Glenwood, Illinois

Chicagoland municipality
muni-name = Glenwood
muni = Village
date = 1903
state = Illinois
county = Cook
tcounty = Cook

head_label = Mayor
gov_head = Jeanne Maggio
pop = 9,000
status = down
percent = 3.11
prevyear = 1990
density-km = 1,291.8
density-mi = 3,350.1
white = 50.28
black = 47.53
hispanic = 5.20
asian = 0.62
islander = 0.10
native = 0.10
other = 2.26
zips = 60425
acode = 708
area-km = 7.0
area-mi = 2.7
pci = 24,356
geocode = 30029
mhi = 53,894
mnhv = 117,300
mhv = 120,698 (2000)
website = villageofglenwood.com

Glenwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,000 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Glenwood is located at coor dms|41|32|42|N|87|36|43|W|city (41.544943, -87.612052)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), all of it land.

The Glenwood Shoreline is within the village. The village is almost surrounded completely by forest preserves like the nearby town of Thornton.

Neighboring towns include Homewood, Illinois; Flossmoor, Illinois; East Hazel Crest, Illinois; Thornton, Illinois; Lansing, Illinois; Lynwood, Illinois; Ford Heights, Illinois; and Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,000 people, 3,373 households, and 2,472 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,350.1 people per square mile (1,291.8/km²). There were 3,461 housing units at an average density of 1,288.3/sq mi (496.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 51.28% White, 44.53% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.26% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.02% of the population.

There were 3,373 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,894, and the median income for a family was $67,161. Males had a median income of $46,439 versus $32,358 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,356. About 3.3% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Glenwood is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.

Education

Public schools in Glenwood include Longwood Elementary School, Hickory Bend Elementary School, Brookwood Intermediate School, and Brookwood Junior High School.

References

External links

* [http://www.glpld.org Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District]