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Does your college town suck? Northwestern University

New to the line up this season: we will be examining the various college towns of Wisconsin’s opponents. We’ll be answering all of the important questions – Is it a state capital? What is the population? Does it have a Culver’s?

Facts:

City: Evanston, Ill.

Size: 7.803 square miles

Location: 42°02′47″N 87°41′41″W

Population: 78,110 (2020)

State Capital? No

Time zone: Central Standard

Landmarks: Grosse Point Lighthouse, Dearborn Observatory, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, American Toby Jug Museum, Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

About:

Evanston is home of “Chicago’s Big Ten Team”… or so they say.