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1880
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Illinois - Cook County - Evanston - ED 16-175 - ED 16-219, 1880
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About Evanston
City in Illinois, United StatesEvanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Evanston lies on Lake Michigan 12 miles (19 km) north of the Loop. A Chicago suburb, it is bordered by Wilmette to the north, Skokie to the west, Chicago to the south, and the lake to the east. Evanston had a population of 78,110 as of 2020. Founded by Methodist business leaders in 1857, the city was incorporated in 1863. Evanston is home to Northwestern University, founded in 1851 before the city's incorporation, one of the world's leading research universities. Known for its ethnically diverse population, Evanston is heavily shaped by the influence of Chicago, externally, and Northwestern, internally. The city and the university …
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How Evanston ranks
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Housing in Evanston
The typical Evanston home is worth about $493,000, up 8.5% in a year, 66% above the Illinois typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Evanston
Safety Grade C-
Evanston reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.
Health in Evanston
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Schools in Evanston
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The public schools Evanston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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