Wheeling, Illinois
| Wheeling, Illinois | |
| Village of Wheeling, Illinois | |
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| Motto: "A Community of Choice" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Cook, Lake |
| Elevation | 650 ft (198.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°7′53″N 87°55′47″W / 42.13139°N 87.92972°WCoordinates: 42°7′53″N 87°55′47″W / 42.13139°N 87.92972°W |
| Area | 8.74 sq mi (22.64 km2) |
| - land | 8.50 sq mi (22 km2) |
| - water | 0.24 sq mi (1 km2), 2.75% |
| Population | 37,648 (2010) |
| Density | 4,327.4/sq mi (1,670.8/km2) |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Government | Council-manager |
| Mayor | Dean S. Argiris |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60089, 60090 |
| Area code | 847 and 224 |
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
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Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it is primarily in Cook County. The population was 37,648 at the 2010 census. Wheeling is named for Wheeling, WV.
Wheeling is located at 42°7′53″N 87°55′47″W / 42.13139°N 87.92972°W (42.131526, -87.929586).
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 8.74 square miles (22.6 km2), of which 8.74 square miles (22.6 km2) (or 97.26%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 2.74%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 34,496 people, 13,280 households, and 8,459 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,106.5 people per square mile (1,585.6/km²). There were 13,697 housing units at an average density of 1,630.5 per square mile (629.6/km²). The racial make-up of the village was 76.68% White, 2.44% African American, 0.23% Native American, 9.26% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 9.18% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.68% of the population.
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