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Village
Village of Alsip, Illinois
Alsip Village Hall
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Location of Alsip in Cook County, Illinois.
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Country	United States
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  (2020)
• Total	19,063
• Density	2,921.53/sq mi (1,127.97/km2)
Standard of living (2007-11)
• Per capita income	,286
• Median home value	2,100
ZIP code(s)	60803
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 part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

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.

Geography

This is one of the two water towers which are notable landmarks with their dark red color and fluted shaft. Both are visible to travelers on I-294.

Alsip is located at 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W / 41.67056; -87.73222 (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

As of the 2020 census there were 19,063 people, 7,796 households, and 4,455 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,877.43 inhabitants per square mile (1,110.98/km²). There were 8,016 housing units at an average density of 1,209.96 per square mile (467.17/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 51.58% White, 22.48% African American, 1.95% Asian, 0.70% Native American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 12.20% from other races, and 11.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 26.52% of the population.

The top five non-African American, non-Hispanic ancestries reported in Alsip as of the 2000 census were Irish (17.1%), German (14.0%), Polish (9.7%), Italian (4.8%) and English (3.5%).

There were 7,796 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.60% were married couples living together, 13.94% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.86% were non-families. 38.13% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.23% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 2.41.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,768, and the median income for a family was $72,444. Males had a median income of $48,254 versus $36,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,308. About 7.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

The municipal logo for the Village of Alsip; it denotes the importance of industry and education, as well as transportation and community unity.

Education

The public library district combines the municipalities of Alsip and neighboring Merrionette Park, though the library is located in Alsip on Pulaski Road.

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

Business and industry

Alsip is home to the international headquarters of Griffith Laboratories.

One of the two Chicago area Coca-Cola bottling plants is located in Alsip.

Alsip is home to Alsip MiniMill, a producer of corrugating medium using Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) as the primary raw material.

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on routes 383 and 385 connecting Alsip to destinations across the Southland.

See also

In Spanish: Alsip (Illinois) para niños