is now becoming less so as farther west suburban locales such as La Fox and Elburn quickly develop.

The city is home to the Kane County Cougars baseball club of the Midwest League. The Kane County Cougars are a Class A Minor league baseball team affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. The Midwest League is a Class A Minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notable Natives
5 References
6 External links

Geography

Geneva is located at 41°53'9" North, 88°18'42" West (41. 885722, -88. 311771)^[2], 36 miles (58 km) west of downtown Chicago.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 square miles (22. 2 km²), of which, 8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 square miles (21. 8 km²) of it is land and 0. 2 square miles (0. 5 km²) of it is water. The total area is 2. 10% water.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there are 19,515 people, 6,718 households, and 5,186 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density is 2,321. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (895. 9/km²). There are 6,895 housing units at an average density of 820. 2/sq mi (316. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 96. 50% White, 1. 02% African American, 0. 06% Native American, 1. 25% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 0. 58% from other races, and 0. 56% from two or more races. 2. 77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6,718 households out of which 45. 2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 68. 0% are married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22. 8% are non-families. 19. 2% of all households are made up of individuals and 6. 0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2. 85 and the average family size is 3. 31.

In the city the population is spread out with 31. 8% under the age of 18, 5. 3% from 18 to 24, 31. 6% from 25 to 44, 22. 4% from 45 to 64, and 8. 9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 99. 9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96. 2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $77,299, and the median income for a family is $88,852. Males have a median income of $65,103 versus $38,520 for females. The per capita income for the city is $33,026. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 2. 2% of the population and 1. 6% of families are below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country

Education

Geneva School District 304 Includes the Following Schools:

Elementary Education Schools: Harrison Street Elementary School, Williamsburg Elementary School, Heartland Elementary School, Mill Creek School, Western Avenue Elementary School.

Middle Schools: Geneva Middle School South(Built in 1994), Geneva Middle School North(Built in 2006) Geneva Middle School South's Principal: Mr. Terrance Bleau | Geneva Middle School North's Principal: Mr. Lawrence Bidlack

High Schools: Geneva High School (Illinois)

[Education Primary Website for Geneva, IL District 304 - http://www.geneva304.org]

Notable Natives

Gower Champion, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. Geneva High School, or GHS, is a public High school located in Geneva Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago Illinois, in the United Gower Carlyle Champion ( June 22 1919 &ndash August 25 1980) was an American Theatre director, Choreographer A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic
Brandon Johnson, King of the black people. Brandon Johnson (born May 5, 1983 in Birmingham Alabama) is an American football Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals A king is a male Monarch, or a Head of state, who may or may not depending on the style of government of a nation exercise monarchal powers over a territory usually
Bob Woodward, investigative reporter for the Washington Post and author. Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. Investigative journalism is a type of reporting in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest often involving crime Political corruption, or some other Scandal An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created
Joe Rago, King of Thieves.

References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

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