Editing Markham, Illinois

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'''Markham''' is a city and a [[Chicago Southland|south suburb]] of [[Chicago]] in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 11,661 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Markham city, Illinois profile |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1747007|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 26, 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
{{More citations needed|date=April 2017}}
It is claimed this area was beach 10,000 years ago. After countless ages of geologic swamps, marshes and sloughs, the prairies dominated the landscape with groves of trees, flowers, and wildlife in abundance.

Markham, southwest of the southern tip of [[Lake Michigan]], had been a crossroad for early pioneers. In 1816 a treaty was made with the [[Odawa people|Ottawa]], [[Ojibwe people|Chippewa]] and [[Potawatomi]] tribes which ceded a corridor of land located between a point north of the [[Chicago River]] and the mouth of the [[Calumet River]] to the settlers. The southern boundary, one of two Indian Treaty Boundary Lines, was surveyed along a line from the [[Kankakee River]] to Lake Michigan.  The line still appears on government maps and now includes a short portion of [[Interstate 57]] near the [[U.S. Route 6|US 6]] interchange northwest of Markham.

The village of Markham was incorporated in 1925 with a population under 300. The village was named for Charles H. Markham, president of the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] 1911–1918, 1919–1926. In the mid-1930s, the Croissant Park subdivision was built and increased the population from 349 to 1,388. After World War II, Markham's population doubled to 2,753 residents by 1950. The village developed into a [[bedroom community]] as residents sought homes, not industry. An airport developed at 165th Street and Kedzie Avenue was the nearest field outside of Chicago. The airport site was located near what is now the Cook County Sixth Circuit Courthouse. On August 24, 1967, Markham was incorporated as a city.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}

=== The Lone Pine Tree ===
In 1860, a German immigrant named Lawrence Roesner made his way to the southern boundary and settled on land located in the northwest corner of Markham. He brought with him six seedlings from the [[Black Forest]] of [[Germany]] and planted them along the Indian Boundary Line. This "Lone Pine Tree" was adopted as the official city symbol in 1985. The lone survivor of six pine trees brought from the Black Forest in 1860 died in 1986. The Markham City Council appropriated money to get a replacement tree from the Black Forest, which the Markham Garden Club planted that year.

==Geography==
Markham is located at {{Coord|41|35|51|N|87|41|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (41.597467, -87.691570).<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, Markham has a total area of {{convert|5.41|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=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

===Indian Boundary Prairies===
There are approximately {{convert|500|acre|km2}} of virgin and restored [[prairie]] land located within the boundary of Markham. There are four prairies known as "Dropseed", "Sundrop", "Paintbrush", and "Gensburg". The prairie is under the supervision of [[Northeastern Illinois University]] and [[The Nature Conservancy]]. The [[Gensburg-Markham Prairie]] portion has been designated a [[National Natural Landmark]]. The prairies continue to grow and flourish with the help of the Friends of the Indian Boundary Prairies.<ref name=tnc>{{cite web| title=Nature Conservancy: Indian Boundary Prairies| url=http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/illinois/placesweprotect/indian-boundary-prairies.xml| publisher=[[The Nature Conservancy]]| access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref>

===Surrounding areas===
<div style= width:500px;">
:{{pad|17em}} [[Midlothian, Illinois|Midlothian]] / [[Posen, Illinois|Posen]]
:{{pad|13em}} [[Midlothian, Illinois|Midlothian]] [[File:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[File:Up-1.svg|30px]] [[File:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Harvey, Illinois|Harvey]]
:{{pad|2em}} [[Bremen Township, Illinois|Unincorporated Bremen Township]] [[File:Left.svg|30px]] {{pad|1.5em}}[[File:Right.svg|30px]] [[Harvey, Illinois|Harvey]]
:{{pad|3.8em}} [[Oak Forest, Illinois|Oak Forest]] / [[Country Club Hills, Illinois|Country Club Hills]] [[File:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[File:Down arrow.svg|30px]] [[File:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Harvey, Illinois|Harvey]]
:{{pad|18em}} [[Hazel Crest, Illinois|Hazel Crest]]
</div>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1930= 349
|1940= 1288
|1950= 2783
|1960= 11704
|1970= 15987
|1980= 15534
|1990= 13136
|2000= 12620
|2010= 12508
|2020= 11661
|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/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Markham, 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 1970<ref name=1970Census>{{Cite web|title=1970 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Illinois - Table 16 - Race by Sex, for Places of 10,000 to 50,000  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1970/population-volume-1/1970a_il1-03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Illinois- Table 14 - Persons by Race and Table 16 (p. 18-28) - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race (p. 29-39)|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_ilAB-03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Illinois - Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Orogin|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-2/cp-2-15-1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Markham city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1747007&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) – Markham city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1747007&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) – Markham city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1747007&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1970
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,946
|4,316
|2,860
|2,062
|1,275
|style='background: #ffffe6; |823
|49.70%
|28.45%
|21.77%
|16.34%
|10.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,981
|10,545
|10,045
|9,903
|10,076
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,420
|49.92%
|69.50%
|76.47%
|78.47%
|80.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|27
|25 <ref>Compiliation of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut categories</ref>
|41
|13
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.17%
|0.16%
|0.31%
|0.10%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|8 
|24 <ref>Compiliation of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese categories. Other Asian groups would be included in the Some Other Race category</ref>
|0
|75
|84
|style='background: #ffffe6; |103
|0.05%
|0.16%
|0.00%
|0.59%
|0.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.88%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|x 
|0 <ref>Compiliation of Hawaiian, Guamanian, and Samoan categories. Other Pacific Islander groups would be included in the Some Other Race category</ref>
|0 <ref>Derived from extracting Pacific Islander population from Asian population</ref>
|2
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|x
|0.00%
|0.00%
|0.02%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|25
|45
|9
|7
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32
|0.16%
|0.30%
|0.07%
|0.06%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>Not an option in the 1970 Census</ref>
|x <ref>Not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>Not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|162
|191
|style='background: #ffffe6; |258
|x
|x
|x
|1.28%
|1.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.21%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|x
|217
|181
|396
|837
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,014
|x
|1.43% <ref>Listed as Spanish origin in the 1980 Census. Racial identification for Hispanics only consisted of White, Black, and Some Other Race; hence, a small number of Latinos may be also be included in the counts for Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander</ref>
|1.38%
|3.14%
|6.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''15,987'''
|'''15,172'''
|'''13,136'''
|'''12,620'''
|'''12,508'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''11,661'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1747007 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 11,661 people, 3,832 households, and 2,821 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|2,157.45|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 4,283 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|792.41|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 72.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 8.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.91% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 10.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.27% of the population.

There were 3,832 households, out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.42% were married couples living together, 37.42% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.38% were non-families. 23.12% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.84 and the average family size was 3.23.

The city's age distribution consisted of 31.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,050, and the median income for a family was $45,880. Males had a median income of $28,214 versus $29,815 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,580. About 17.4% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.6% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
In 2017, [[Roger Agpawa]] was elected [[mayor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/convicted-felon-roger-agpawa-wins-election-as-mayor-of-markham-illinois/|title = City elects convicted felon as mayor, prompting threat from prosecutor|website = [[CBS News]]}}</ref>  He had previously served as [[fire chief]] in neighboring [[Country Club Hills, Illinois|Country Club Hills]].  Having been convicted in 1999 of felony [[mail fraud]] in a federal [[health insurance]] case, he is one of the first [[convict]]ed [[felon]]s to have been elected [[mayor]].  Experts state that he would have been ineligible to serve in the highest office in that city, despite being sworn in as mayor in October 2018 after an 18-month legal battle.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/| title = Daily Southtown Opinion - Chicago Tribune| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-markham-mayor-agpawa-st-1005-story.html|title=After 18-month legal battle, convicted felon Roger Agpawa sworn in as Markham mayor|last=Slowik|first=Ted|date=October 4, 2018|work=Daily Southtown}}</ref>

{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=40% align="left"
! style="background:#F5DEB3"|  <small>Mayors of Markham, Illinois</small>
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! Years
! Notes
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| William Sparger
| 1973–1985
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| Evans R Miller
| 1985–2001
| First African-American mayor.<ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title=Suburbs Sprinkled with Upsets   |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=April 4, 1985  |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/04/04/suburbs-sprinkled-with-big-upsets/|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=|quote=In Markham, voters ousted 12-year Mayor William Sparger, electing their first black mayor, and 26-year Treasurer George Petersen was also defeated. Evans R. Miller, a former alderman, beat Sparger by 95 votes. }}</ref>
|-
|
| [[David Webb Jr.]]
| 2001–2017
| Second African American mayor. Sentenced to 2 years in prison for or $300,000 bribery scheme in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|first= Jason|last= Meisner|authorlink=   |title= Ex-Markham Mayor David Webb Jr. gets 2 years in prison in bribery scheme that included cash-filled coffee cups  |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=June 22, 2021  |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2021/06/22/ex-markham-mayor-david-webb-jr-gets-2-years-in-prison-in-bribery-scheme-that-included-cash-filled-coffee-cups/ |via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
|-
|
| Ernest Blevins
| 2017–2018
| Acting mayor<ref name=Nordahl>{{Cite news|first=Caitlin|last=  Nordahl |authorlink=   |title= Markham interim mayor's pay raise catches attention of watchdog group  |newspaper=[[South Cook News]]|date= December 18, 2017|url=https://southcooknews.com/stories/511297089-markham-interim-mayor-s-pay-raise-catches-attention-of-watchdog-group  |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
|
|[[Roger Agpawa]]
| 2018–Present
| 
|-
|}
|}
{{clear}}

===Federal representation===
Markham is divided between two congressional districts. Most of the city is in [[Illinois's 2nd congressional district]], consisting of the area south of the [[Dan Ryan Expressway]] (I-57) that is bordered on the west by Homan Avenue from 155th to 161st streets, Trumbull Avenue from 161st to 163rd, and Lawndale Avenue from 163rd to 167th; the rest of the city is part of the [[Illinois' 1st congressional district|1st district]].

*1st Congressional District-Congressman [[Jonathan Jackson (Illinois politician)|Jonathan Jackson]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
*2nd Congressional District-Congressman [[Robin Kelly]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]

===State representation===
In the [[Illinois State Senate]] Markham is split by two districts:
*15th District-Senator [[Napoleon Harris|Napoleon B. Harris III]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
*19th District-Senator [[Michael Hastings (politician)|Michael Hastings]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]

In the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] Markham is split by two districts:
*30th District-Representative [[Will Davis (Illinois politician)|William Davis]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
*38th District-Representative [[Debbie Meyers-Martin]]-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]

==Education==
Most of Markham is within Prairie-Hills School District 144, which includes 6 elementary schools, and Prairie-Hills Junior High School. A portion of Markham is within the [[Posen-Robbins School District 143½]], which includes 4 elementary schools, and Thomas J. Kellar Middle School.<ref>"[http://www.prsd1435.org/Pages/default.aspx WELCOME TO POSEN-ROBBINS SCHOOL DISTRICT 143.5] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524143437/http://www.prsd1435.org/Pages/default.aspx |date=2013-05-24 }}." [[Posen-Robbins School District 143½]]. Retrieved on February 24, 2013.</ref> Another Portion is within Hazel Crest School District 152.5, which includes 2 elementary schools, and Robert Frost Middle School. The remaining portion is within [[Harvey School District 152]], which includes 5 elementary schools, and Brooks Middle School.

Most of Markham is served by [[Bremen High School (Midlothian, Illinois)|Bremen High School]], with another portion attending [[Hillcrest High School (Country Club Hills, Illinois)|Hillcrest High School]], and the remaining section goes to [[Tinley Park High School]] in [[Bremen Community High School District 228]]<ref>"[https://il01001099.schoolwires.net/Page/7]." Bremen High School School Boundaries  Retrieved on October 29, 2017.</ref> The rest of the city is served by [[Thornwood High School]] within [[Thornton Township High School District 205]].

==Infrastructure==
===Police department===
The Markam Police Department is responsible for public safety and law enforcement.

Anthony "Tony" DeBois, the deputy police chief from 2008 to 2012 and described as an "ally of Markham Mayor David Webb Jr." by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', had been the subject to numerous lawsuits alleging [[police brutality|brutality]] and misconduct from 2004 to 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-08-13-ct-met-markham-deputy-chief-0811-20100813-story.html <!-- former url  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/ct-met-markham-deputy-chief-0811-20100813,0,5467847.story --> | title = Markham deputy chief no stranger to lawsuits | date = 2010-08-13 | last = Schmadeke | first = Steve | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154412/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-13/news/ct-met-markham-deputy-chief-0811-20100813_1_deputy-police-lawsuits-raids | archive-date = 2016-03-05 | url-status = live | access-date = 2019-07-11 }}</ref><ref name="nbc-markam">{{cite news | url = https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/markham-deputy-chief-anthony-debois-254561681.html | title = Former Markham Cop Sentenced to 5 Years for Lying to FBI | date = 2014-04-09 | work = [[WMAQ-TV|nbcchicago.com]] | location = Chicago | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160617000534/http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/markham-deputy-chief-anthony-debois-254561681.html | archive-date = 2016-06-17 | url-status = live | access-date = 2019-07-11 }}</ref>  In 2014 he was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for raping a woman under arrest in 2010 and lying about it to the FBI in 2012.<ref name="nbc-markam"/><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2014-04-09-chi-former-markham-deputy-police-chief-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-20140409-story.html | title = 5 years for ex-Markham deputy police chief who had sex with detainee | date = 2014-04-09 | first = Steve | last = Schmadeke | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190712004341/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2014-04-09-chi-former-markham-deputy-police-chief-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-20140409-story.html | archive-date = 2019-07-12 | url-status = live | access-date = 2019-07-11 }}</ref>

===Transportation===
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Markham 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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* [[Randy Daniels]], raised in Markham, secretary of state in New York, deputy mayor of New York City
* [[Floyd Fields]], raised in Markham, retired safety for [[San Diego Chargers]]
* [[Cliff Floyd]], raised in Markham, outfielder for [[San Diego Padres]]
* [[Rodney Harrison]], native of Markham, retired safety for [[New England Patriots]] and  [[San Diego Chargers]]
* [[Curtis Mayfield]], solo artist and member of soul group [[the Impressions]], once lived in Markham{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
* [[Denny McLain]], raised in Markham, Major League Baseball player and [[Cy Young Award]]-winning pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=2308&pid=9345|title=The Baseball Biography Project: Denny McLain|last=Armour|first=Mark|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=20 December 2011}}</ref>
* [[Corey McPherrin]], raised in Markham, news anchor and former sportscaster for [[WFLD-TV]].
* [[Kid Sister]], hip-hop artist, raised in Markham, "First Lady of Markham"
* [[Christopher "Tricky" Stewart]], hip-hop artist and producer, born in Markham

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Chicago|Illinois}}
*[http://www.cityofmarkham.net City of Markham official website]

{{Cook County, Illinois}}

{{Geographic location
 | Center = Markham, Illinois
 | North = [[Midlothian, Illinois]]
 | East = [[Harvey, Illinois]]
 | South = [[Country Club Hills, Illinois]]
 | West = [[Oak Forest, Illinois]]
}}

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