Population: 2000 Census
Geography:
1 World Almanac website
2 World Book Encyclopedia website
3 Encyclopedia Americana 2006
4 Encyclopedia of Chicago website
5 Chicago Park District Budget Summary 2007
6 Chicago Police Department Annual Report 2007
7 Archdiocese of Chicago Annual Report 2005
8 Chicago Public Schools Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30 2007
9 Chicago Transit Authority President’s Budget Recommendations 2008
| Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| Chicago | 2,142,372 | 753,644 | 2,896,016 | ||
| White | 907,166 | 308,149 | 1,215,315 | ||
| African American | 1,053,739 | 11,270 | 1,065,009 | ||
| Asian | 124,437 | 1,537 | 125,974 | ||
| Pacific Islanders | 972 | 816 | 1,788 | ||
| Native American | 4,253 | 6,037 | 10,290 | ||
| Other Race | 4,331 | 388,872 | 393,203 | ||
| Multi-racial | 47,474 | 36,963 | 84,437 | ||
| Cook County | 5,376,741 | ||||
| 9 County Metropolitan Area | 8,272,768 | ||||
| Illinois | 12,419,293 | ||||
| 2007 Population Estimate for Chicago | 2,836,658 | ||||
* www.census.gov |
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Location1....................Latitude, 41° 51´ N, Longitude, 87° 39´ W Area2 (square miles)...............................................228 Lake front3 (miles of shore line) ..................................28 Altitude3 (feet above sea level in business district)..............595 Base line of street-numbering system2 ...............State and Madison
Weather4:
Temperature
Highest recorded temperature........105°F................July 24, 1934
Lowest recorded temperature.........-27°F.............January 20, 1985
Most # of days in a year with temp at 90°F....47..................1988
Most # of days in a year with temp below 32°F.43...............1976-77
Precipitation
Most recorded precipitation
in a 24-hour period.............6.24 inches.........August 12-13, 1987
in a month......................17.1 inches...............August, 1987
Snowfall
Most recorded accumulation
in a 24-hour period.............23 inches..........January 26-27, 1967
in a season...................89.7 inches..............Winter, 1978-79
Unless otherwise noted, all data is from the City of Chicago Budget Program and Budget Summary, statistics for 2006.
Board of Election Commissioners
Eligible voters registered.........................................82% Voter turnout, as a percentage of registered voters
(2006 election)....................................................49%
Chicago Department of Public Health
Primary Health Care visits at CDPH clinics.....................136,649 Food safety/sanitation inspections..............................24,580
Homes inspected for lead hazards................................12,600
Chicago Fire Department
Fire dispatches................................................158,774 Structure fires..................................................2,163 Calls for emergency medical services...........................357,486
Fire-related deaths (non-CFD personnel).............................42 Fire inspections conducted......................................82,883 Water rescues/recoveries............................................45
Chicago Park District5
Lakefront Trail length in miles.....................................18 Golf courses.........................................................3 Driving ranges.......................................................2 Bird and wildlife gardens...........................................10 Beaches.............................................................31 Field houses.......................................................263 Museums.............................................................10 Historic lagoons....................................................16 Conservatories.......................................................2
Chicago Police Department6
Number of sworn and exempt personnel............................13,616 Crossing guards..................................................931 Marked squad cars................................................1,663 Unmarked squad cars..............................................1,381 Canine mini-vans....................................................32 Prisoner transport vans.............................................13
Boats................................................................7 Total homicides....................................................442 Arsons.............................................................700 Change in Total Index Crimes from previous year...................-2.4%
Chicago Public Library
Average hours libraries are open per week...........................60 Materials loaned per capita.......................................2.50 CPL website ‘hits’ average monthly..........................27,000,000 Children participating in Summer Reading Program................43,360 Library cards issued to Chicago students during Back to School..41,837
Chicago Schools
Chicago Parochial Schools7
Elementary Schools.................................................126 High Schools....................................................... 23 Total enrollment................................................52,316
Chicago Public Schools8
Elementary Schools.................................................472 Special Schools.....................................................18 High Schools........................................................93 Vocational/Technical Schools........................................12 Charter Schools.....................................................27 Total Enrollment...............................................413,694
Chicago Transit Authority9
Bus Routes........................................................ 154 Bus Stops.......................................................11,846 Buses............................................................2,196 Bus miles traveled each day....................................214,300
Rail lines...........................................................8
Stations and platforms.............................................144 Rail cars........................................................1,190 Rail miles driven daily........................................225,400 Average weekday passengers...................................1,600,000 Paratransit rides............................................2,400,000 Miles of track.....................................................242
Miles of subway tunnels.............................................24 Miles of elevated structure.......................................87.5
Commission on Animal Care and Control
Spay/neuter services provided....................................4,016 Animals adopted..................................................3,165 Animals euthanized..............................................17,159
Department of Aviation
O'Hare Airport
Airport Operations..............................................958,624 Passenger Enplanements.......................................38,163,831
Midway Airport
Airport Operations..............................................298,548
Passenger Enplanements........................................9,198,532
Department of Buildings
Total inspections conducted................................... 339,163 License examinations conducted...................................2,651
Department of Children and Youth Services
Head start children served..................................... 16,518 Youth served in after school programs............................8,610
Youth who received summer jobs..................................15,351
Department of Construction and Permit
Permits issued .................................................49,380
Department of Consumer Services
Consumer complaints and service requests .......................15,572 Public vehicle safety inspections ..............................29,607 Maxwell Street Market licenses issued ..........................13,389
Department of General Services
Electricity usage in City buildings, in kilowatthours......274,173,003 Natural gas usage in City buildings, in therms .............43,146,404
Department of Human Resources
Applications received..........................................174,714 Employees hired .................................................6,628
Department of Innovation and Technology
City of Chicago web ‘hits’ for year.........................21,654,523
Department of Planning and Development
Jobs created and retained in Chicago.............................9,522 Landmark designations initiated.....................................22
Department of Procurement Services
Contracts awarded..................................................705 Total dollar amount ....................................$3,747,904,754 Contracts awarded to Minority Business Enterprises..................28% Contracts awarded to Women Business Enterprises......................6%
Department of Revenue
Revenue collected from parking tickets................... $180,656,006 Revenue collected from parking meters..................... $21,958,872 Parking boots applied.......................................... 55,601
Department of Senior Services
Home delivered meals ........................................2,911,993 Regional Senior Centers .............................................6 Senior Satellite Centers ............................................6
Department of Streets and Sanitation
Tons of refuse collected.....................................1,157,341 Processed garbage recycled..........................................18% Graffiti removal requests......................................164,250 Abandoned vehicles towed ........................................9,108 Traffic signals converted to LED...................................136
Department of Transportation
Blocks of sidewalks repaired ......................................280 New bike racks installed...........................................500
Pot hold repair requests........................................24,147
Stop sign repair requests .......................................3,350 Blocks of streets resurfaced ......................................529
Department of Water Management
Water usage in the City average gallons per day............539,000,000 Total miles of water mains constructed or replaced .................20
Total miles of sewer mains constructed or replaced ..................7
Department of Zoning
Inspections of illegal conversion ...............................3,617 Landscape plans reviewed ........................................6,369 Business licenses reviewed .....................................21,880
Mayor’s Office of Special Events
Lakefront festivals.................................................12 Attendance .................................................10,100,000
Farmers markets provided, days ....................................447
Office of Emergency Management and Communications
9 1 1 calls .................................................5,678,462 Prank calls ...................................................578,960 Call volume (3 1 1) .........................................4,390,166
Office of the City Clerk
City stickers purchased .....................................1,265,141 City stickers sales revenue ...............................$97,000,000 Vehicles cited for not displaying a sticker ....................47,378
2 World Book Encyclopedia website
3 Encyclopedia Americana 2006
4 Encyclopedia of Chicago website
5 Chicago Park District Budget Summary 2007
6 Chicago Police Department Annual Report 2007
7 Archdiocese of Chicago Annual Report 2005
8 Chicago Public Schools Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30 2007
9 Chicago Transit Authority President’s Budget Recommendations 2008