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Summit

Summit is a city in , United States. The population was 11,161 at the 2020 census. The name Summit, in use since 1836, refers to the highest point on the Chicago Portage between the northeast-flowing Chicago River and the southwest-flowing Des Plaines River located just north of the city.
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  • Type: Town with 11,200 residents
  • Description: village in Cook County, Illinois, USA
  • Also known as: “Argo, IL”, “Argo, Illinois”, “Argo, USA”, “Summit Argo”, “Summit, Illinois”, “Summit, USA”, and “Village of Summit”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Summit station and Chicago Portage National Historic Site.

Railway station
Summit is an Amtrak and train station in Summit, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak Illinois' Lincoln Service, which operates daily, and Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter line, which operates only during morning and evening rush hours in peak direction.

Nature reserve
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The is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage in , , , United States.

School
is a public four-year high school located in Summit, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The district draws students from the communities of Summit, , , , , and a portion of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garfield Ridge and Lyons.

Suburb
is the 56th of Chicago's 77 community areas. Located 10 miles from the , it is on the city's far southwest side. As of 2017, the area had 36,396 inhabitants.

Town
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is a village in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,817. The is located in . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Summit.

Village
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is a village in , United States, and is an industrial suburb of . As of the 2020 census, the village population was 249, which is the lowest population of all municipalities in the county. is situated 2 miles west of Summit.

Summit

Latitude
41.78809° or 41° 47′ 17″ north
Longitude
-87.81033° or 87° 48′ 37″ west
Population
11,200
Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)
United Nations Location Codes
US ITG and US XMV
Open location code
86HJQ5QQ+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153386929
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4912845
Wiki­data ID
Q2674024
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Summit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سويت”
  • Basque: “Summit”
  • Catalan: “Summit”
  • Cebuano: “Summit”
  • Chinese: “Summit”
  • Chinese: “薩米特 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “薩米特”
  • Dagbani: “Summit”
  • Danish: “Argo”
  • Danish: “Summit Argo”
  • Danish: “Summit”
  • Dutch: “Summit”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سويت”
  • French: “Summit”
  • German: “Summit”
  • Gilaki: “سامیت (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “سامیت”
  • Haitian: “Summit, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Summit”
  • Hungarian: “Summit”
  • Italian: “Summit”
  • Japanese: “アルゴ”
  • Japanese: “サミット (イリノイ州)”
  • Ladin: “Summit”
  • Mazanderani: “سامیت (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “سامیت”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Summit”
  • Persian: “سامیت، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “سامیت”
  • Polish: “Summit”
  • Portuguese: “Summit”
  • Romanian: “Summit”
  • Russian: “Саммит”
  • Serbian: “Самит”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Summit, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Summit”
  • Slovenian: “Summit”
  • Spanish: “Summit (Illinois)”
  • Spanish: “Summit”
  • Swedish: “Summit, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Summit”
  • Turkish: “Summit, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Summit”
  • Ukrainian: “Самміт”
  • Vietnamese: “Summit, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Summit”
  • Volapük: “Summit”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Summit, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Summit”
  • Welsh: “Summit, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Summit”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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