Bedford Park, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Bedford Park is a village in Cook County
, Illinois
, United States
. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry sprawling to the east and a small amount to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km²), of which, 6 square miles (15.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (1.81%) is water.
of 2000, there were 574 people, 211 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density
was 96.2 people per square mile (37.1/km²). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 36.5 per square mile (14.1/km²). The racial makeup
of the village was 96.86% White, 1.05% African American
, 0.52% Native American
, 0.17% Asian
, 0.17% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic
or Latino
of any race were 6.62% of the population.
The top three ancestries reported in Bedford Park as of the 2000 census were Irish
(26.2%), German
(24.9%) and Polish
(19.6%).
There were 211 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples
living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $49,722, and the median income for a family was $57,250. Males had a median income of $37,438 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $22,887. About 2.9% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
District 217 in Summit
.
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry sprawling to the east and a small amount to the west.
Geography
Bedford Park is located at 41°45′9"N 87°47′9"W (41.768508, -87.785803).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km²), of which, 6 square miles (15.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (1.81%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 574 people, 211 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 96.2 people per square mile (37.1/km²). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 36.5 per square mile (14.1/km²). The racial makeup
Race (United States Census)
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of the village was 96.86% White, 1.05% African American
African American
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, 0.52% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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, 0.17% Asian
Asian American
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, 0.17% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic
Hispanic
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or Latino
Latino
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of any race were 6.62% of the population.
The top three ancestries reported in Bedford Park as of the 2000 census were Irish
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
(26.2%), German
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
(24.9%) and Polish
Polish American
A Polish American , is a citizen of the United States of Polish descent. There are an estimated 10 million Polish Americans, representing about 3.2% of the population of the United States...
(19.6%).
There were 211 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $49,722, and the median income for a family was $57,250. Males had a median income of $37,438 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the village was $22,887. About 2.9% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Public education
Elementary and middle school students attend school in Summit District 104. High school students move onto Argo Community High SchoolArgo Community High School
Argo Community High School District 217 is a school located in Summit, Illinois, United States. The district draws students from the communities of Summit, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Willow Springs, and a portion of Hickory Hills....
District 217 in Summit
Summit, Illinois
Summit is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,637 at the 2000 census. The village is best known as the setting to Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story "The Killers".-Geography:...
.