Evanston, Illinois

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The city of Evanston is located in Cook County.

Evanston is 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Evanston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Evanston can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Evanston had a population of 74,239 people^<2> (or 1.38% of the total population of Cook County). The population of Evanston represented 0.6% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 14th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Evanston had a population of 77,693 people. This is an increase of 4.65% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Evanston.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington Heights	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease
	Berwyn	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	49,919	7.58% decrease
	Buffalo Grove	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	42,972	0.15% increase
	Chicago	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,853,114	1.48% decrease
	Cicero	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	80,414	6.08% decrease
	Des Plaines	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	57,062	2.82% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Evanston.

Websites for Evanston

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The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Evanston. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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