Harwood Heights, Illinois

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Harwood Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,065 at the 2020 census. Harwood Heights and its neighbor Norridge form an enclave surrounded by the city of Chicago.<ref name="GR1"/>

Geography

Harwood Heights is located at Template:Coord (41.966172, -87.805576).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Harwood Heights has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="census-g001">Template:Cite web</ref>

Harwood Heights and Norridge are surrounded by Chicago.<ref name="GR1"/>

Demographics

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2020 census

**Harwood Heights village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	7,339	6,747	6,483	88.45%	78.34%	71.52%
Black or African American alone (NH)	22	53	66	0.27%	0.62%	0.73%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	15	14	12	0.18%	0.16%	0.13%
Asian alone (NH)	364	610	861	4.39%	7.08%	9.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	2	1	0	0.02%	0.01%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	1	5	13	0.01%	0.06%	0.14%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	70	113	171	0.84%	1.31%	1.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	484	1,069	1,459	5.83%	12.41%	16.09%
Total	8,297	8,612	9,065	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 9,065 people, 3,282 households, and 2,331 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,790 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 74.59% White, 0.81% African American, 0.51% Native American, 9.66% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 6.92% from other races, and 7.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.09% of the population.

There were 3,282 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.61% were married couples living together, 8.62% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.98% were non-families. 24.95% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.54% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 2.56.

The village's age distribution consisted of 19.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,745, and the median income for a family was $90,821. Males had a median income of $52,317 versus $32,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,171. About 8.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Template:As of, the mayor is Arlene Jezierny. She is the second woman to serve as mayor in Harwood Heights, the first being Margaret Fuller.<ref>Village of Harwood Heights: Mayor Margaret Fuller Template:Webarchive.</ref>

As of the 2021 election, the current elected officials of the village of Harwood Heights are:<ref name="Cook Electeds Directory">Template:Cite web</ref>

Arlene Jezierny - President (since 2009)
Marcia Pollowy - Village Clerk (since 2009)
Lawrence Steiner - Trustee (since 2009)
Annette Brzezniak-Volpe - Trustee (since 2013)
Anna Brzozowski-Wegrecki - Trustee (since 2016)
Giuseppe Zerillo - Trustee (since 2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Zbigniew Lewandowski - Trustee (since 2018)
Eugene Brutto - Trustee (since 2021)

Harwood Heights is located in the Eisenhower Public Library District, Triton Community College District 504, Ridgewood High School School District 234, School Districts 86, 79, and 80, and the Norwood Park Fire Protection District.<ref name="Cook Clerk Map">Template:Cite web</ref>

Harwood Heights is located in Illinois's 5th congressional district which is represented in the 117th United States Congress by Mike Quigley (D–Chicago). In the Illinois General Assembly, Harwood Heights is located in the 10th Legislative District, 19th House District, and 20th House District. In the 101st General Assembly, Harwood Heights is represented by Robert Martwick (D–Chicago) in the Illinois Senate and represented by Lindsey LaPointe (D–Chicago) and Bradley Stephens (R–Rosemont) in the Illinois House of Representatives.<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/>

For the purposes of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Harwood Heights is in the 9th district represented by Peter Silvestri (R-Elmwood Park). It is located in the 10th and 11th Judicial Subcircuits of the Cook County Circuit Clerk.<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/>

For the purposes of elections, Harwood Heights is split into five precincts ; Norwood Park 1, Norwood Park 5, Norwood Park 12, Norwood Park 15, and Norwood Park 17.<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/> In the 2020 presidential election, Harwood Heights cast 1,878 votes for Donald Trump and 1,692 votes for Joe Biden. Forty-six voters chose third-party candidates and 42 voters pulled a ballot, but abstained from voting for any candidate for president.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Mayors of Harwood Heights

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Mayor	Years
Herbert Huening	1947–1957
Theodore Schwegel	1957–1961
Joseph Zizzo	1961–1965
Patrick Arbor	1965–1967
Harold Majeski	1967–1973
Ray Willas	1973–2001
Norb Pabich	2001–2005
Margaret "Peggy" Fuller	2005–2009
Arlene Jezierny	2009–present

Local culture and media

Ridgewood High School Multimedia Clubs, which claim to be "the only media outlet in Norridge and Harwood Heights", and has 4 stations: The radio club produces "Jack FM 89.7 WRHS-FM Norridge" and "Theatre of the Ears on Smooth 88.1 WRWX-FM Harwood Heights/Jack Frost 88.1 WXMS Harwood Heights"; the television department runs in-house station "WRWX Television 4"; and the television club runs "WRHS Television 19".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Template:Citation needed span In 1942 the U.S. Open Golf Tournament was cancelled because of World War II and as a replacement the Chicago District Golf Association and the PGA sponsored a tournament called The Hale America National Open Golf Tournament. The tournament was won by Ben Hogan and raised over $20,000 for the Navy Relief Society and the U.S.O.

Education

Public schools

Three elementary school districts serve Harwood Heights:<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>Template:Cite web</ref>

Pennoyer Elementary School District 79<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Norridge School District 80<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/>
Union Ridge School District 86<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/>

Two high school districts serve Harwood Heights:<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/>

Maine Township High School District 207 (Maine South High School)<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/>
Ridgewood High School<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/>

Colleges and universities

Triton Junior College serves Harwood Heights.<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/>

Libraries

Eisenhower Public Library District serves Harwood Heights and Norridge.<ref name="Cook Clerk Map"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Transportation

Public transportation within the village is provided by the Chicago Transit Authority, which provides bus service along the major streets through to Chicago on all sides. The village's main business district is along Harlem Avenue (carrying Illinois Route 43), a short distance south of the Kennedy Expressway and the northern Harlem station of the CTA Blue Line rapid transit route.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>