Summit, IL Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
292.9 mi
Chicago, IL
Quickest Drive
3h 22m
Champaign, IL
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Summit, IL by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
10,896
Median Income
$60,417
Median Home Value
$224,800
Median Age
38.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Summit, IL at a Glance
Founded
1890
Elevation
614 ft
Area
2 mi²
Notable People from Summit, IL
A sampling of people born in Summit, IL.
Fred Hampton
1948–1969
African-American activist (1948-1969)
Ted Kluszewski
1924–1988
American baseball player and coach (1924–1988)
Pauline Atherton Cochrane
1929–2024
American librarian (1929-2024)
City data from Wikidata (Q2674024), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
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