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Maywood, Illinois
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Maywood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,987 at the 2000 census.
Long a blue collar community, Maywood had experienced many changes since the closing of American Can Company in the late '70s. It is currently in the process of being rediscovered as a gem of the near west suburbs. There is a Metra commuter railroad station in the village. Since the current administration took over in 2005, the crime rate has gone down significantly, and many professional families are moving into the area. Maywood has an ideal central loaction 10 miles from downtown Chicago, and is close to all major Interstates. It is also ideally located between O'Hare and Midway Airports. Property values are rising sharply in the recent 3 years, at a rate of approx 15% per year. There are many century old gracious homes in relatively unaltered condition, and Maywood boasts 16 homes and properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Maywood is located at (41.881181, -87.843309)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 77.0 km² (122.7 mi²), all land.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 26,987 people, 7,937 households, and 6,151 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,844.9/km² (9,965.7/mi²). There were 8,475 housing units at an average density of 1,207.5/km² (3,129.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was, 85% African American, 15% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 7,937 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 30.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 3.84.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,942, and the median income for a family was $46,776. Males had a median income of $41,638 versus $37,316 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,915. About 9.2% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
Irving Elementary School is an elementary school in Maywood.Enrollment as of 2006 was 565 students [1]. The school teaches grades kindergarten through eighth grade. Other elementary schools in Maywood include: Lincoln, Garfield, Lexington, Washington and Emerson Elementary.
Proviso East High School is in Maywood.
The Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine is also located in Maywood. The Jesuit school is home to around 600 medical students.
- Dee Brown, guard for the Utah Jazz
- Shannon Brown, guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Steven Hunter, player for the Philadelphia 76ers
- Michael Finley, guard/forward for the San Antonio Spurs
- Glenn "Doc" Rivers, former NBA player and current Boston Celtics head coach
- Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party
- Flozell Adams, offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
John Prine, legendary singer songwriter
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