Joliet, Illinois
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| Joliet, IL | |
| City | |
| Official name: City of Joliet | |
| Name origin: Louis Jolliet | |
| Nicknames: City of Steel, City of Stone, City of Champions | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Will, Kendall |
| Townships | Joliet, Troy, Plainfield, Lockport, New Lenox, Jackson, Channahon, Seward, Na-Au-Say |
| River | Des Plaines |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°31′21″N 88°08′26″W / 41.5225°N 88.14056°W |
| Area | 38.35 sq mi (99 km²) |
| - land | 38.06 sq mi (99 km²) |
| - water | 0.29 sq mi (1 km²) |
| Population | 145,803 (2005) |
| Density | 2,790.9 /sq mi (1,078 /km²) |
| Settled | 1833 |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Government | Council-manager |
| Mayor | Arthur Schultz |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip codes | 60403, 60404, 60431, 60432, 60433, 60434, 60435, 60436 |
| Area codes | 815, 779 |
| Demonym | Jolietan |
   Location of Joliet within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: Joliet, Illinois | |
| Website: www.cityofjoliet.info | |
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Joliet is a city of Illinois in the United States. Joliet is 40 miles southwest of Chicago, and is the county seat of Will County. About 106,000 people lived in Joliet as of the year 2000, and about 146,000 people lived in Joliet as of the year 2007. Joliet is one of Illinois' quickest growing cities, and one of the quickest growing cities in the United States.[source?] It is also home to the Chicagoland Speedway used by NASCAR annually.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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