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More about EvanstonEvanston (elevation 600 ft., Central Time: UTC-0600, 42Â° 02â€² 28â€³ N 087Â° 41â€² 24â€³ W) is a city on Lake Michigan located in Cook County, Illinois directly north of Chicago, east of Skokie, and south of Wilmette. The city was first settled in 1836, and as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,239. After being chosen as the home for Northwestern University, the city was incorporated in 1863, and named after John Evans. During the 1960s Northwestern University changed the citys shoreline with a 74 acre (300,000 mÂ²) lakefill. Today, the city is home to Northwestern University and other educational institutions as well as headquarters of Rotary International, the National Lekotek Center and the Womans Christian Temperance Union. Famous Evanstonians include actors Charlton Heston, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Alicia (Lecy) Goranson, Michael Madsen, Jeremy Piven, and William Petersen, comedian Ruby Wax, drama critic Walter Kerr, Hall of Fame baseball player Freddie Lindstrom, Hall of Fame football player Paddy Driscoll, inventors Laurens Hammond, news anchor Charles Gibson, newspaper columnist Drew Pearson, politicians Charles Gates Dawes and Jim Kolbe, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, temperance advocate and suffragist Frances Willard, and musicians Michael Bard, Forrest Buchtel, Jr., David Burge, Jethro Burns, Frank Donaldson, Steve Goodman, Cecil Holden, Valerie LaMaar, Howard Levy, Junior Mance, Harvey Mandel, Paul Nebenzahl, Fred Simon, Bobby Short, Grace Slick, Mark Skyer, Mike Skyer, and Eddie Vedder. Evanston is also the birthplace of tinkertoys and (allegedly) the ice cream sundae. Evanston has a City Manager system of government and is divided into nine wards, each of which is represented by an Alderman, or member of the Evanston City Council. Its current mayor is Lorraine H. Morton. The city government has often had a shaky relationship with Northwestern University, which does not pay property taxes to the city. This is due to the founding charter of Northwestern University, signed in 1851, which granted the school a permanent exemption from paying property taxes. The CTAs Purple Line runs through Evanston. The stops are Howard, South Blvd, Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Noyes and Central. Metras North Line also serves Evanston, with stations at Main Street, Davis Street and Central Street. The CTAs Yellow Line also runs through the city, though it does not make any stops in Evanston. Evanston Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 74,239 people, 29,651 households, and 15,952 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,698.6/kmÂ² (9,584.1/miÂ²). There are 30,817 housing units at an average density of 1,535.3/kmÂ² (3,978.4/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the city is 65.23% White, 22.50% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 6.09% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.85% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. 6.11% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 29,651 households out of which 25.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% are married couples living together, 10.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% are non-families. 36.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 3.03. In the city the population is spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 16.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $56,335, and the median income for a family is $78,886. Males have a median income of $51,726 versus $39,767 for females. The per capita income for the city is $33,645. 11.1% of the population and 5.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.3% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. This Afternoon...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Cool. Highs around 70. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Tonight...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s...Except in the mid 60s downtown. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight. Sunday...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds early in the morning becoming northwest around 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Sunday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s...Except in the mid 60s downtown. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Monday...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Monday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Tuesday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Tuesday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Wednesday...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Lows in the mid 60s. Wednesday Night...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Lows in the mid 60s. Thursday...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the upper 60s. Friday...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the upper 60s. 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