Maywood, Illinois
Maywood, Illinois | |
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ZIP Codes | 60153–60155 |
Area codes | 708/464 |
FIPS code | 17-47774 |
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Maywood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded on April 6, 1869,[2] and organized October 22, 1881.[3] The population was 23,512 at the 2020 census.[4]
History
There was limited European-American settlement in the Maywood area before a railroad was built after the American Civil War, which stimulated the rise of Chicago. At least one house in what became Maywood is known to have been used as a station on the Underground Railroad, to aid refugee African-American slaves in escaping to freedom in the North. Some settled in the free state of Illinois; others went on to Canada, which had abolished slavery, seeking further distance from slavecatchers. The site of the former house has been nationally commemorated. The plaque is located at today's Lake Street and the Des Plaines River bridge.[5]
This early West Side
In 1868,
The oldest documented
With settlement underway, the village was founded on October 22, 1881, by Colonel William T. Nichols. He named it after his late daughter, May, and the groves.[6]
Many century-old homes survive here in relatively unaltered condition. Maywood boasts 17 homes and properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7][8]
At one time two airports operated in Maywood. Loyola University Medical Center was developed on the site of one former airport, at the southwest corner of First Avenue and Roosevelt Road. It was the airfield used by Charles Lindbergh during his days as an airmail pilot.[9]
Checkerboard Field was located at the southeastern corner of that intersection and was a private field. The land has been converted to a forest preserve meadow. There was some apparent consolidation of the fields in later years. Later, an automobile board racetrack was located here, along with a viewing grandstand. Barney Oldfield raced on the track.[10] The Hines Veterans Hospital constructed one of its buildings on the foundation of the former grandstand.
Maywood in World War II
Maywood was established as the base for the 33rd Tank Company,
Given such losses, Ian Smith, who headed the history department at Proviso East High School, said that "World War II hit the town of Maywood really hard."[13]
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Maywood has a total area of 2.72 square miles (7.04 km2), all land.[14]
Neighboring villages are Broadview to the south, Forest Park and River Forest to the east, Melrose Park to the north, and Bellwood to the west.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 716 | — | |
1900 | 4,532 | — | |
1910 | 8,033 | 77.3% | |
1920 | 12,072 | 50.3% | |
1930 | 25,829 | 114.0% | |
1940 | 26,648 | 3.2% | |
1950 | 27,473 | 3.1% | |
1960 | 27,330 | −0.5% | |
1970 | 29,019 | 6.2% | |
1980 | 27,998 | −3.5% | |
1990 | 27,139 | −3.1% | |
2000 | 26,987 | −0.6% | |
2010 | 24,090 | −10.7% | |
2020 | 23,512 | −2.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[15] 2010-2020[16] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[17] | Pop 2020[16] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
|
891 | 722 | 3.70% | 3.07% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
17,781 | 14,193 | 73.81% | 60.36% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
25 | 19 | 0.10% | 0.08% |
Asian alone (NH) | 118 | 110 | 0.49% | 0.47% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 0.02% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 20 | 61 | 0.08% | 0.26% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 256 | 401 | 1.06% | 1.71% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,999 | 8,002 | 20.75% | 34.03% |
Total | 24,090 | 23,512 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the
There were 7,634 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.68% were married couples living together, 24.09% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.65% were non-families. 27.94% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.33% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.86 and the average family size was 3.04.
The village's age distribution consisted of 20.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $56,623, and the median income for a family was $64,212. Males had a median income of $33,250 versus $30,324 for females. The
Education
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 operates elementary and middle schools. Proviso Township High Schools District 209 operates high schools, with Proviso East High School being located in Maywood.
Emerson Elementary School is an elementary school in Maywood. Enrollment as of 2006 was 476 students.
Triton College is the area community college.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Public transportation
The Village of Maywood is served by the
Pace Bus serves Maywood with lines and stops throughout the Village.
Illinois Prairie Path
The
In Maywood, the path runs between North and South Maywood Drive on the west side of town and along the Adams Street right-of way.[20]
Motor vehicle and air travel
Notable people
- Naima Adedapo, singer
- NASA Ames Research Center
- Barbara Berger, catcher in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; sister of Norma Berger
- Norma Berger, pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; sister of Barbara Berger
- Donnie Boyce, Atlanta Hawks basketball NBA player
- Jim Brewer, professional NBA basketball player
- Dee Brown, professional NBA basketball player
- Shannon Brown, professional NBA basketball player
- Sterling Brown, professional NBA basketball player
- Ray Buchanan, professional football player
- Walter Burley Griffin, architect, designer of Canberra, capital city of Australia.
- Jevon Carter, professional basketball player
- Eugene Cernan, astronaut, walked on the Moon during the Apollo 17mission
- Michael Curry, presiding bishop of Episcopal Church
- Boston Braves
- Todd Dulaney, gospel musician
- Michael Finley, professional NBA basketball player
- Dennis Franz, actor
- Craig Hall, ballet dancer
- Fred Hampton, Black Panther
- Shirley Jameson, nationally recognized speed skater and softball player, and outfielder in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Sheila Crump Johnson, co-founder of BET.
- Jackie LaVine, Olympic bronze medalist in swimming
- Charles Lindbergh, aviator
- Cook County recorder of deeds and as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives[21]
- Ray Nitschke, professional football player, Hall of Famer
- Walter "Walt" Parazaider, saxophonist for rock band, Chicago[22]
- John Prine, singer, musician, and award-winning songwriter
- Doc Rivers, professional basketball player, head coach of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers
- Wanda Sharp, Illinois state representative
- Jacques Paul Klein, Ambassador; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (Ret.); Major General, USAF (Ret.)
- W.A. Yackey, decorated WWI pilot, 1920s aviator and final owner of Checkerboard Field.
- Perrion Winfrey NFL Football player
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ Franzosenbusch Heritage Project
- ^ Village of Maywood Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Maywood village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Underground Railroad Memorial - Maywood, IL - Illinois Historical Markers on". Waymarking.com. October 15, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Village of Maywood, Illinois - Village of Maywood, IL".
- ^ "Story Map Shortlist". Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ National Register of Historical Places
- ^ Lindbergh, Charles A. (1953), The Spirit of St. Louis (1 ed.), Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 4
- ISBN 978-0-7680-0023-8
- ^ [Geserick, June; "MAYWOOD SHOWS SONS IT WON'T FORGET HEROISM: 30,000 See Ceremonies of Bataan Day"; 13 September 1942; Chicago Daily Tribune (1872–1963); ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849–1986). (Document ID: 473319512); accessed 22 July 2009]
- ^ "Maywood Marks Bataan", Pioneer Press (Maywood), 10 September 2009
- ^ Benson, Heidi (April 17, 2005). "Historian Iris Chang won many battles / The war she lost raged within". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Maywood village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Maywood village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Irving Elementary School – Maywood, Illinois – IL – school overview
- ^ "Trail Map - Illinois Prairie Path". Illinois Prairie Path. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ Eltagouri, Marwa (June 16, 2016). "Eugene Moore, former Cook County recorder of deeds, dies at 73". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "Maywood Entryway Signs Unveiling, August 17". The Village Free Press. Retrieved January 20, 2016.