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Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,463 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The village sits just a few miles south of Chicago proper. It is bordered by Chicago Heights and Flossmoor to the south, Hazel Crest to the west, East Hazel Crest and Harvey to the north, Glenwood to the east, and South Holland to the northeast.<ref name="Census 2020 DP">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Homewood has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 99.11%) is land and Template:Convert (or 0.89%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">Template:Cite web</ref> A south suburban village, Homewood is Template:Convert due south of The Loop/downtown Chicago at 800 west and 18300 south on the Chicago grid system.

Homewood lies on the Calumet Shoreline. The ancient shoreline can be seen clearly as the sand ridge along Ridge Road.

Economy

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Its historic downtown centered at the intersections of Dixie Highway and Ridge road has a number of small businesses including coffee shops and restaurants, salons, a music shop, bookstore, boutique hotel, and the Homewood Science Center.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Homewood's other main commercial corridor is located along Halsted street between 183rd and 175th street and is home to a number of large national chain retailers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Large employers

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Parks and greenspaces

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H-F Parks

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Homewood's "H-F Park District" spans over 365 acres with 32 parks and recreation spaces.<ref name="village.homewood.il.us">Template:Cite web</ref> Homewood's unique parks include Lion's Club Park and Pool,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> H-F Ice Arena,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center, H-F Racquet Club,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rover's Run Dog Park, Extreme Scene Skate park, Millennium Park Splash Pad, Patriots Park Frisbee Golf Course, and Dolphin Lake Park and Clubhouse.<ref name="village.homewood.il.us"/>

Izaak Walton Preserve

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Homewood's Izaak Walton Preserve is a 193-acre open space filled with woodland, lakes, and diverse wildlife carved out from an ancient glacial lake and sandy shoreline. Roughly 4 miles of gravel walking path wind through the scenic and rolling prairie throughout the preserve. Fishing, biking, running, and dog-walking are common activities along the preserve's trail system.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Media

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Newspapers

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The HF Chronicle is a local newspaper serving the Homewood and Flossmoor communities that started in June 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Radio

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WHFH (88.5FM) - Viking Radio is Homewood-Floosmoor Highschool's radio station based on campus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

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Homewood Village Board

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Village President - Rich Hofeld

Village Clerk - Marilyn Thomas

Trustee Vivian Harris-Jones

Trustee Jay Heiferman

Trustee Lisa Purcell

Trustee Lauren Roman

Trustee Julie Willis

Trustee Allisa Opyd

Village Manager, Napoleon Haney

State legislature

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Illinois State Senate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Illinois State House of Representatives

Federal

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United States House of Representatives<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

United States Senate

Education

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Children in grades K-8 attend schools under the jurisdiction of Homewood public school district 153, although some may attend Flossmoor School District 161 if they live west of Western Avenue and south of 183rd street. School District 153 has three schools: Winston Churchill Elementary, Willow Elementary, and James Hart Junior High School. Children in grades K-2 attend Willow, then move on to Churchill for grades 3–5, then move on to finish grades 6–8 at James Hart.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The majority of students in the area then go on to attend the local public high school, Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Homewood-Flossmoor High School is its own school district, school district 233. H-F is a three-time winner of the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award for excellence. HF also owns WHFH 88.5, the highest powered high school radio station with 1,500 watts.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operated a Catholic school, St. Joseph School. St Joseph School closed in 2017 with a final enrollment of 64 students. Despite its closure, the St. Joseph's Athletic Association still provides athletic programs for elementary and middle school students. These sports are: Girls Volleyball, Boys Basketball, & Girls Cheer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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Homewood village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 Template:Partial
White alone (NH) 18,969 17,404 14,936 10,922 8,064 96.17% 90.28% 76.43% 56.52% 41.43%
Black or African American alone (NH) 423 1,212 3,403 6,520 8,657 2.14% 6.29% 17.41% 33.74% 44.48%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 <ref>Compilation of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut categories</ref> 13 15 17 16 0.02% 0.07% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
Asian alone (NH) 155 <ref>Compilation of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese categories. Other Asian groups would be included in the Some Other Race category</ref> 298 305 270 251 0.79% 1.55% 1.56% 1.40% 1.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 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> 10 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.01% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 42 <ref>Calculated as the difference between the total population and all other categories</ref> 41 38 56 91 0.21% 0.21% 0.19% 0.29% 0.47%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>Not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>Not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 239 404 758 x x 1.22% 2.09% 3.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 132 <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> 310 597 1,133 1,626 0.67% 1.61% 3.05% 5.86% 8.35%
Total 19,724 19,278 19,543 19,323 19,463 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 19,463 people, 6,964 households, and 4,910 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 8,003 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 44.87% African American, 43.17% White, 0.18% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.23% from other races, and 7.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.35% of the population.

There were 6,964 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.32% were married couples living together, 17.29% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.49% were non-families. 27.28% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.73% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 2.63.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $77,013, and the median income for a family was $91,704. Males had a median income of $58,214 versus $40,314 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,243. About 5.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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Template:See also Amtrak provides rail service to Homewood. Amtrak Train 59, the southbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Homewood at 8:54 pm daily with service to Kankakee and points south through Tennessee and Mississippi to New Orleans. Amtrak Train 58, the northbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Homewood at 7:44 am daily with service to Chicago Union Station. Homewood is also served by Amtrak Train 390/391, the Saluki, daily in the morning, and Amtrak Train 392/393, the Illini, daily in the afternoon/evening. Both the Saluki and Illini operate between Chicago and Carbondale, Illinois. Metra also provides commuter rail service on the Metra Electric line between Millennium Station and University Park. Homewood is the American headquarters of Canadian National Railways including a large freight classification yard and major shop facilities.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Homewood to destinations across the Southland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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