Tourist Guide Des Plaines
Des Plaines can be described as a city located in county of Cook, Illinois, US. Officially, it has obtained the sobriquet of ‘City of Destiny’.
Des Plaines River happens to run through city; on eastern side of downtown area on its part. Des Plaines is an extremely diverse city, from the economical point of view; with prices of homes ranging right from $30000.
As per US Census Bureau, area of Des Plaines on the whole comes out to be 37.6 sq. Km; out of which 0.76%25 consists of water. This place has been traversed by 2 interstate highways: I-90 Northwest Tollway and I-294 Tri-State Tollway.
The name ‘Des Plaines’ has been derived from ‘Des Plaines River’; that happens to flow via it. This name is, in actual sense, in French; which means ‘of the plains’.
According to census conducted in the year 2000, population of Des Plaines was 58720; with its density being 611.8 per sq. Km.
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