Editing Alsip, Illinois

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| subdivision_name3       = [[Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois|Worth]]
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'''Alsip''' is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alsip village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1701010|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref> It is part of the [[Chicago metropolitan area]].

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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA7|date=29 September 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=7}}</ref> The village began to grow after the [[Tri-State Tollway]] was built there in 1959.

==Geography==
[[Image:AlsipWaterTower.png|thumb|left|upright|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 [[Tri-State Tollway|I-294]].]]
Alsip is located at {{coord|41|40|14|N|87|43|56|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (41.670433, -87.732199).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Alsip has a total area of {{convert|6.63|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|6.53|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.49%) is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.51%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

Alsip is bordered to the west by the villages of [[Worth, Illinois|Worth]] and [[Palos Heights, Illinois|Palos Heights]]. To the south is [[Crestwood, Illinois|Crestwood]]. [[Oak Lawn, Illinois|Oak Lawn]] lies to the north. [[Merrionette Park, Illinois|Merrionette Park]], [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island]], and [[Robbins, Illinois|Robbins]] lie to the east (north-south, respectively). The [[Mount Greenwood, Chicago|Mount Greenwood]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]] lies to the north and east.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.670433,-87.732199&spn=0.10,0.10 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |date= |access-date=2014-06-13}}</ref>

Most of the town lies to the north of the [[Cal-Sag Channel]]. However, Chippewa Ridge subdivision, which was built upon the former Alsip Nursery, 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alsip.org.il/Boat%20Launch.htm |title=Boat Launch |website=www.alsip.org.il |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507103122/http://www.alsip.org.il/Boat%20Launch.htm |archive-date=7 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Alsip area is home to two predominantly African-American cemeteries, [[Burr Oak Cemetery|Burr Oak]] and [[Restvale Cemetery|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 [[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.<ref name="exhume">{{cite news |title=Body of '55 civil rights victim returned to grave |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8059747 |agency=Associated Press |date=2005-06-04 |access-date=2007-08-24 }}</ref>

Six years later, on July 9, 2010, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart alleged that four workers at Burr Oak cemetery dug up more than 200 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 and convicted with one count each of dismembering a human body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagocrusader.com/remains-burr-oak-cemetery-scandal-reburied/|title=Remains from Burr Oak Cemetery scandal reburied - Gary/Chicago Crusader|website=Chicagocrusader.com|date=19 May 2016 |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 327
|1940= 541
|1950= 1228
|1960= 3770
|1970= 11608
|1980= 17134
|1990= 18227
|2000= 19725
|2010= 19277
|2020= 19063
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1701010 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 19,063 people, 7,796 households, and 4,455 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|2,877.43|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 8,016 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,209.96|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 51.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 22.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.95% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 26.52% of the population.

The top five non-African American, non-Hispanic ancestries reported in Alsip as of the 2000 census were [[Irish American|Irish]] (17.1%), [[German American|German]] (14.0%), [[Polish American|Polish]] (9.7%), [[Italian American|Italian]] (4.8%) and [[English Americans|English]] (3.5%).

There were 7,796 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.60% were married couples living together, 13.94% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.86% were non-families. 38.13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.23% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 2.41.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,768, and the median income for a family was $72,444. Males had a median income of $48,254 versus $36,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $30,308. About 7.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.[[Image:AlsipLogo.png|thumb|right|The municipal logo for the Village of Alsip; it denotes the importance of industry and education, as well as transportation and community unity.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Alsip village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Alsip village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1701010&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alsip village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1701010&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alsip village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1701010&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|15,122
|11,272
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,895
|76.66%
|58.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.66%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,982
|3,451
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,235
|10.05%
|17.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.22%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|25
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.13%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|411
|434
|style='background: #ffffe6; |359
|2.08%
|2.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.88%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|33
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50
|0.17%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|420
|229
|style='background: #ffffe6; |452
|2.13%
|1.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.37%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,727
|3,842
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,056
|8.76%
|19.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.52%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''19,725'''
|'''19,277'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''19,063'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

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

Policy-making and legislative authority are vested in the governing Village Board consisting of the Village President, often referred to as the Mayor, and six Trustees, and a Village Clerk.  The Village Clerk is an ex officio member of the Board and does not vote.  All Board members are elected at large.  All Board members serve four-year terms, with the Village President, the Village Clerk, and three Trustees elected usually on the first Tuesday in April following Presidential election year, while the other three Trustees are usually elected on the first Tuesday in April two years later.  Beginning with those elected in the April 4, 2017 election, no person may hold the office of Village President, Village Clerk, or Village Trustee for more than three consecutive four-year terms.

The current Village government, as of May 2019 (with the year their term ends):

*Mayor: John D. Ryan (2021)
*Clerk: Susan M. Petzel (2021)
*Trustee: Richard S. Dalzell (2023)
*Trustee: Christine L. McLawhorn (2023)
*Trustee: Christopher W. Murphy (2023)
*Trustee: Michael J. Zielinski (2021)
*Trustee: Monica M. Juarez (2021)
*Trustee: Catalina Nava-Esparza (2021) (Elected to a two-year term to fill the remaining term of Trustee who resigned)

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villageofalsip.org/Departments.htm |title=Village Of Alsip |publisher=Village Of Alsip |access-date=2014-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207182529/http://villageofalsip.org/Departments.htm |archive-date=2013-12-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Mayors===
* Gustave Termunde (1927&ndash;33)
* Leonard Holmberg (1933&ndash;36)
* John Benck (1936&ndash;56)
* John J. Alsterda (1956&ndash;61)
* Raymond L. Termunde (1961&ndash;73)
* Arnold A. Andrews (1973&ndash;2005)
* Patrick E. Kitching (2005–2016)
* John D. Ryan (2017–Present)

==Education==
[[Image:AlsipPublicLibrary.png|thumb|The public library district combines the municipalities of Alsip and neighboring [[Merrionette Park, Illinois|Merrionette Park]], though the library is located in Alsip on [[Pulaski Road (Chicago)|Pulaski Road]].]]
;Elementary school districts
*[[Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dist126.k12.il.us/distschools.htm |title=District 126 Alsip, Hazelgreen, Oak Lawn :: |publisher=Dist126.k12.il.us |access-date=2014-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303031524/http://www.dist126.k12.il.us/distschools.htm |archive-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
**Prairie Junior High School in Alsip
*[[Atwood Heights School District 125]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahsd125.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=2 |title=Hamlin Upper Grade Center - HAMLIN UPPER GRADE CENTER |publisher=Ahsd125.org |date=2014-05-13 |access-date=2014-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828140521/http://www.ahsd125.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=2 |archive-date=2014-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
**Lawn Manor Elementary School in Oak Lawn
**Meadow Lane Intermediate School in Alsip
**Hamlin Junior High School in Alsip
*[[Cook County School District 130]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.district130.org/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005111033/http://www.district130.org/ |archive-date=2015-10-05 }}</ref>

;Secondary School District
*[[Community High School District 218]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chsd218.org/ |title=Community High School District 218 - Index |publisher=Chsd218.org |date=2014-06-03 |access-date=2014-06-13}}</ref>

;Community college
*[[Moraine Valley Community College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morainevalley.edu/ |title=Moraine Valley Community College |publisher=Morainevalley.edu |date=2011-10-04 |access-date=2014-06-13}}</ref>

;Private schools
*[[Marist High School (Illinois)|Marist High School]], a coed Catholic school in Chicago affiliated with the [[Marist Brothers]]
*[[Brother Rice High School (Chicago)|Brother Rice High School]], an all-male Catholic school in Chicago affiliated with the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]]
*[[Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School]], an all-female Catholic school in Chicago affiliated with the [[Sisters of Mercy]]
*[[Chicago Christian High School]]

==Business and industry==
Alsip is home to the international headquarters of [[Griffith Laboratories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.griffithfoods.com/Pages/default.aspx|title=Griffith Foods|website=Griffithfoods.com|access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>

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.
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==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on routes 383 and 385 connecting Alsip to destinations across the [[Chicago Southland|Southland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.villageofalsip.org/ Official Village of Alsip official website]

{{Cook County, Illinois}}
{{Chicagoland}}
{{Illinois}}
{{Geographic Location
 | Center    = Alsip, Illinois
 | North     = [[Oak Lawn, Illinois]]
 | Northeast = [[Mount Greenwood, Chicago|Mount Greenwood]], [[Chicago]]
 | East      = [[Merrionette Park, Illinois]]
 | Southeast = [[Blue Island, Illinois]]
 | South     = [[Crestwood, Illinois]]
 | Southwest = [[Palos Heights, Illinois]]
 | West      = [[Worth, Illinois]]
 | Northwest = [[Chicago Ridge, Illinois]]
}}

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[[Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1840]]
[[Category:1840 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Majority-minority cities and towns in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]