Editing Stickney, Illinois

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| name                    = Stickney, Illinois
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| motto                   = A Community That Cares
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| subdivision_name3       = [[Stickney Township, Cook County, Illinois|Stickney]]
| established_title       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date        = 1913
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| leader_name             = Jeff Walik
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| population_total        = 7110
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| population_note         = Up 10.38% from 2000
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'''Stickney''' is a village in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 7,110.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stickney village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1772676|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> The village is named for [[Alpheus Beede Stickney]], a railroad executive who played a central role in establishing the Clearing Industrial District.<ref>{{cite web   |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1198.html   |title=Encyclopedia of Chicago - Stickney, IL.   |publisher= Chicago Historical Society   |year=2005   |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> It was well known in the 1920s and early 1930s as the home for several [[bordello]]s linked to mobster [[Al Capone]]'s empire.

==Geography==
Stickney is located at {{coord|41|49|1|N|87|47|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (41.816982, -87.786755).<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 2010 census, Stickney has a total area of {{convert|1.966|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.17%) is land and {{convert|0.036|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.83%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1772676
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045700/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1772676
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 550
|1930= 2005
|1940= 2446
|1950= 3317
|1960= 6239
|1970= 6601
|1980= 5893
|1990= 5678
|2000= 6148
|2010= 6786
|2020= 7110
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|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=1600000US1772676 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 7,110 people, 2,314 households, and 1,617 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|3,627.55|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 2,523 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,287.24|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 39.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 32.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 20.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 64.25% of the population.

There were 2,314 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.53% were married couples living together, 9.68% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.12% were non-families. 27.14% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.82% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 2.83.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 33% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,246, and the median income for a family was $87,997. Males had a median income of $47,361 versus $38,373 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $27,977. About 2.3% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Stickney 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 – Bruni CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1772676&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) – Stickney village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1772676&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) – Stickney village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1772676&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,689
|3,034
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,111
|76.27%
|44.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.69%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|17
|138
|style='background: #ffffe6; |168
|0.28%
|2.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.36%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|11
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.18%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|65
|98
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91
|1.06%
|1.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.28%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38
|0.00%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|43
|53
|style='background: #ffffe6; |122
|0.70%
|0.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,323
|3,452
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,568
|21.52%
|50.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,148'''
|'''6,786'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''7,110'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

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

==Education==
Stickney has two public elementary schools, Home School and Edison School, part of [[Lyons Elementary School District 103]], both serving grades K-5. Students then attend George Washington Middle School in [[Lyons, Illinois|Lyons]] for grades 6–8.

Residents are zoned [[J. Sterling Morton High School West|Morton West High School]] in [[Berwyn, Illinois|Berwyn]] for grades 9–12 as all residents are west of Ridgeland Avenue.<ref>"[http://jsmort.schoolwires.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=726&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=1537&PageID=231 1950s]." [[J. Sterling Morton High School East]]. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.</ref><ref>"[http://www.villageofstickney.com/document_center/village_clerk_notices/precinct_boundary_map.pdf Polling Locations for March 2012]." Stickney Township. Retrieved on December 20, 2016.</ref>

The village had previously hosted Haley School which was built in 1923<ref>"[https://www.olpl.org/documents/LocalHistoryManual1999.pdf ''Pioneers of Progress ... the history of Stickney Township'']." (Stickney Township Office, 1969), p. 25. Retrieved on December 29, 2018.</ref> and demolished in 1987; its land later being converted into Haley Park in 1989, and MacArthur School (41st and Cuyler) which was closed and later demolished. St Pius X Church had an elementary school which was closed in the 90s.

==Transportation==
Bus service in the village is provided by [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] and [[Pace (transit)|Pace]].<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==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.villageofstickney.com/ Village of Stickney official website]
{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Stickney
 | North = [[Berwyn, Illinois|Berwyn]]
 | Northeast = [[Cicero, Illinois|Cicero]]
 | East = [[Archer Heights, Chicago]]
 | Southeast = [[Garfield Ridge, Chicago]]
 | South = [[Forest View, Illinois|Forest View]]
 | Southwest =[[McCook, Illinois|McCook]]
 | West =[[Lyons, Illinois|Lyons]]
 | Northwest = [[Riverside, Illinois|Riverside]]
}}
{{Cook County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1913]]
[[Category:1913 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Majority-minority cities and towns in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]