Editing McCook, Illinois

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'''McCook''' is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States, and is an [[industrial suburb]] of [[Chicago]]. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 249, which is the lowest population of all municipalities in the county.

== History ==
McCook was named for [[John James McCook (lawyer)|John J. McCook]], a late 19th-century director of the [[Santa Fe Railroad]] and a former [[American Civil War|Civil War]] officer. [[McCook Station (Illinois)|McCook station]] was served by the railroad in the town.  The [[Outlaws Motorcycle Club]] was established in McCook in 1935 when [[U.S. Route 66 in Illinois|Old Route 66]] passed through the town. In 1958, [[List of accidents and disasters by death toll|six people were killed]] in an explosion at a [[Reynolds Metals]] plant. In 1995, the former [[UOP LLC#Facilities|Universal Oil Products Riverside Laboratory]] in McCook was awarded with [[National Historic Chemical Landmarks|National Historic Chemical Landmark]] status.

==Geography==
McCook is located at {{coord|41|47|55|N|87|49|57|W|type:city}} (41.798542, -87.832432).<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>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, McCook has a total area of {{convert|2.64|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|2.61|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.20%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.80%) 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>

McCook is home to a small population but a large amount of heavy [[Manufacturing|industry]], resulting in a large [[tax]] base.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 367
|1940= 315
|1950= 361
|1960= 441
|1970= 333
|1980= 303
|1990= 235
|2000= 254
|2010= 228
|2020= 249
|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>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1745564 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 249 people, 107 households, and 87 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|94.50|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 113 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|42.88|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 64.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 10.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 24.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 36.55% of the population.

There were 107 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.47% were married couples living together, 22.43% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.69% were non-families. 16.82% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.21% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 2.96.

The village's age distribution consisted of 24.9% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 17% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $75,417, and the median income for a family was $65,417. Males had a median income of $50,714 versus $33,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $28,757. About 3.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''McCook 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 – McCook village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1745564&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) – McCook village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1745564&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</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) – McCook village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1745564&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|229
|161
|style='background: #ffffe6; |141
|90.16%
|70.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56.63%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.20%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|1.97%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.20%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.00%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|20
|65
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91
|7.87%
|28.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''254'''
|'''228'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''249'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Government==
McCook is in [[Illinois's 3rd congressional district]].

==Business==
McCook is home to a large amount of [[heavy industry]], including portions of Vulcan Materials Company McCook Quarry, [[UOP LLC|UOP]], and the [[Electro-Motive Diesel]] (EMD) railroad [[locomotive]] plant.  Known as the LaGrange plant for its mailing address (McCook does not have its own post office), EMD produced most of their locomotives there from 1935 to 1991, when parent company [[General Motors]] moved all final-assembly operations to [[London, Ontario]].  The LaGrange plant continues to manufacture locomotive parts and engines, and also serves as the EMD U.S. headquarters.

==Education==
A part of McCook is served by the [[Lyons School District 103]] and [[J. Sterling Morton High School District 201]]'s [[Morton West High School]] located in [[Berwyn, Illinois|Berwyn]].

Another part of McCook is served by [[Lyons Township High School]] in Western Springs/LaGrange.

==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on Route 330 connecting McCook to destinations across the region.<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>

==References==
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{{Cook County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:McCook, Illinois| ]]
[[Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]