Editing Evanston, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Evanston has a total area of {{convert|7.80|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|7.78|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.72%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.28%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Climate Action Plan===
In October 2006, the city voted to sign the [[United States Conference of Mayors]] Climate Protection Agreement,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/revised/ | title = Mayors Climate Protection Center | access-date = February 18, 2010 | publisher = United States Conference of Mayors | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100218214413/http://www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/revised/ | archive-date = February 18, 2010 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and a number of citizen task forces convened to develop a plan to reduce the city's [[carbon footprint]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofevanston.org/global/green/warming.shtml |title=City of Evanston - Office of Sustainability > Warming |access-date=February 18, 2010 |publisher=City of Evanston |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421062725/http://www.cityofevanston.org/global/green/warming.shtml |archive-date=April 21, 2009 }}</ref> The Evanston Climate Action Plan ("ECAP"), accepted by the City Council in November 2008, suggested over 200 strategies to make Evanston more sustainable, principally by reducing carbon emissions associated with transportation, buildings, energy sources, waste, and food production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofevanston.org/global/green/documents/ECAP.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306090935/http://www.cityofevanston.org/global/green/documents/ECAP.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2009|title=City of Evanston, Evanston Climate Action Plan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenerevanston.org/index.php?cat=23 |title=ECAP - Citizens for a Greener Evanston |access-date=February 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726131800/http://www.greenerevanston.org/index.php?cat=23 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 }}</ref> In June 2011, the United States Conference of Mayors awarded Evanston first place in the small city category of the Mayors' Climate Protection Awards, based largely on the city's use of the ECAP, which the city asserts has reduced emissions by 24,000 metric tons per year.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://centralstreetneighbors.com/content/evanston-wins-national-award-climate-protection | title = Evanston Wins National Award for Climate Protection | access-date = June 17, 2011 | date = June 17, 2011 | publisher = Central Street Neighbors Association | archive-date = August 13, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110813084835/http://centralstreetneighbors.com/content/evanston-wins-national-award-climate-protection | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://usmayors.org/79thAnnualMeeting/documents/RELEASE_CLIMATEPROTECTIONAWARDS_0611.pdf | title = Houston (TX) and Evanston (IL) win First Place Honors for Local Climate Protection Efforts | access-date = June 17, 2011 | date = June 17, 2011 | publisher = The United States Conference of Mayors | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110621223649/http://usmayors.org/79thAnnualMeeting/documents/RELEASE_CLIMATEPROTECTIONAWARDS_0611.pdf | archive-date = June 21, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> On September 15, 2011, Wal-Mart presented Mayor Tisdahl with a $15,000 award in recognition of the honor, which the mayor donated to Citizens' Greener Evanston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2011-09-16/44308/mayor-donates-climate-award-to-ecology-group|title=Mayor donates climate award to ecology group|last=Smith|first=Bill|date=September 16, 2011|website=Evanston Now|access-date=January 25, 2019|archive-date=January 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126061104/https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2011-09-16/44308/mayor-donates-climate-award-to-ecology-group|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Climate information ===
Evanston is in the Hot-summer humid continental climate, or [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] Dfa zone. The zone includes four distinct seasons. Winter is cold with snow. Spring warms up with precipitation and storms. Summer has high precipitation and storms. Fall cools down.{{Weather box
| location = Evanston, IL: Precipitation normals
| source = NOAA <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&location=IL&station=US1ILCK0107 | title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access }}</ref>
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| Apr precipitation inch = 3.92
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.47
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.42
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.15
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.31
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.54
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.51
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.30
| May precipitation inch = 4.71
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.67
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.77
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.55
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