DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE
Chicago Facts
| Latitude |
41 degrees, 50 minutes North |
| Longitude |
87 degrees, 37 minutes West |
| Area |
228.5 square miles |
| Length (north/south) |
25 miles |
| Breadth (east-west) |
15 miles |
| Lake Front |
29 miles of shoreline |
| Altitude |
578.5 feet above sea level |
Accessibility
Chicago enjoys a centralized Midwestern location enhanced by Interstate highways that form efficient connections to a number of key metropolitan destinations with a 400-mile radius:
| City |
Distance |
Driving Time |
| Indianapolis, Indiana |
185 |
4 hours |
| Detroit, Michigan |
275 |
6 hours |
| St. Louis, Missouri |
291 |
6 hours |
| Columbus, Ohio |
312 |
7 hours |
| Cleveland, Ohio |
346 |
7 hours |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota |
400 |
9 hours |
