Editing Glenwood, Illinois

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| name                    = Glenwood, Illinois
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]
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| subdivision_name3       = [[Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois|Thornton]], [[Bloom Township, Cook County, Illinois|Bloom]]
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| established_date        = 1903
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| leader_name             = Mayor Toleda Hart
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| population_total        = 8662
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'''Glenwood''' is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 8,662 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glenwood village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1730029|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 26, 2022|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127204520/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1730029|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography==
Glenwood  is located at {{coord|41|32|42|N|87|36|43|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (41.544943, -87.612052).<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|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Glenwood has a total area of {{convert|3.26|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<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 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Glenwood Shoreline]], an ancient shoreline of [[Lake Chicago]], is within the village. The village is almost completely surrounded by forest preserves, as is the nearby village of [[Thornton, Illinois|Thornton]].

The neighboring villages are [[Homewood, Illinois|Homewood]] to the west, Thornton to the north, [[Lynwood, Illinois|Lynwood]] to the east, and [[Ford Heights, Illinois|Ford Heights]] and [[Chicago Heights, Illinois|Chicago Heights]] to the south.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 581
|1920= 738
|1930= 603
|1940= 643
|1950= 762
|1960= 882
|1970= 7416
|1980= 10538
|1990= 9289
|2000= 9000
|2010= 8969
|2020= 8662
|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=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</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=1600000US1730029 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818145136/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1730029 |url-status=live }}</ref> there were 8,662 people, 2,786 households, and 2,016 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|2,653.80|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 3,480 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,066.18|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 75.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 15.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.29% of the population.

There were 2,786 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.73% were married couples living together, 29.68% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.64% were non-families. 26.02% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.69% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 3.04.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $64,857, and the median income for a family was $73,571. Males had a median income of $42,135 versus $33,824 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $25,949. About 8.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Glenwood, 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 – Glenwood village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1730029&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) – Glenwood village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1730029&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 13, 2022|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313191211/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1730029&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|url-status=live}}</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) – Glenwood village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1730029&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 13, 2022|archive-date=March 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313191211/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1730029&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,399
|2,186
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,240
|48.88%
|24.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,983
|5,909
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,457
|44.26%
|65.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|5
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.06%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|56
|27
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.62%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|9
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.10%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|11
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.12%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|85
|144
|style='background: #ffffe6; |201
|0.94%
|1.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.32%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|452
|665
|style='background: #ffffe6; |718
|5.02%
|7.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.29%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''9,000'''
|'''8,959'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,662'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Government==
Glenwood is in [[Illinois's 2nd congressional district]].

==Education==
Elementary schools in Glenwood include Longwood Elementary School, Hickory Bend Elementary School, Brookwood Middle School, and Brookwood Junior High School. Half of Glenwood is served by [[Bloom High School]], and the other half is served by [[Homewood-Flossmoor High School]]. There is also a private school, Glenwood Academy (formerly called Glenwood School for Boys and Glenwood School for Boys and Girls).   

==Places of worship==
There are 6 churches: St. Andrews Church, St. John Catholic Church, Impact Church, Calvary Baptist Church of Glenwood, Glenwood Bible Church, and Living Springs Church.

==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on routes 352 and 890 along Halsted Street connecting Glenwood 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 31, 2024|archive-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115064859/https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Seun Adigun]] (born 1987), Nigerian-American bobsledder, and track and field runner. She was a resident of Glenwood during high school.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Katie|title=Historic Nigerian Bobsled Team Has Chicago Ties|date=January 15, 2018|newspaper=NBC 5 Chicago|access-date=December 10, 2024|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/historic-nigerian-bobsled-team-has-chicago-ties/149996/
|quote=She also attended Evanston Township High School, before her parents and three brothers moved to south suburban Glenwood.}}</ref>
* [[Kenneth Choi]] (born 1971), actor. He was a childhood resident of Glenwood.<ref>{{Cite episode|title= How Running Away From Home Opened Doors In Hollywood|episode-link=| url=https://www.npr.org/2015/05/24/408565231/how-running-away-from-home-opened-doors-in-hollywood|access-date=December 10, 2024|series=All Things Considered|first=Daniel|last=Hajek|network=[[NPR|npr]]|date=May 24, 2015|minutes=4|quote=Choi grew up in Glenwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.|language=English}}</ref>
* [[Casey Driessen]] (born 1978), bluegrass fiddler and singer. He was a childhood resident of Glenwood.<ref>{{cite new|last=Bricking|first=Tanya|title=Even on Sidelines, Fiddle Music Sweet|date=July 21, 1991|newspaper=[[Messenger-Inquirer]]|location=[[Owensboro, Kentucky]]|via=[[NewsBank]]|quote=Next to him 12-year-old Casey Driessen from Glenwood, Ill., played with the old-timers.}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.villageofglenwood.com Village of Glenwood official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412032810/http://www.villageofglenwood.com/ |date=April 12, 2013 }}
*[http://www.glpld.org Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015014300/http://www.glpld.org/ |date=October 15, 2007 }}

{{Cook County, Illinois}}
{{Geographic Location
|Center=Glenwood
|West=[[Homewood, Illinois|Homewood]]
|Northwest=[[East Hazel Crest]]
|North=[[Thornton, Illinois|Thornton]]
|Northeast=[[Lansing, Illinois|Lansing]]
|East=[[Lynwood, Illinois|Lynwood]]
|Southeast=[[Ford Heights]]
|South=[[Chicago Heights]]
|Southwest=[[Flossmoor]]
}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1903]]
[[Category:1903 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Majority-minority cities and towns in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]