Editing Calumet Park, Illinois

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| subdivision_name3       = [[Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois|Calumet]]
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'''Calumet Park''' (formerly '''DeYoung''') is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 7,025 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Calumet Park village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1710513|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 26, 2022}}</ref> It is a suburb of [[Chicago]].

==History==
On May 13, 2010, Mayor Joseph DuPar and the village board approved renaming 127th Street as Obama Drive, in honor of President [[Barack Obama]]. On August 21, 2010, State Senator Emil Jones III read a proclamation of the [[Illinois Senate]] in honor of the dedication on the same date. This road became the first Obama Drive in the country and the first road named after Obama in Illinois.

==Geography==
Calumet Park is located at {{coord|41|39|56|N|87|39|29|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (41.665602, -87.658139).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Calumet Park has a total area of {{convert|1.15|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.12|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 96.88%) is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 3.12%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 1237
|1930= 1429
|1940= 1593
|1950= 2500
|1960= 8448
|1970= 10069
|1980= 8788
|1990= 8418
|2000= 8516
|2010= 7835
|2020= 7025
|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=1600000US1710513 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 7,025 people, 3,256 households, and 1,973 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|6,092.80|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 3,074 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|2,666.09|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village (including Hispanics in the racial categories) was 3.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 89.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.45% of the population.

There were 3,256 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.68% were married couples living together, 30.41% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.40% were non-families. 37.04% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.23% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.48 and the average family size was 2.57.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,049, and the median income for a family was $60,689. Males had a median income of $41,402 versus $32,665 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $25,250. About 15.5% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Calumet Park, 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 – Calumet Park, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1710513&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Calumet Park, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1710513&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) – Calumet Park, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1710513&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|720
|322
|style='background: #ffffe6; |186
|8.45%
|4.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.65%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,036
|6,893
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,230
|82.62%
|87.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88.68%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|13
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.15%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|6
|24
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.07%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.01%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|9
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37
|0.11%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|72
|46
|style='background: #ffffe6; |105
|0.85%
|0.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.49%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|659
|536
|style='background: #ffffe6; |453
|7.74%
|6.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.45%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,516'''
|'''7,835'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''7,025'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Government==
Calumet Park is located in Elementary School District #132, High School District #218, and [[Moraine Valley Community College|Moraine Valley Community College District #524]].<ref name="Cook Clerk Map">{{cite web|editor-last=Orr|editor-first=David|title=Worth and Calumet Townships|year=2015|publisher=[[Cook County Clerk]]|access-date=July 14, 2021|url=https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/Worth%20Township%20Package.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718222426/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/Worth%20Township%20Package.pdf|archive-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref>

Calumet Park is divided between two congressional districts. The area east of [[Interstate 57]] and south of 123rd Street is in Illinois' [[Illinois's 2nd congressional district|2nd Congressional District]]; the rest of the village is part of the [[Illinois' 1st congressional district|1st Congressional District]].

==Transportation==
The [[Ashland/Calumet Park station]] provides [[Metra]] commuter rail service along the Blue Island branch of the [[Metra Electric District]] line. Trains travel north to [[Millennium station]] in Chicago and south to Blue Island.

[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] and [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] provide bus service connecting Calumet Park 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>

==Notable people==
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* [[Charles Krezwick]] (born 1947), member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2012 to 2013. He served as a village trustee and acting mayor of Calumet Park in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=White|editor-first=Jesse|title=Illinois Blue Book 2011-2012|page=78|publisher=[[Illinois Secretary of State]]|location=[[Springfield, Illinois]]|year=2012|url=https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/illinois_bluebook/legbios.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2012|access-date=April 27, 2023
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507062230/https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/illinois_bluebook/legbios.pdf}}</ref>
* [[Marty Russo]] (born 1944), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1975 to 1993. He lived in Calumet Park at the time of his first election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Local boy outshines Dem heavy|last=Branegan|first=James|date=September 19, 1974|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>
* [[Juice Wrld]] (1998–2019), rapper and singer-songwriter. He was a childhood resident of Calumet Park.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ware|first=Tajah|title=Juice WRLD Interview|publisher=Elevator Magazine|access-date=April 27, 2023|date=March 1, 2018|url=https://www.elevatormag.com/juicewrld-interview}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://calumetparkvillage.org Village of Calumet Park official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030502041938/http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/communityprofiles/profiles/CALUMETPARK.HTM Community profile on Illinois Dept. of Commerce site]
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