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Crestwood, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1928. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | Cook; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Worth | |||||||||||||||
| Government | Trustee-village | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Chester Stranczek | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 11,251 (up 3.95% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 1,419.6/km² (3,682.3/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60445 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 708 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 7.9 km² (3.1 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $21,995 Household: $45,813 |
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| Home value | Mean: $131,127 (2000) Median: $122,700 |
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| Website | www.villageofcrestwood.com | |||||||||||||||
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Crestwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,251 at the 2000 census.
Crestwood is located at (41.645233, -87.743586)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²). 7.9 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.61%) is water.
The Mayor is Chester Stranczek
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,251 people, 4,685 households, and 2,759 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,419.6/km² (3,682.3/mi²). There were 4,805 housing units at an average density of 606.3/km² (1,572.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.46% White, 4.52% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.68% of the population.
There were 4,685 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $45,813, and the median income for a family was $56,030. Males had a median income of $41,448 versus $31,455 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,995. About 2.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
The Windy City Thunderbolts of the independent baseball Frontier League play at Hawkinson Ford Field in Crestwood.
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