Editing Crest Hill, Illinois

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'''Crest Hill''' is a city in [[Will County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 20,459 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1717458|access-date=2021-12-10|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The neighborhood of Stern Park Gardens, later incorporated with Crest Hill, renamed itself Lidice in 1942 following the [[Lidice massacre]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1942-06-30 |title=LIDICE, ILLINOIS |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/06/30/archives/lidice-illinois.html |access-date=2022-09-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Former presidential candidate [[Wendell Willkie]] and Czechoslovak president-in-exile [[Edvard Beneš]] spoke at the dedication commemorating the tragedy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-09 |title=An Illinois town kept Lidice on the map, a UK town helped rebuild it |url=https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/an-illinois-town-kept-lidice-on-the-map-a-uk-town-helped-rebuild-it |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=www.expats.cz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lidice Memorial |url=https://www.cityofcresthill.com/facilities/facility/details/Lidice-Memorial-7 |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Crest Hill, IL |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Crest Hill is located at {{Coord|41|33|52|N|88|6|31|W|type:city}} (41.5645, -88.1089).<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> Crest Hill decided to incorporate itself to avoid being annexed by the [[Joliet, Illinois|City of Joliet]] and became officially incorporated as the City of Crest Hill January 22, 1960.

According to the 2010 census, Crest Hill has a total area of {{convert|9.166|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.52%) is land and {{convert|0.136|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.48%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717458
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044804/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1717458
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 5887
|1970= 7460
|1980= 9252
|1990= 10643
|2000= 13329
|2010= 20837
|2020= 20459
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 13,329 people, 4,478 households and 2,758 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,861.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,808 housing units at an average density of {{convert|671.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 69.4% (White Non-Hispanic) 19.6% (African American), 8.8% (Hispanic), 3.2% (Other), 1.4% (Two or more races), .5% (American Indian).  Total can be more than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races.

There were 4,478 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.

18.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 41.2% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 147.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 157.8 males.

The [[median household income]] was $45,313 and the median family income was $54,709. Males had a median income of $41,715 compared with $27,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,317. About 2.6% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

A significant portion of the population resides at Stateville Correctional Center (see below). The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data states that 3,160 residents of Crest Hill (15.2% of the population) are institutionalized.

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Stateville Correctional Center]] of the [[Illinois Department of Corrections]], opened in what was then an unincorporated area of [[Will County, Illinois|Wills County]] in 1925, is located in Crest Hill.<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st17_il/place/p1717458_crest_hill/DC10BLK_P1717458_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP:  Crest Hill city, IL]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130709145718/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st17_il/place/p1717458_crest_hill/DC10BLK_P1717458_001.pdf Archive]) [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved October 27, 2012.</ref><ref>"[http://www2.illinois.gov/idoc/facilities/pages/statevillecorrectionalcenter.aspx Stateville Correctional Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828131722/http://www2.illinois.gov/idoc/facilities/pages/statevillecorrectionalcenter.aspx |date=August 28, 2012 }}." [[Illinois Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved October 27, 2012. "Business Mail:  16830 So. Broadway St. P.O. Box 112 Joliet, IL 60434 "</ref> [[John Wayne Gacy]] was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center in 1994.<ref>Smith, Sid. "[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-chicagodays-gacy-story,0,38463.story John Wayne Gacy, the country's worst serial killer]." ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. (Article shows the date December 22, 1978, but it also mentions "He was executed at the Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet in 1994.") Retrieved October 27, 2012.</ref>

==Schools==
Elementary school districts include:
* [[Chaney-Monge School District 88]]
* [[Richland School District 88A]]

Private schools include:
* [[Joliet Montessori School]]

Most of Crest Hill is zoned to [[Lockport Township High School]].<ref>"[http://willroe.org/files/5813/9699/2240/Lockport_High_School.pdf Lockport Township High School District 205]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160430231721/http://www.willroe.org/files/5813/9699/2240/Lockport_High_School.pdf Archive]). Will County Regional Office of Education. Retrieved on July 30, 2015.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on Routes 505, 507 and 832 connecting Crest Hill to downtown Joliet and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>
Crest Hill is served by the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Main Line currently operated by the Canadian National.

==Notable people==
* [[Ron Coomer]], Major League Baseball player and broadcaster, born in Crest Hill<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=coomero01|title=Ron Coomer Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date= October 30, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.cityofcresthill.com}}

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