Melrose Park (Illinois)
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| Located in Cook County and Illinois | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | September 11, 1882 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Illinois |
| County : | Cook County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 54 ′ N , 87 ° 52 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
25,411 (as of 2010) 9,572,572 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 2,314.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.98 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.98 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 193 m |
| Postal code : | 60160 |
| Area code : | +1 708 |
| FIPS : | 17-48242 |
| GNIS ID : | 413378 |
| Website : | www.melrosepark.org |
| Mayor : | Ronald M. Serpico |
Melrose Park is a city in Cook County in the US state of Illinois , United States , with 23,171 residents ( 2000 ).
For a long time, Melrose Park was mainly inhabited by Italian-Americans. Today, Americans of Mexican descent make up the majority of the population.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Melrose Park has a total area of 10.98 km 2 , all land. The urban area is cut irregularly, enclosing Stone Park almost completely and an unincorporated exclave with the Maywood Park Race Track . Melrose Park encloses a portion of the non-incorporated areas of Leyden Township and the properties there have a postal address in Melrose Park.
The main east-west connection is West Lake Street, which reaches the urban area just north of its southeast corner and then traverses the entire east-west extension of Melrose Park in a west-northwest direction. The western section to North Mannheim Road is US Highway 20 , while Highways US 12 and US45 run as North Mannheim Road in a north-south direction through Melrose Park. Other important connections are Illinois State Route 64 or North Avenue, which in sections also represents the northern city limits, and North 25th Avenue.
history
The residents of a then not incorporated part of the Proviso Township voted in 1882 to found their own municipality. This was initially called Melrose , in 1894 Park was added to the name. The population of the area was subject to a steady influx. At the beginning of the 20th century there were 2592 residents in Melrose Park, but the population growth leveled off.
On April 19, 1920, on Palm Sunday, a tornado with the strength F4 cut a 100 m wide and over 1000 m long aisle through the village and killed ten residents. The Sacred Heart Church and its convent were destroyed.
In the years after World War I , America's economy began to boom and a number of businesses opened or expanded in Melrose Park, increasing the number of jobs in the area. This trend continued after World War II when more companies moved to Melrose Park, including Zenith Electronics , Alberto-Culver, and International Harvester (now Navistar ).
Demographics
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 200 | - | |
| 1900 | 2592 | - | |
| 1910 | 4806 | 85.4% | |
| 1920 | 7147 | 48.7% | |
| 1930 | 10,741 | 50.3% | |
| 1940 | 10,933 | 1.8% | |
| 1950 | 13,366 | 22.3% | |
| 1960 | 22,291 | 66.8% | |
| 1970 | 22,716 | 1.9% | |
| 1980 | 20,735 | -8.7% | |
| 1990 | 20,859 | 0.6% | |
| 2000 | 23,171 | 11.1% | |
| 2010 | 25,411 | 9.7% | |
| 2016 estimate | 25,229 | -0.7% | |
| US Decennial Census | |||
At the time of the 2000 United States Census, Melrose Park was inhabited by 23,171 people. The population density was 2,110.0 people per km 2 . There were 7,905 housing units, an average of 719.8 per km 2 . The population in Melrose Park was 71.53% White , 2.92% Black or African American , 0.49% Native American , 1.99% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 20.08% said belonging to other races and 2.97% named two or more races. 53.88% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Melrose Parks distributed to 7631 households out of which 37.5% were living in children under 18 years of age. 51.8% of households were married, 12.7% had a female head of the household without a husband and 28.6% were not families. 24.1% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 9.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.61 people.
The population was divided into 27.4% minors, 11.6% 18–24 year olds, 32.6% 25–44 year olds, 17.5% 45–64 year olds and 10.9% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 women there were 100.6 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 99.3 men.
The median household income in Melrose Park was 40,689 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 46,963 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 31,353 versus $ 24,961 for women. The per capita income was $ 16,206. 10.2% of the population and 8.7% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 11.0% of minors and 10.6% of those aged 65 and over.
economy
The musical instrument manufacturer Schilke Music Products is based in Melrose Park. The Kiddieland Amusement Park opened in 1929 and was open until September 2009.
Sports
Melrose Park has been the sporting home of the Chicago Vipers , a team of the Continental Indoor Football League, since 2012 .
Known residents
- Joseph Aiuppa (1907–1997), mobster and boss of the Chicago outfit , was born here
- Anna Chlumsky (* 1980), actress, went to high school in Melrose Park
- Tim Costo (* 1969), baseball player in MLB, was born here
- Michael Finley (* 1973), basketball player in the NBA, was born here
- Roy Gleason (born 1943), baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Dennis Grimaldi , actor, director and producer, was born here
- Ken Grundt (* 1969), baseball player in the MLB, was born here
- Carol Lawrence (* 1932), actress and singer, was born here
- Corey Maggette (* 1979), basketball player in the NBA, was born here
- Gail Mancuso (* 1958), television director, was born here
- Vasili Spanos (* 1981), baseball player, Greek Olympic participant (2004), was born here
- Mike Woodard (* 1960), MLB player, was born here
Web links
supporting documents
- ↑ G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 ( English ) United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ↑ a b Melrose Park, IL . Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Fidencio Marbella, Margaret Flanagan: Melrose Park, Illinois ( English ) (= Images of America Series). Arcadia Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7385-6093-9 , pp. 85-104.
- ↑ Population and Housing Unit Estimates ( English ) Retrieved on 18 November 2018th
- ^ Census of Population and Housing ( English ) Census.gov. Retrieved November 18, 2018.