Evergreen Park, Illinois

Evergreen Park, Illinois
County:	Cook
Township:	Worth
Incorporated:	Village, 1893
Mayor:	James Sexton
ZIP code(s):	60805
Area code(s):	708
Population (2000):	25,044
Change from 1990:	down 0.25%
Density:	6,560.0/mi² (2,536.0/km²)
Area:	3.2 mi² (8.2 km²)
Per capita income:	$23,038 (median: $53,514)
Home value:	$141,005 (2000) (median: $134,900)
Website:	evergreenpark-ill.com
Demographics (2000) White Black Hispanic Asian 88.31% 7.90% 3.99% 1.23% Islander Native Other 0.01% 0.14% 1.24%

Evergreen Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,044 at the 2009 census.

Geography

Evergreen Park is located at 41°43′12″N 87°42′9″W (41.719933, -87.702499). The suburb is surrounded by the city of Chicago on three of its sides, while Oak Lawn and Hometown border it on the west. Chicago's Ashburn community is to its north, Beverly is to its east, and Beverly and Mount Greenwood is to its south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2009, there were 34,987,087 people, 8,010 households, and 8,059 families residing in the village. The population density was 6,560.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,536.0/km²). There were 9,917 housing units at an average density of 2,399.9 per square mile (927.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 83.41% White, 13.59% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.37% of the population.

There were 7,471 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 45, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,514, and the median income for a family was $64,766. Males had a median income of $46,691 versus $31,552 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,038. About 2.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Evergreen Park is in Illinois' 1st congressional district, and its congressman is Democrat Bobby Rush. The village backed Barack Obama by a margin of 61.25% to 37.40% over John McCain in 2008. Evergreen Park leans moderately Democratic as John Kerry beat George W. Bush here 55.77% to 43.40% in 2004. This is slightly more Democratic than in 2000 when Bush lost to Al Gore 51.13% to 45.60% in the village. The most Republican area of the village is the Southwest quadrant which went for Bush both years (in 2000 Bush won 100% to 0%, and in 2004, Bush won 100% to 0%.) Evergreen Park has had a history of supporting moderate to conservative Democrats and many Evergreen Parkers are also considered Reagan Democrats.

Notable people

• Bil Dwyer, comedian and game show host
• Wayne Huizenga, former CEO of Blockbuster; founder of AutoNation, the Florida Marlins, and the Florida Panthers; owner of the Miami Dolphins and LandShark Stadium; born and raised in Evergreen Park
• Tom Gorzelanny, pitcher for the Washington Nationals went to Marist
• Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, graduated from Evergreen Park High School
• Kevin Sullivan, White House Communications Director, was born and raised in Evergreen Park
• Donn Pall, former Major League pitcher (1988–98, White Sox and more) was raised in Evergreen Park
• Ed Farmer, former Major League pitcher (1971–83) and current White Sox radio announcer, was born and raised in Evergreen Park
• Chris Chelios, retired professional hockey player
• Brad Guzan, soccer player with Aston Villa and U.S. international.
• Jenny McCarthy, playboy model/actress, born in Evergreen Park
• George Wendt, actor (Norm from "Cheers"), born in Evergreen Park
• Mike Wengren, drummer for metal band Disturbed
• Maureen Murphy, Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party from 2002 to 2004.
• Joe Meno, author of Hairstyles of the Damned
• Billy Pierce, professional baseball player for the White Sox.
• Perry Danos, singer/song-writer in Nashville. attended Southeast, Central, and EPCHS.

Schools

• Most Holy Redeemer
• St. Bernadette
• Northeast Elementary
• Northwest Elementary
• Southeast Elementary
• Southwest Elementary
• Central Junior High
• Evergreen Park Community High School

Notable events

Evergreen Park Little League hosted the 2009 Little League State Championship. The event was broadcast on Comcast.

References

Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating. Christine Brennan. Anchor Books, 1997.

External links

• Village of Evergreen Park Homepage