Regional position
A place label may repeat nationally, but Des Plaines, Illinois (code 19642, estimate 58,772) is narrowed by Illinois, rank 694, and code 19642. Latitude 42 degrees 2 minutes 4 seconds north and longitude 87 degrees 54 minutes 4 seconds west orient Des Plaines, Illinois (rank 694); state Illinois supplies the frame near that point. Identifier 17-19642 holds scale separate from municipal boundaries; the inventory records 58,772 for Des Plaines, Illinois (latitude 42.03440). Identifier 17-19642 preserves local identity as the view widens; read Des Plaines, Illinois (FIPS 17-19642) against Illinois's prairie plains, Mississippi bluffs, Illinois River country, and Lake Michigan lowlands.
Water and drainage
The water story for Des Plaines, Illinois (code 19642, estimate 58,772) includes the Mississippi, Illinois, and Wabash systems alongside Lake Michigan drainage; state code 17 holds the statewide system attached to the right place. Identifier 17-19642 prevents ambiguous attribution; one state-scale observation behind Des Plaines, Illinois (rank 694) is that ohio and Mississippi rivers meet at Cairo Marker. For Des Plaines, Illinois (latitude 42.03440), water offers orientation after the reference resolves location; estimate 58,772 is only a scale measure. Identifier 17-19642 holds nature separate from city identity; a state overview places Des Plaines, Illinois (FIPS 17-19642) beside its water system.
Relief and elevation
The landform setting for Des Plaines, Illinois (code 19642, estimate 58,772) is prairie plains, river bluffs, and lake-influenced lowlands; rank 694 makes the wide terrain summary specific to this entry. The latitude of Des Plaines, Illinois (rank 694), 42 degrees 2 minutes 4 seconds north, preserves location while the broader terrain supplies another dimension. Identifier 17-19642 keeps attribution clear; the wider relief story for Des Plaines, Illinois (latitude 42.03440) includes the observation that the buried Mahomet Valley lies beneath central Illinois. At regional scale, Des Plaines, Illinois (FIPS 17-19642) is understood across drainage and terrain; Census key 17-19642 prevents drift.
Settlement pattern
At rank 694, Des Plaines, Illinois (code 19642) is a catalog entry and a located place; this page focuses on geographic relationships. Population rank 694 helps compare Des Plaines, Illinois (rank 694); the state landscape and reference explain where the entry sits. Human geography near Des Plaines, Illinois (latitude 42.03440) is connected to water and terrain; Identifier 17-19642 preserves municipal identity. Identifier 17-19642 prevents setting from replacing city identity; Des Plaines, Illinois (FIPS 17-19642) is part of its Illinois setting. Together, these layers place Des Plaines, Illinois (estimate 58,772) in a wider settlement field while 19642 preserves its named identity.
Reading the city map
Code 17-19642 holds the sequence tied to one entry; for guide entry 694, begin with Illinois and narrow toward Des Plaines, Illinois (code 19642, estimate 58,772). Rank 694 and identifier 17-19642 protect the identity behind it; the point for Des Plaines, Illinois (rank 694) gives a set anchor. Water and terrain make better checks for Des Plaines, Illinois (latitude 42.03440) than a name without its statewide frame; Illinois supplies that frame. This fact adds depth without inventing local detail for Des Plaines, Illinois (FIPS 17-19642); the Illinois entry also notes that bedrock reaches the surface in northwestern Illinois's Driftless Area.