Dixmoor, Illinois | |
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| Motto(s): Faith and Restoration | |
 Location of Dixmoor in Cook County, Illinois. | |
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| Coordinates:41°37′51″N87°39′59″W / 41.63083°N 87.66639°W /41.63083; -87.66639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Thornton |
| Incorporated | 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Fitzgerald Roberts[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Land | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,973 |
| • Density | 2,380.30/sq mi (919.38/km2) |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $12,960 |
| • Median home value | $44,600 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60406, 60418, 60426 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 17-20149 |
| FIPS code | 17-20149 |
| Website | www |
Dixmoor (formerlySpecialville) is a village inCook County, Illinois, United States, and asouth suburb ofChicago. The population was 2,973 at the 2020 census.[3] Dixmoor is adjacent toHarvey to the south and east,Posen to the west, andBlue Island andRiverdale to the north.Interstate 57 also runs through the village.
Dixmoor was originally called Specialville. It was laid out in 1922 by Charles Special, and named for him.[4] The present name of Dixmoor was adopted in 1929. It may be derived fromDixie Highway.[5]
Dixmoor is located at41°37′51″N87°39′59″W / 41.63083°N 87.66639°W /41.63083; -87.66639 (41.630784, -87.666446).[6]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dixmoor has a total area of 1.25 square miles (3.24 km2), all land.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1930 | 944 | — | |
| 1940 | 1,022 | 8.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,327 | 29.8% | |
| 1960 | 3,076 | 131.8% | |
| 1970 | 4,735 | 53.9% | |
| 1980 | 4,175 | −11.8% | |
| 1990 | 3,681 | −11.8% | |
| 2000 | 3,934 | 6.9% | |
| 2010 | 3,644 | −7.4% | |
| 2020 | 2,973 | −18.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2010[9] 2020[10] | |||
As of the2020 census[11] there were 2,973 people, 1,209 households, and 838 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,380.30 inhabitants per square mile (919.04/km2). There were 1,321 housing units at an average density of 1,057.65 per square mile (408.36/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 15.47%White, 50.92%African American, 1.58%Native American, 0.61%Asian, 0.07%Pacific Islander, 18.67% fromother races, and 12.68% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 36.66% of the population.
There were 1,209 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.63% were married couples living together, 22.42% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.69% were non-families. 29.36% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.96% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 2.95.
The village's age distribution consisted of 26.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,757, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $26,736 versus $15,552 for females. Theper capita income for the village was $16,349. About 27.4% of families and 26.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 40.5% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[12] | Pop 1990[13] | Pop 2000[14] | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[10] | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White (NH) | 1,338 | 1,210 | 933 | 405 | 310 | 32.05% | 32.875 | 23.72% | 11.11% | 10.43% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 2,733 | 2,216 | 2,224 | 1,907 | 1,485 | 65.46% | 60.20% | 56.53% | 52.33% | 49.95% |
| Native American orAlaska Native (NH) | 3[15] | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| Asian (NH) | 4[16] | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.13% | 0.05% | 0.61% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 0[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 14[18] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.37% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x[19] | x[20] | 49 | 26 | 49 | x | x | 1.25% | 0.71% | 1.65% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 83 | 255 | 716 | 1,295 | 1,090 | 1.99% | 6.93% | 18.20% | 35.54% | 36.66% |
| Total | 4,175 | 3,681 | 3,934 | 3,644 | 2,973 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Dixmoor is divided between two congressional districts. The area east ofInterstate 57 and south of 142nd Street is inIllinois's 2nd congressional district, as are the area between 141st and 142nd Streets east of Wood Street and the area northeast of the Ashland Avenue-Thornton Road intersection; the rest of the village is in the1st district.
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Pace provides bus service on routes 349 and 354 connecting Dixmoor to destinations across theSouthland.[30]
As a contrast, municipal elections in Dixmoor have two friends, village trustees Kenneth Steinhagen and Jerry Smith, running a quiet race for the village president post being vacated by interim chief Zeb Lollis. Lollis became the town`s first black mayor after Kenneth Fisher apparently committed suicide one day after he was charged by federal authorities with taking bribes to protect a gambling operation
Zeb Lollis, 65, became the first black mayor of south suburban Dixmoor Monday night, selected by the Board of Trustees to fill the office left vacant by the suicide of Kenneth Fisher. Lollis` election, on a 4-2 vote, broke a 3-3 deadlock that had existed for two previous board meetings. Lollis will serve until the next village election in April, 1989.
Luster was elected mayor of Dixmoor by one vote in April 2001. He took office a month later after a judge ruled that he could serve despite felony convictions for robbery and battery.
A longtime trustee has been chosen Dixmoor's first female mayor and will fill out the term of Donald Luster, who was forced out of office late last week when he was convicted of insurance fraud and failure to file state income taxes.
Davis narrowly beat out Roberts in 2017 and called her tenure as mayor "the worst four years of my life in politics" and dealt with "four trustees from hell."
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