Harvey, Illinois
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Harvey is a city in Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
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, Illinois
Illinois
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, United States
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, near Chicago
Chicago
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. The population was 30,000 at the 2000 census.

Harvey is bordered by Dixmoor
Dixmoor, Illinois
Dixmoor is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,934 at the 2000 census.Dixmoor is adjacent to Harvey, Illinois, and keeps Harvey's east-west numbering system, even though most of the village lies west of Ashland Avenue/Wood Street.-Geography:Dixmoor is located at...

, Riverdale
Riverdale, Illinois
Riverdale is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,055 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at ....

 and Blue Island
Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 22,556 at the 2010 census. Blue Island was established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the Vincennes Trace, and the settlement prospered because it was conveniently situated a day's journey outside of Chicago...

 to the north, Posen
Posen, Illinois
Posen is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Posen is the German-language name for the western Polish city of Poznań. The population was 4,730 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Posen is located at ....

 and Markham
Markham, Illinois
Markham is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,620 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Markham is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 to the west, South Holland
South Holland, Illinois
South Holland is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States and serves as the seat of Thornton Township. The population was 22,147 at the 2000 census.-History:...

, Phoenix
Phoenix, Illinois
Phoenix is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,157 at the 2000 census. It is located approximately 19 miles south of the Chicago Loop and is part of the Chicago–Naperville–Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Phoenix is located at...

, and Dolton
Dolton, Illinois
Dolton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,614 at the 2000 census. Dolton is located just west of the expressway Interstate 94 and immediately south of the city limits of Chicago. Its most common ZIP code is 60419....

 to the east, and East Hazel Crest
East Hazel Crest, Illinois
East Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,607.-Geography:East Hazel Crest is located at ....

 to the south.

It is the birthplace and childhood home of Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit recording artist and longtime dramatic actor Bill Hayes, who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Doug Williams from 1970 to the present on the long-running NBC soap opera Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
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.

Geography

Harvey is located at 41°36′39"N 87°39′7"W (41.610934, −87.651895).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²), all of it land.

History

Harvey was founded in 1891 by Christian leader Turlington W. Harvey, a close associate of Dwight Moody (founder of the Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute is a Christian institution of higher education and related ministries that was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Since its founding, MBI's main campus has been located in the Near North Side of Chicago. MBI's primary ministries are education,...

 in Chicago). Harvey was originally intended as a model town for Christian values and temperance
Temperance movement
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 (no-alcohol, see Temperance Towns
Temperance Towns
Temperance Towns were settlements planned, financed, and populated by followers of the temperance movement of the late 19th century.* Prohibition Park, New York , began as a summer colony for temperance followers in Manhattan and was financed by New York businessmen* Vineland, New Jersey, was...

); it was closely modeled after the company town of Pullman
Pullman, Chicago
Pullman, one of Chicago's 77 community areas, is a neighborhood located on the city's South Side. Twelve miles from the Chicago Loop, Pullman is situated adjacent Lake Calumet....

 (which eventually was annexed into the city of Chicago).

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 30,000 people, 8,990 households, and 6,760 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 4,842.2 people per square mile (1,868.2/km²). There were 10,158 housing units at an average density of 1,639.6 per square mile (632.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.57% African American, 10.02% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 7.94% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.78% of the population.

There were 8,990 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 31.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.1% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,958, and the median income for a family was $35,378. Males had a median income of $30,610 versus $25,248 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $12,336. About 20.3% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Harvey is serviced by two stations along the Metra Electric University Park line to Chicago. One is at 147th Street(a.k.a. Sibley Boulevard) & Clinton Street, and the other is at Park Avenue & 154th Street.

Three major north-south streets in Chicago venture as far south as Harvey in some capacity. Halsted Street (Illinois Route 1) runs through the east side of town. Dixie Highway
Dixie Highway
The Dixie Highway was a United States automobile highway, first planned in 1914 to connect the US Midwest with the Southern United States. It was part of the National Auto Trail system, and grew out of an earlier Miami to Montreal highway. The final result is better understood as a small network of...

, as it is known in Harvey, is Western Avenue in Chicago. Finally, Chicago's Ashland Avenue becomes Wood Street in Harvey. The reason for this is a surveyor's
Surveying
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 error along the line where Interstate 57
Interstate 57
Interstate 57 is an Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central rail line for much of its route. It goes from Miner, Missouri, at Interstate 55 to Chicago, Illinois, at Interstate 94. I-57 essentially serves as a shortcut route for travelers headed between...

 is now located; Harvey's street names and numbers conform to the section lines
Section (United States land surveying)
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 rather than actual distance from Chicago's base lines (as indicated by the jogs in Halsted Street near 150th Street and 159th Street between Harvey and Markham, as examples). Harvey's own Ashland Avenue serves as the east-west dividing line for house numbering.

Harvey in film

The Dixie Square Mall
Dixie Square Mall
Dixie Square Mall is an abandoned enclosed shopping mall located in Harvey, Illinois, United States, located at the junction of 151st Street and the Dixie Highway. It has been vacant for over 30 years, more than twice as long as it was in business. It is famous for having been used, both inside and...

, an abandoned shopping mall
Shopping mall
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 in Harvey, was the location where the famous car chase scene in the movie The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (film)
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was shot. Although the mall was closed in November 1978, the makers of the film convinced the city to allow them to shoot the scene. The mall was remodeled and filled with stores for two days in order to shoot the scene. After filming was completed, the mall was boarded up and closed again. The main precinct of the Harvey Police Department was built on part of the old parking lot during the 1990s.

Notable people

  • Ivan Albright
    Ivan Albright
    Ivan Le Lorraine Albright was an American magic realist painter and artist, most renowned for his self-portraits, character studies, and still lifes.-Youth:...

    , (1897–1983) magic realist, painter, and artist, most renowned for his self-portraits, character studies, and still lifes.
  • Paris Barclay
    Paris Barclay
    Paris K.C. Barclay is an American television director and producer. He has directed over 100 episodes of television to date, for series including NYPD Blue, ER, The West Wing, CSI, Lost, The Shield, House M.D., Law & Order, Monk, Numb3rs, City of Angels, Cold Case, and more recently The Mentalist,...

    , (1956– ) two-time Emmy winning television director and producer.
  • Michael Boatman
    Michael Boatman
    Michael Patrick Boatman is an Image Award-nominated American actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series China Beach, as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, and as sports agent Stanley Babson in...

    , (1964–) actor and writer.
  • Lou Boudreau
    Lou Boudreau
    Louis "Lou" Boudreau was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970...

    , (1917–2001) Hall of Fame baseball player.
  • Eddy Curry
    Eddy Curry
    Eddy Curry is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He was born in Harvey, Illinois...

    , (1982–) center for the New York Knicks
    New York Knicks
    The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

    .
  • Adam Davenport
    Adam Davenport
    Adam Davenport is an American film director, screenwriter and stage director.-Author:At 15, Davenport wote a short story titled Home which was published in the anthology Looking Inward, for which he was presented with an Award of Achievement by former President George Bush, Sr. in 1999...

    , (1984- ) film director and screenwriter.
  • Tom Dreesen
    Tom Dreesen
    Tom Dreesen is an American stand-up comedian.Dreesen grew up in Harvey, Illinois, south of Chicago. His family was one of the few white families in a largely African American community...

    , (1942– ) stand-up comedian.
  • Kevin Duckworth
    Kevin Duckworth
    Kevin Jerome Duckworth was an American professional basketball player at center in the National Basketball Association. A native of Illinois, he played college basketball at Eastern Illinois University before being drafted in 1986 in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs...

    , (1964–2008) player for the San Antonio Spurs
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    , Portland Trail Blazers
    Portland Trail Blazers
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    , Washington Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks
    Milwaukee Bucks
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    , and the Los Angeles Clippers
    Los Angeles Clippers
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    .
  • Antwaan Randle El
    Antwaan Randle El
    Antwaan Randle El is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He attended Indiana University, after turning down a Major League Baseball draft selection by the Chicago Cubs in 1997...

    , (1979– ) NFL player.
  • Nelsan Ellis
    Nelsan Ellis
    Nelsan Ellis is an award-winning American film and television actor and playwright. He is well known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO series True Blood, which he has been playing since 2008.-Early and personal life:...

    , (c1978- ) actor and playwright (born at Ingalls Hospital, raised elsewhere)
  • Melvin Ely
    Melvin Ely
    Melvin Anderson Ely is an American professional basketball player who last played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets....

    , (1978– ) professional basketball player.
  • Mustapha Farrakhan Jr.
    Mustapha Farrakhan Jr.
    Mustapha Farrakhan Jr., also known as Li'l Mu, born in Harvey, Illinois is an American basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers. He attended Thornton Township High School. He is a grandson of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and Khadijah Farrakhan, and the son of Mustapha Farrakhan, a...

     basketball player, member of the Nation of Islam
    Nation of Islam
    The Nation of Islam is a mainly African-American new religious movement founded in Detroit, Michigan by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad in July 1930 to improve the spiritual, mental, social, and economic condition of African-Americans in the United States of America. The movement teaches black pride and...

  • Lupe Fiasco
    Lupe Fiasco
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    , (1982– ) rapper.
  • Barry Gardner
    Barry Gardner
    Barry Allan Gardner is an American football linebacker formerly for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He is currently a free agent....

    , NFL Player.
  • Kevin Huizenga
    Kevin Huizenga
    Kevin Huizenga is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comics character Glenn Ganges, who appears in most of his work.-Biography:...

    , (1977– ) cartoonist.
  • Syleena Johnson
    Syleena Johnson
    Syleena Johnson is a Grammy award-nominated American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress.-Biography:...

    , (1976– ) Grammy nominated singer and songwriter.
  • Garrett Jones
    Garrett Jones
    Garrett Thomas Jones is a Major League Baseball outfielder/first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates.In 1999, Jones graduated from Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Illinois....

    , (1981– ) professional baseball player.
  • Keke Palmer
    Keke Palmer
    Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer is an American actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. She also starred as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP...

    , (1993– ) actress and singer.
  • Jim Smith, (1955– ) a former professional American football player.
  • Willie Taylor
    Willie Taylor
    Willie Taylor, , is an American singer and song writer. He is best known as a contestant from MTV's Making the Band 4, where he was chosen by Diddy to be a member and one of the main vocalists of the band Day26 on August 26, 2007.-Early life:Taylor is formerly a member of the Chicago-based group...

    , (1981– ) singer, member of DAY26
    Day26
    Day26 is an American male R&B music group formed on August 26, 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV's Making the Band 4. The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Andrews, Willie Taylor, and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when Andrews,...

    .
  • Mark Weiser
    Mark Weiser
    Mark D. Weiser was a chief scientist at Xerox PARC in the United States. Weiser is widely considered to be the father of ubiquitous computing, a term he coined in 1988.-Biography:...

    , (1952-1999) computer scientist, drummer of Severe Tire Damage (band)
    Severe Tire Damage (band)
    Severe Tire Damage is a rock and roll "garage" band from Palo Alto, California.-Uniqueness:Severe Tire Damage was the first band to perform live on the Internet...

  • Steven Whitehurst
    Steven Whitehurst
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    , (1967– ) award winning author.

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