Alsip, Illinois facts for kids
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Alsip Village Hall
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Location of Alsip in Cook County, Illinois.
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| Country |  United States |
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| State | Illinois | |
| County | Cook | |
| Township | Worth | |
| Incorporated | 1840 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor–council | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.63 sq mi (17.16 km2) | |
| • Land | 6.53 sq mi (16.90 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) 1.54% | |
| Population
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| • Total | 19,063 | |
| • Density | 2,921.53/sq mi (1,127.97/km2) | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | ||
| • Per capita income | $25,286 | |
| • Median home value | $202,100 | |
| ZIP code(s) |
60803
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| Area code(s) | 708/464 | |
| Geocode | 01010 | |
| FIPS code | 17-01010 | |
Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago.
Alsip was settled in the 1830s by German and Dutch farmers. The village is named after Frank Alsip, the owner of a brickyard that opened there in 1885. The village began to grow after the Tri-State Tollway was built there in 1959.
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Geography
Alsip is located at 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W (41.670433, -87.732199).
According to the 2010 census, Alsip has a total area of 6.494 square miles (16.82 km2), of which 6.39 square miles (16.55 km2) (or 98.4%) is land and 0.104 square miles (0.27 km2) (or 1.6%) is water.
Alsip is bordered to the west by the villages of Worth and Palos Heights. To the south is Crestwood. Oak Lawn lies to the north. Merrionette Park, Blue Island, and Robbins lie to the east (north-south, respectively). The Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago lies to the north and east.
Most of the town lies to the north of the Cal-Sag Channel. However, Chippewa Ridge subdivision lies southwest of the Cal-Sag. In conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Water Reclamation District of Chicago, the village operates a boat launch on the canal, permitting inland access to Lake Michigan.
The Alsip area is home to two predominantly African-American cemeteries, Burr Oak and Restvale cemeteries, which are the resting places of many Chicago blues musicians (including Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington), athletes (Jimmie Crutchfield), and other celebrities. Emmett Till, whose murder in Mississippi at age 14 in 1955 was an important moment in the Civil Rights Movement, is buried at Burr Oak.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 327 | — | |
| 1940 | 541 | 65.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,228 | 127.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,770 | 207.0% | |
| 1970 | 11,608 | 207.9% | |
| 1980 | 17,134 | 47.6% | |
| 1990 | 18,227 | 6.4% | |
| 2000 | 19,725 | 8.2% | |
| 2010 | 19,277 | −2.3% | |
| 2020 | 19,063 | −1.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020 |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 11,272 | 8,895 | 58.47% | 46.66% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,451 | 4,235 | 17.90% | 22.22% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 18 | 8 | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 434 | 359 | 2.25% | 1.88% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 5 | 8 | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 26 | 50 | 0.13% | 0.26% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 229 | 452 | 1.19% | 2.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,842 | 5,056 | 19.93% | 26.52% |
| Total | 19,277 | 19,063 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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 can be of any race.
Education
- Elementary school districts
- Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126
- Prairie Junior High School in Alsip
- Atwood Heights School District 125
- Lawn Manor Elementary School in Oak Lawn
- Meadow Lane Intermediate School in Alsip
- Hamlin Junior High School in Alsip
- Cook County School District 130
- Secondary School District
- Community High School District 218
- Community college
- Moraine Valley Community College
- Private schools
- Marist High School, a coed Catholic school in Chicago affiliated with the Marist Brothers
- Brother Rice High School, an all-male Catholic school in Chicago affiliated with the Congregation of Christian Brothers
- Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, an all-female Catholic school in Chicago affiliated with the Sisters of Mercy
- Chicago Christian High School
See also
In Spanish: Alsip (Illinois) para niños
