Date of incorporation: 1869
Form of government: Mayor-City Council, City Manager assists Mayor
Source: A Guide To Des Plaines Government 2002/2003

Date founded: 1835
Source: Des Plaines Sesquicentennial

Population: 58,720
Median age: 39.7
Source: http://factfinder.census.gov

Median home value: (single family unit): $184,600
Source: Information listed on http://factfinder.census.gov

Median rent: $764
Median household income in 1999 dollars: $53,638
Source: www.dpchamber.com/demographics.cfm

Area: 15.85 square miles
Source: www.desplaines.org

Latitude: 42 01 N
Longitude: 87 54 W
Source: The Columbia Gazetteer of the World R910.3 Col v.1