Alsip, Illinois

Alsip, Illinois
Village

Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.

Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W / 41.67056; -87.73222Coordinates: 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W / 41.67056; -87.73222
Country  United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Township Worth
Incorporated 1840
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Mayor Patrick E. Kitching
Area
 • Total 6.49 sq mi (16.8 km2)
 • Land 6.39 sq mi (16.6 km2)
 • Water 0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2)  1.54%
Population (2010)
 • Total 19,277
 • Density 3,016.7/sq mi (1,164.8/km2)
  Down 2.27% from 2000
Standard of living (2007-11)
 • Per capita income $25,286
 • Median home value $202,100
ZIP code(s) 60803
Area code(s) 708
Geocode 01010
Demographics (2010)[1]
White Black Asian
68.0% 18.1% 2.3%
Islander Native Other Hispanic
(any race)
0.1% 0.4% 11.1% 19.9%

Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,277 at the 2010 census.[2] It is a suburb of Chicago.

Alsip was settled in the 1830s by German and Dutch farmers. The village is named after Frank Alsip, the owner of a brickyard that opened there in 1885.[3] The village began to grow after the Tri-State Tollway was built there in 1959.

Geography

This is one of the two water towers which are notable landmarks with their dark red color and fluted shaft. Both are visible to travelers on I-294.

Alsip is located at 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W / 41.67056; -87.73222 (41.670433, -87.732199).[4]

According to the 2010 census, Alsip has a total area of 6.494 square miles (16.82 km2), of which 6.39 square miles (16.55 km2) (or 98.4%) is land and 0.104 square miles (0.27 km2) (or 1.6%) is water.[5]

Alsip is bordered to the west by the villages of Worth and Palos Heights. To the south is Crestwood. Oak Lawn lies to the north. Merrionette Park, Blue Island, and Robbins lie to the east (north-south, respectively). The Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago lies to the north and east.[6]

Most of the town lies to the north of the Cal-Sag Channel. However, Chippewa Ridge subdivision lies southwest of the Cal-Sag. In conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Water Reclamation District of Chicago, the village operates a boat launch on the canal, permitting inland access to Lake Michigan.[7]

The Alsip area is home to two predominantly African-American cemeteries, Burr Oak and Restvale cemeteries, which are the resting places of many Chicago blues musicians (including Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington), athletes (Jimmie Crutchfield), and other celebrities. Emmett Till, whose murder in Mississippi at age 14 in 1955 was an important moment in the American Civil Rights Movement, is buried at Burr Oak. In 2004, that cemetery was covered in the national media when the murder investigation was re-opened, and Till's body was exhumed.[8]

Five years later, on July 9, 2009, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart alleged that four workers at Burr Oak cemetery dug up more than 100 graves, dumped the bodies into unmarked mass graves, and resold the plots to unsuspecting members of the public. The three men and one woman were charged with one count each of dismembering a human body and are presently (as of August 2011) free on bond awaiting trial.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1930327—
194054165.4%
19501,228127.0%
19603,770207.0%
197011,608207.9%
198017,13447.6%
199018,2276.4%
200019,7258.2%
201019,277−2.3%
Est. 201419,427[10]0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
The municipal logo for the Village of Alsip; it denotes the importance of industry and education, as well as transportation and community unity.

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 19,725 people, 7,536 households, and 5,011 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,098.5 people per square mile (1,195.6/km²). There were 7,756 housing units at an average density of 1,218.3 per square mile (470.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 81.6% White, 10.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.8% of the population.

The top five non-African American, non-Hispanic ancestries reported in Alsip as of the 2000 census were Irish (24.2%), German (20.7%), Polish (17.3%), Italian (11.8%) and English (3.4%).[13]

There were 7,536 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,963, and the median income for a family was $54,846. Males had a median income of $42,233 versus $31,395 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,498. About 5.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Alsip Village Hall is found on 123rd Street between Cicero Avenue and Kostner Avenue.

Most of Alsip is in Illinois' 1st congressional district; the portion north of 115th Street, and the city block northeast of 119th Street and Lawndale Avenue, are in the 3rd district.

The village government consists of a mayor, a clerk, and six trustees. All of these positions are four-year terms, with the mayor, clerk, and three of the trustees being elected in the same year, and the remaining three trustees elected in midterm elections. The current mayor was re-elected in 2009, with midterm elections being previously held in 2007. All of these positions are voted on at-large.

The current village government, as of August 2010 (with the year their term ends):

Each trustee and the mayor serve on one or more committees or commissions which oversee government functions. The individual assignments are available at the village website.

There are also a finance director who helps guide the government on fiduciary matters and a law firm that serves as the village attorneys to guide the government on legal matters.[14]

Mayors

Education

The public library district combines the municipalities of Alsip and neighboring Merrionette Park, though the library is located in Alsip on Pulaski Road.
Elementary school districts
Secondary School District
Community college
Private schools

Business and industry

Alsip is home to the international headquarters of Griffith Laboratories.[20]

One of the two Chicago area Coca-Cola bottling plants is located in Alsip.

Alsip is home to Alsip MiniMill, a producer of corrugating medium using Old Corrugated Containers(OCC) as the primary raw material.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Alsip village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Alsip (village) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Google Maps". Maps.google.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  7. ↑ Archived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Body of ’55 civil rights victim returned to grave". Associated Press. 2005-06-04. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  9. ↑ Archived September 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  13. ↑ Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Alsip, Illinois PDF (39.0 KB). U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-04-10.
  14. ↑ "Village Of Alsip". Village Of Alsip. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  15. ↑ "District 126 Alsip, Hazelgreen, Oak Lawn ::". Dist126.k12.il.us. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  16. ↑ "Hamlin Upper Grade Center - HAMLIN UPPER GRADE CENTER". Ahsd125.org. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ "Community High School District 218 - Index". Chsd218.org. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  19. ↑ "Moraine Valley Community College". Morainevalley.edu. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  20. ↑

External links

 Chicago Ridge, Illinois Oak Lawn, Illinois Mount Greenwood, Chicago
Worth, Illinois Merrionette Park, Illinois
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