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Wilmette
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village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Cook
- Township
- New Trier Township Northfield Township
- President
- Senta Plunkett
- Total
- 5.41 sq mi (14.01 km )
- Land
- 5.40 sq mi (13.99 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 636 ft (194 m)
- Density
- 5,215.3/sq mi (2,013.63/km )
- Per capita income
- $87,576
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area codes
- 847 and 224
- Fips code
- 17-82075
- Wikimedia commons
- Wilmette, Illinois
- Website
- www .wilmette .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Wilmette
- Population
- 28170
- Area
- 14.017813
- Elevation
- 194
- Official website
- www.wilmette.com
- Image
- Willmette how.jpg
- Households
- 10210
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- Commons category
- Wilmette, Illinois
- postal code
- 60091
- inception
- 1872-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.1684
- per capita income
- 96523
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Wilmette is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Skokie, Northfield, Glenview, and Evanston, Illinois, it is located 14 miles (23 km) north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 28,170 at the 2020 census. The first and only Baháʼí House of Worship in North America is located in Wilmette. Wilmette is also home to Central Elementary School and Romona Elementary School, both recent recipients of the National Blue Ribbon award bestowed by the U.S. Department of Education.
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