Geneva, Illinois
Geneva, Illinois | |
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City | |
| City of Geneva | |
Geneva City Hall as viewed from Illinois Route 31 | |
Location of Geneva in Kane County, Illinois | |
Location of Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′00″N 88°19′27″W / 41.88333°N 88.32417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
| Township | Blackberry, Geneva, St. Charles |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Incorporated as a village | 1867 |
| Incorporated as a city | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Kevin Burns |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.20 sq mi (26.43 km2) |
| • Land | 9.97 sq mi (25.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,393 |
| • Density | 2,146.60/sq mi (828.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 60134 |
| Area code(s) | 630 and 331 |
| FIPS code | 17-28872 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394875 |
| Website | geneva |
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Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the far western side of the Chicago suburbs. Per the 2020 census, the population was 21,393.
Geneva is part of a tri-city area, located between St. Charles and Batavia. The area experienced rapid population growth from the late 1980s through the mid-2000s as the Chicago suburbs spread to the west.
Geneva is a popular tourist destination with its scenic location along the Fox River and numerous shops and restaurants. There is an extensive bike trail system in Geneva, including portions of the Fox River Trail and the Illinois Prairie Path. Geneva has an active historical society, the Geneva History Center, located in downtown Geneva, and the Fabyan Windmill, an old Dutch windmill dating back to the 1850s. In 2013, it was nominated by Bloomberg Businessweek as the best place to raise a kid in Illinois.