Editing Matteson, Illinois

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'''Matteson''' ({{IPAc-en|'|m|æ|t|ɪ|s|ə|n}})<ref name="villageofmatteson.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.villageofmatteson.org/widgets/newsevents/item9/index.php|title = Welcome to Matteson, IL}}</ref> is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 19,073 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of [[Chicago]].<ref name=CensusProfileMatteson>{{cite web|title=Matteson village, Illinois profile |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1747540|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 24, 2022}}</ref>

Matteson is located in [[Chicago Southland|Chicago's Southland]] area. The village is home to multiple warehouse facilities, a large commercial corridor, and housed the now-demolished [[Lincoln Mall]]. There are currently plans to redevelop the mall property into a [[mixed-use]] complex.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutson|first=Wendell|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2023/01/27/matteson-adding-to-local-economy.html|title=Matteson didn't get a casino license, but the Chicago suburb has other economic development|website=Chicago Business Journal|date=January 27, 2023}}</ref> The village is served by two stations on the [[Metra Electric District|Metra Electric District's]] main line; [[Matteson station]] and [[211th Street (Lincoln Highway) station|211th Street station]].

==History==
The area encompassed by modern Matteson was settled in the late 1800s, primarily by people of [[German American|German]] descent. Platted in 1855, Matteson had nearly 500 residents when it incorporated as a village in 1889. The village's namesake is [[Joel Aldrich Matteson]], who served as Illinois' tenth governor from 1853 to 1857.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT45|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=45}}</ref> The 20th century saw improvements in plumbing, the electrification of the [[Illinois Central Railroad]], and the construction of today's school district, resulting in significant population growth to more than 3,000 residents by the end of the 1960s. By 2000, Matteson was home to [[Lincoln Mall]] (opened 1973) and annexed 195 acres of land for the village. Today, Matteson is home to nearly 20,000 residents, hundreds of businesses, and the close proximity of two major hospitals.

By 1995, African-Americans made up a significant portion of Matteson's residential population. The village launched a program to encourage potential homeowners identifying as European-American to move to the village.<ref>{{cite web|last=Poe|first=Janita|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-04-17-9504170172-story.html|title=RAPIDLY CHANGING MATTESON SETS A COURSE TO WOO WHITES|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=April 17, 1995|accessdate=April 27, 2022}}</ref> Instead by 2011 the community had attracted many well-to-do African-Americans, many of whom had been previously based in Chicago. The village simultaneously recorded increases in the average household incomes in several census tracts. Between 2000 and 2010, Matteson's African-American population increased by roughly 85% while its European-American population declined by about 1,200<!--4,000-2,800-->.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Little|first1=Darnell |last2=Mihalopoulos|first2=Dan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/us/03cnccensus.html|title=Black Chicagoans Fuel Growth of South Suburbs|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 2, 2011|accessdate=April 27, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Matteson has a total area of {{convert|9.32|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|9.29|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.64%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.36%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web  |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> The village's topography is mostly flat.

Matteson is bordered by [[Park Forest, Illinois|Park Forest]] and [[Olympia Fields, Illinois|Olympia Fields]] to the east, [[Country Club Hills, Illinois|Country Club Hills]] and [[Tinley Park, Illinois|Tinley Park]] to the north, [[Frankfort, Illinois|Frankfort]] to the west, and [[Richton Park, Illinois|Richton Park]] to the south.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 451
|1890= 323
|1900= 449
|1910= 461
|1920= 485
|1930= 736
|1940= 819
|1950= 1211
|1960= 3225
|1970= 4721
|1980= 10223
|1990= 11378
|2000= 12928
|2010= 19009
|2020= 19073
|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=1600000US1747540 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 19,073 people, 7,628 households, and 4,454 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|2,046.68|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 7,457 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|800.19|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 82.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.98% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.21% of the population.

There were 7,628 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.53% were married couples living together, 14.25% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.61% were non-families. 38.37% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.89% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 2.52.

The village's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $84,611, and the median income for a family was $111,754. Males had a median income of $62,165 versus $40,552 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $38,867. About 7.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

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|+'''Matteson 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 – Matteson village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1747540&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) – Matteson village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1747540&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) – Matteson village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1747540&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,031
|2,784
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,831
|31.18%
|14.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|8,033
|14,833
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,641
|62.14%
|78.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82.01%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|11
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19
|0.09%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|198
|187
|style='background: #ffffe6; |185
|1.53%
|0.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.97%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|22
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97
|0.17%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|197
|326
|style='background: #ffffe6; |495
|1.52%
|1.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|436
|813
|style='background: #ffffe6; |803
|3.37%
|4.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.21%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,928'''
|'''19,009'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''19,073'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Economy==
Matteson was home to [[Lincoln Mall]], which was located at Cicero Avenue and [[US Highway 30]]. Once one of the [[Chicago Southland]]'s major regional shopping centers, Lincoln Mall experienced a protracted decline beginning in the 1990s and closed on January 7, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lincoln-mall-closing-met-20141111-story.html|title = Lincoln Mall to close after holidays|website = [[Chicago Tribune]]| date=November 11, 2014 }}</ref> Demolition of the mall site commenced in May 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-lincoln-mall-demolition-st-0509-20170508-story.html|title=Demolition of Matteson's Lincoln Mall gets underway|last=Nolan|first=Mike|work=Daily Southtown|access-date=May 11, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration]] operates its Midwestern Region Service Center in this area and [[Valspar]] operates a paint manufacturing facility in Matteson.

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

Matteson's sister city is [[Pune]], [[India]].

==Transportation==
The [[Matteson station]], which opened in 1863, and the [[211th Street station]] both serve Matteson. [[Metra]] commuter rail trains on the [[Metra Electric District]] travel north to [[Millennium station]] and south to [[University Park station]]. [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on Route 357 connecting Matteson 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=February 1, 2024}}</ref>

*{{jct|state=IL|US|30}} ([[Lincoln Highway]]) The village's major east–west thoroughfare
*{{jct|state=IL|I|57}} The village's major north–south thoroughfare
*{{jct|state=IL|IL|50}} ([[Cicero Avenue]]) the village's second north–south thoroughfare
*{{jct|state=IL|IL|43}} ([[Harlem Avenue]]) On the western corner of the village.

==Education==
Matteson is home to three school districts. [[Elementary School District 159|Matteson School District 159]] and [[Matteson School District 162]] serve separate portions of Matteson for grades PK-8. All of Matteson is within the [[Rich Township High School District 227]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17031_cook/DC20SD_C17031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, IL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=12/13|accessdate=April 27, 2022}}</ref>

[[Matteson School District 162]]

Elementary
* Arcadia 
* Illinois
* Indiana 
* Matteson 
* Richton Square 
* Sauk 
Middle
* O.W. Huth

[[Elementary School District 159|Matteson School District 159]]

Middle
* Colin Powell
Elementary 
* Marya Yates 
* Sieden Prairie 
* Woodgate

[[Rich Township High School]], the only public high school operated by the high school district, serves Matteson.<ref>"[http://www.rich227.org Home]." [[Rich Township High School District 227]]. Retrieved on December 9, 2012. "20550 S. Cicero Avenue | Matteson Illinois 60443"</ref> Previously Matteson was divided between the attendance boundaries of [[Rich Central High School]] and [[Rich South High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rich227.org/Downloads/New%20Boundaries21024_1.png|title=New Boundaries|publisher=[[Rich Township High School District 227]]|accessdate=April 27, 2022}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.rich227.org/assets/files/boundaries.pdf|title=Campus Attendance Boundaries Updated Feb. 2009|publisher=[[Rich Township High School District 227]]|date=November 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117064700/http://www.rich227.org/assets/files/boundaries.pdf |accessdate=April 27, 2022|archive-date=November 17, 2010 }}</ref>

Residents of the village may also attend [[Southland College Preparatory Charter High School]].

The Matteson Area Public Library District serves the community.<ref>[http://www.mattesonpubliclibrary.org/ Home]. Matteson Area Public Library District. Retrieved on January 10, 2017. "801 South School Avenue Matteson, Illinois 60443"</ref> Its current library opened in 1993. An addition with {{convert|7500|sqft|sqm}} of space opened in 2015, bringing the total space to {{convert|30300|sqft|sqm}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Dennis|title=Bigger Matteson Library to do more|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|place=[[Chicago]]|date=February 23, 2015|page=3}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100510870/for-matteson-illinois/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Jon Asamoah]], former NFL player, recently played for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] during the 2014–2015 season.
* [[Dreezy]], Rapper, lived on and off in Matteson.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/britticisms/dreezy-chicago-feature | title=Who is Dreezy? }}</ref>
* [[Kendall Gill]], former professional basketball player, grew up in Matteson.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kendall-gill/5074 | title=Kendall Gill - 1989-90 - Men's Basketball }}</ref>
* [[Robin Kelly]], Congresswoman for Illinois’ 2nd congressional district, lives in Matteson.<ref name="tribune-legacy">{{cite news|author=Skiba, Katherine|date=April 14, 2013|title=Robin Kelly hopes to change legacy of 2nd District seat|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2013-04-14-ct-met-robin-kelly-profile-0414-20130414-story.html}}</ref>
* [[Sir Michael Rocks]], Rapper
* [[Tyler Ulis]], Professional basketball player
* [[Gerald Walker]], Rapper, grew up in Matteson.<ref name="okayplayer.com">[http://www.okayplayer.com/news/Gerald-Walker-I-Remember-When-This-All-Meant-Something_-Mixtape.html/ Gerald Walker I Remember When This All Meant Something (Mixtape)]. Okayplayer. Retrieved on August 27, 2010</ref>
* [[Charles Brewster Wheeler]], U.S. Army brigadier general, born in Matteson<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nichols |first=Zella Wheeler |editor-last=Branham |editor-first=Charles N. |date=January 1947 |title=Obituary, Charles Brewster Wheeler |url=https://usmalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/assembly/id/885/rec/2 |magazine=Assembly |location=West Point, NY |publisher=Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy |page=38 |via=West Point Digital Library |ref={{sfnRef|"Obituary, Charles Brewster Wheeler"}}}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.villageofmatteson.org Village of Matteson official website]

{{Cook County, Illinois}}
{{Chicagoland}}
{{Illinois}}
{{Geographic location
|Center=Matteson
|Northwest=[[Country Club Hills, Illinois|Country Club Hills]]
|North=[[Olympia Fields]]
|Northeast=[[Glenwood, Illinois|Glenwood]]
|East=[[Park Forest, Illinois|Park Forest]]
|Southeast=[[Steger, Illinois|Steger]]
|South=[[Richton Park]]
|Southwest=[[Manhattan]]
}}
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