Dolton (Illinois)

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Dolton
Dolton (Illinois)
Dolton
Dolton
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1837
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Cook County
Coordinates : 41 ° 38 ′  N , 87 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 38 ′  N , 87 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
23,153 (status: 2010)
9,572,572 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,962.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.8 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 11.8 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 184 m
Postal code : 60419
Area code : +1 708
FIPS : 17-20292
GNIS ID : 407295
Website : www.vodolton.org
Mayor : Ronnie C. Lewis

Dolton is a municipality (with the status of "Village" ) in Cook County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois. At the 2010 census , it had 23,153 inhabitants.

Dolton is located in the south of the Chicago metropolitan area .

title

Dolton is often referred to as the Gateway to the South Suburbs .

geography

Dolton is south of Chicago , near Lake Michigan . It is approximately 23 miles from Dolton to downtown.

The Des Plaines River flows nearby.

Surrounding cities and towns

Dolton is bordered by Chicago to the north, Calumet City to the east, South Holland to the south, and Riverdale and Harvey to the west .

history

Dolton was founded in 1837. The village was named after its founder, George Dolton. In 1892 the Incorpartion followed as a village, i.e. the official entry in the city register.

economy

With its proximity to Chicago, Dolton has a thriving economy. It says on the official website: "The city is bursting" due to the many new openings and growth.

Infrastructure

Dolton also benefits from its proximity to Chicago in terms of its excellent infrastructure. The Chicago airport is about 40 miles away. The highways Interstate 94 , Interstate 57 , Interstate 80 , Interstate 90 and Interstate 294 .

Lake Michigan is about 10 miles from Dolton.

politics

Dolton is located in the second Congressional District (about Federal constituency ) Illinois'.

Ronnie C. Lewis was Mayor since April 2009, Riley H. Rogers was elected Mayor in April 2013 and confirmed in office in 2017.

Sights, lakes and parks

  • Dolton water tower
  • Lake Cottage Grove
  • Lake Victory
  • Needles Park
  • Dolton Park

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Dolton had 23,153 people in 7,829 households. The population density was 1,962.1 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 6.2 percent white, 90.9 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.94 people lived in each of the 7,829 households.

28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.1 percent were 65 years or older. 54.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 51,090  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,588. 18.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Dolton, IL ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 20, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  2. a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vodolton.org
  3. Dolton City Web Site on Riley H. Rogers , accessed July 9, 2017

Web links

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