Streetlights summary
Evanston city, Cook County, Illinois. Population: 76,006. Land area: 7.8 sq mi. Street lighting, dark streets and public safety lighting.
Recorded local data
Population76,006Source: census_popest_cousub. Population year: 2024.
Land area7.8 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile9,770.1Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Street light points~ 17Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 2.3. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Crossing lights~ 4Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.5. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Public-space lights~ 6Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.8. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.