Elgin, Illinois
Elgin (/ˈɛldʒɪn/) is a city in Illinois in the United States. It is roughly 40 mi (64 km) northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 114,797.[4] It is the sixth-largest city in Illinois. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Coordinates: 42°02′18″N 88°19′22″W / 42.03833°N 88.32278°WCoordinates: 42°02′18″N 88°19′22″W / 42.03833°N 88.32278°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
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Townships | |
Founded | 1835 |
Incorporated (city) | April 24, 1854[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
Area | |
• Total | 38.60 sq mi (99.97 km2) |
• Land | 38.03 sq mi (98.49 km2) |
• Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2) 1.43% |
Elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 114,797 |
• Density | 3,018.83/sq mi (1,165.59/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
ZIP code(s) | 60120–60125 |
Geocode | 17-23074 |
FIPS code | 17-23074 |
Demonym | Elginite |
Website | www |
People from Elgin
Authors and academics
- E.C. "Mike" Alft, historian, author, and former mayor of Elgin.
- Nina Burleigh, journalist and best-selling author.[source?]
- Paul Flory, chemist, Nobel Prize winner (1974).
- Lloyd Hall, chemist.
- Douglas J. Mink, astronomer, co-discover of the rings around the planet Uranus.
- John Platt, computer scientist.
- Tom Shales, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner (1988).
- Carleton Washburne, educator, author of the Winnetka Plan.[source?]
Business and invention
- Max Adler, vice-president of Sears & Roebuck, benefactor of Adler Planetarium.
- Lawrence B. Hamlin, violator of the Pure Food and Drug Act on claiming that his family's patent medicine could cure cancer.
- Lysander Hamlin, co-originator with John Austen Hamlin of Hamlin's Wizard Oil, father of Lawrence B. Hamlin.
- Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of Jimmy John's, benefactor of UIC's Liautaud Graduate School of Business.
- Earl "Madman" Muntz, marketer, car stereo and 4-track cartridge pioneer.
- James Roche, former chairman of General Motors.
Media and arts
- Dan Andriano, musician.[5][6]
- Joe Becker, musician.[source?]
- Bruce Boxleitner, actor.
- BarlowGirl, Christian rock band.
- Chelsea Brummet, actress.
- Josh Caterer, songwriter, musician, lead singer of indie rock band Smoking Popes.[source?]
- Chuck Harder, radio talk show host.
- John Austen Hamlin, magician, brother of Lysander Hamlin.
- Matt Hoffman, Big brother 12.
- Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) spent part of his childhood in the nearby Campton Township.
- Laurence Kaptain, international performer/recording artist, and Dean, College of Music and Dramatic Arts, Louisiana State University.
- William LeBaron, playwright, movie producer.
- David Otunga, Harvard educated lawyer, reality show contestant on VH1's I Love New York 2, fiance of singer/actress Jennifer Hudson.[source?]
- Jane Peterson, painter and artist.[source?]
- John Qualen, actor.
- David Strackany, folk singer-songwriter aka Paleo, born in Elgin[7]
Military
- Harry Chamberlin, Brigadier General, equestrian, Olympic gold medalist (1932).[source?]
Politics
- Ray Barnhart, Texas Republican politician
- Peter Fitzgerald, United States Senator (R-IL).
Sports
- Charlene Barnett (1928-1979), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player and member of three champion teams.
- Brian Oldfield (born 1945), Olympic shot putter.
- Flynn Robinson (born 1941), basketball player for the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Baltimore Bullets.
Elgin, Illinois Media
The 1850 cobblestone Gifford-Davidson House
Historic print of Main Building of Elgin State Hospital, demolished in 1993
The campus of Elgin Community College
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "City of Elgin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Name of Local Government: Elgin". Illinois State Archives. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "QuickFacts: Elgin city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ Althea Legaspi (March 1, 2010). Alkaline Trio gets back to its roots in Chicago. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-03-01/entertainment/ct-live-0301-alkaline-trio-review-20100301_1_matt-skiba-band-roots. Retrieved 2011-06-15. "Singer-guitarist Matt Skiba and singer-bassist Dan Andriano took turns on mic ...".
- ↑ Althea Legaspi (2011-06-15). Dan Andriano: Biography. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/96f8c414-b03b-47b6-b41d-bdaeff35cbdb. Retrieved 2011-06-15. "Born 27 June 1977 ... Daniel Michael Andriano (born June 27, 1977 in Elgin, Illinois)".
- ↑ "Biography". Partisan Records. 2011-06-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
David Strackany was raised in Elgin, Illinois.