Editing Justice, Illinois

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'''Justice''' is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States, established in 1911.<ref name="Official Site">{{cite web|author=Village of Justice, IL |title=About Us |url=http://www.villageofjustice.org/about.htm |access-date=May 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531005932/http://www.villageofjustice.org/about.htm |archive-date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref> Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 12,600.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Justice village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1738830|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Justice has a total area of {{convert|2.89|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|2.84|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.44%) is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.56%) 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>

A major road running through the town is [[Archer Avenue]] ([[Illinois Route 171]]); in addition, Justice lies close to [[Interstate 55]] (also called the Stevenson Expressway, after [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]]) and [[Interstate 294]] just east of [[La Grange Road]] ([[U.S. Route 45]]).

==Demographics==
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1738830 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 12,600 people, 4,644 households, and 3,119 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|4,367.42|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 5,160 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,788.56|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 62.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.98% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 16.48% of the population.

There were 4,644 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.56% were married couples living together, 17.01% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.84% were non-families. 29.59% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.61% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 2.73.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.0% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $57,523, and the median income for a family was $64,258. Males had a median income of $40,647 versus $30,441 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $27,526. About 16.1% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.{{US Census population
|1920= 183
|1930= 377
|1940= 499
|1950= 854
|1960= 2803
|1970= 9473
|1980= 10552
|1990= 11137
|2000= 12193
|2010= 12926
|2020= 12600
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|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/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Justice 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 – Justice village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1738830&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) – Justice village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1738830&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) – Justice village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1738830&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|8,127
|8,038
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,442
|66.65%
|62.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,420
|2,863
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,516
|19.85%
|22.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.97%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|12
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|0.10%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|207
|222
|style='background: #ffffe6; |224
|1.70%
|1.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.78%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|2
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|22
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.18%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|475
|181
|style='background: #ffffe6; |294
|3.90%
|1.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|928
|1,595
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,077
|7.61%
|12.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,193'''
|'''12,926'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''12,600'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Government==
The Village President is Krzysztof (Kris) Wasowicz. The Village Clerk is David R. Kroll. Village Trustees are Jeffrey Allen, Gabriel Lopez, Melanie Kuban, Frances Mills, John Obrochta, and Stanislaw Ogorek.

Justice is in [[Illinois's 3rd congressional district]].

==Education==
Elementary and middle school students from Justice attend schools in [[Indian Springs School District 109]]. High school students go on to [[Argo Community High School]] District 217 in neighboring [[Summit, Illinois|Summit]].

==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Justice 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}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.villageofjustice.org Village of Justice official website]

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