Dixmoor, Illinois

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Dixmoor (formerly Specialville) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,973 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dixmoor is adjacent to Harvey to the south and east, Posen to the west, and Blue Island and Riverdale to the north. Interstate 57 also runs through the village.

History

Dixmoor was originally called Specialville. It was laid out in 1922 by Charles Special, and named for him.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The present name of Dixmoor was adopted in 1929. It may be derived from Dixie Highway.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Geography

Dixmoor is located at Template:Coord (41.630784, -87.666446).<ref name="GR1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dixmoor has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Surrounding areas

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Template:Pad Blue Island File:Up arrow left.svg File:Up-1.svg File:Up arrow right.svg Riverdale

Template:Pad Posen File:Left.svg Template:PadFile:Right.svg Riverdale

Template:Pad Posen / Harvey File:Down arrow left.svg File:Down arrow.svg File:Down arrow right.svg Harvey

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Demographics

Template:US Census populationAs of the 2020 census<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> there were 2,973 people, 1,209 households, and 838 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,321 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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% from other races, and 12.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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. The per capita income for the village was $16,349. About 27.4% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.5% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.

Dixmoor, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	% 1980	% 1990	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
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 or Alaska Native (NH)	3 <ref>Compilation of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut categories</ref>	0	7	7	8	0.07%	0.00%	0.18%	0.19%	0.27%
Asian (NH)	4 <ref>Compilation of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese categories. Other Asian groups would be included in the Some Other Race category</ref>	0	5	2	18	0.10%	0.00%	0.13%	0.05%	0.61%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0 <ref>Compiliation of Hawaiian, Guamanian, and Samoan categories. Other Pacific Islander groups would be included in the Some Other Race category</ref>	0	0	0	2	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.07%
Other race alone (NH)	14 <ref>Calculated as the difference between the total population and all other categories</ref>	0	0	2	11	0.34%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.37%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	x <ref>Not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>	x <ref>Not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>	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%

Government

Dixmoor is divided between two congressional districts. The area east of Interstate 57 and south of 142nd Street is in Illinois'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 the 1st district.

Mayors of Dixmoor, Illinois

Image Mayor Years Notes Joseph Mancuso Kenneth Fisher April 1981 – April 19, 1988 Died by suicide on April 19, 1988, one day after being indicted by federal authorities for taking bribes to protect a gambling operation.<ref name=NoSurprises>Template:Cite news</ref> File:Zeb Lollis, mayor of Dixmoor.png Zeb Lollis Jr. May 16, 1988 – April 1989 First African American mayor. Appointed after the death of mayor Kenneth Fisher.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> File:Jerry Smith, mayor of Dixmoor Illinois.jpg Jerry Smith April 1989 – 1993 First elected African American mayor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> File:Zeb Lollis, mayor of Dixmoor.png Zeb Lollis Jr. 1993–1997 Erick M. Nickerson 1997 – May 2001 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Donald C. Luster May 2001 – <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Martha Loggins April 20, 2004 – April 2005 First woman mayor. Replaced mayor Donald Luster who was forced to resign after being convicted of insurance fraud and failure to file state income taxes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lost bid for mayor in the general election in April 2005. File:Keevan Grimmett, mayor of Dixmoor.jpg Keevan A. Grimmett 2005–2009 2009–2013 <ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Reelected in 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dorothy D. Armstrong 2013–2021 First African American woman mayor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Yvonne Davis 2017–2021 <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fitzgerald Roberts 2021–Present

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on routes 349 and 354 connecting Dixmoor to destinations across the Southland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notable people

• Tony Jacobs, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
• Napoleon Harris, American politician and former American football linebacker who has been a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 15th district since 2013.

External links

• Village of Dixmoor official website