Cook County, Illinois Article Index for
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Cook County, Illinois





U.S. Information

  County Cook County
  State Illinois
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  Map Size 125
  Founded January 15 1831
  Seat Chicago
  Largest City Chicago
  Area 4,235 Km&2 (1,635 Mi&2 )
  Area Land 2,449 km&2 (946 mi&2)
  Area Water 1,785 km&2 (689 mi&2)
  Area Percentage 4216%
  Census Yr 2004
  Pop 5,230,451
  Density 2,195
  Web wwwcookcountygovcom


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  As Of The "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/United_States_Census,_2000" class="copylinks">2000 Census &2 , there were 5,376,741 people, 1,974,181 households, and 1,269,398 families residing in the county The Population Density was 2,195/km&2 (5,686/mi&2) There were 2,096,121 housing units at an average density of 856/km&2 (2,216/mi&2) The Race (United States Census)racial makeup]] of the county was 5627% White , 2614% Black or African American , 029% Native American , 484% Asian , 005% Pacific Islander , 988% from other races, and 253% from two or more races 1993% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race 1763% reported speaking Spanish at home 313% speak Polish {Link without Title}