St. Charles, Illinois
St. Charles, Illinois | |
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Downtown St. Charles, with the Fox River and Municipal Center/City Hall | |
| Nickname(s): STC (local abbreviation), St. Chuck | |
| Motto: Pride of the Fox | |
Location of St. Charles in Kane and DuPage Counties, Illinois | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′49″N 88°18′39″W / 41.913744°N 88.31085°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
| Founded | 1834 (as Charleston; changed to St. Charles in 1839) |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.01 sq mi (38.87 km2) |
| • Land | 14.41 sq mi (37.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33,081 |
| • Density | 2,295.86/sq mi (886.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 630 |
| FIPS code | 17-66703 |
| Website | www |
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St. Charles is a city in DuPage and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It lies roughly 40 miles (64 km) west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. Per the 2020 census, the population was 33,081. The official city slogan is "Pride of the Fox", after the Fox River that runs through the center of town. St. Charles is part of a tri-city area along with Geneva and Batavia, all western suburbs of similar size and socioeconomic condition.