The City of Evanston is approximately 7.8 square miles and bounded by Lake Michigan to the east, Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north.

The National Register of Historic Places is part of the National Park Service. Four National Register historic districts have been designated in the City of Evanston. They consist of the Northeast, Ridge, Lakeshore and Oakton historic districts.

Bridges over roadways in the City of Evanston along with clearance heights and height types.

Trash is picked up in the City of Evanston on a four day schedule.

The Zoning Code is located in Title 6 of the Municipal City Code. The Zoning Code promotes the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, general welfare, objectives and policies of the comprehensive general plan. As adopted and amended by the Evanston City Council, the Zoning Code establishes and regulates buildings and building setbacks along streets, alleys, property lines, use of lot areas, parking and loading, and the areas of open space between and among surrounding buildings.

The Evanston Police Department divides the City of Evanston into eight patrol beats.

The City of Evanston is divided into nine wards. Each ward is then sub-divided into precincts. One councilmember is elected to represent each ward. Precinct boundaries are set by Cook County.

The City of Evanston's local historic districts consist of the Northeast, Ridge, Lakeshore, and Woman's Christian Temperance Union historic districts.

The City of Evanston has just over 1 square mile of street and alleys covering its surface which comes to about 13.5%. This layer shows the areas covered by streets and alleys, both paved and unpaved.