Glenwood , Illinois Shore Line
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| Glenwood, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
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| County: | Cook | |||||||||||||||
| Incorporated: | Village, 1903 | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Kerry Durkin | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP code(s): | 60425 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code(s): | 708 | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000): | 9,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Change from 1990: | down 3.11% | |||||||||||||||
| Density: | 3,350.1/mi² (1,291.8/km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.7 mi² (7.0 km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Per capita income: | $24,356 (median: $53,894) | |||||||||||||||
| Home value: | $120,698 (2000) (median: $117,300) | |||||||||||||||
| Website: | villageofglenwood.com | |||||||||||||||
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Glenwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,000 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Glenwood is located at 41°32′42″N 87°36′43″WCoordinates: 41°32′42″N 87°36′43″W (41.544943, -87.612052)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), all of it land.
The Glenwood Shoreline is within the village. The village is almost surrounded completely by forest preserves like the nearby town of Thornton.
Neighboring towns include Homewood, Illinois; Flossmoor, Illinois; East Hazel Crest, Illinois; Thornton, Illinois; Lansing, Illinois; Lynwood, Illinois; Ford Heights, Illinois; and Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 9,000 people, 3,373 households, and 2,472 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,350.1 people per square mile (1,291.8/km²). There were 3,461 housing units at an average density of 1,288.3 per square mile (496.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 51.28% White, 44.53% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.26% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.02% of the population.
There were 3,373 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $53,894, and the median income for a family was $67,161. Males had a median income of $46,439 versus $32,358 for females.
The per capita income for the village was $24,356. About 3.3% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Glenwood is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.
Education
Public schools in Glenwood include Longwood Elementary School, Hickory Bend Elementary School, Brookwood Intermediate School, and Brookwood Junior High School.
The Glenwood School for Boys and Girls is also located in Glenwood.
References
- ^ 2000 United States Census Data
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
The Persian Gulf War
ReplyDeleteMajor was Prime Minister during the first Gulf War of 1991, and played a key role in persuading US President George H. W. Bush to support no-fly zones. During the war Major and his Cabinet survived an IRA assassination attempt by mortar attack.
[edit] Soapbox election
The economy had been sliding into recession during the final months of Thatcher's spell in power, and the recession deepened during 1991 and continued until the end of 1992.
The Tories had slipped behind Labour in the opinion polls during 1989 and the gap widened during 1990, but within two months of Major taking over as prime minister the Tories had returned to the top of the opinion polls, briefly enjoying a comfortable lead after the Gulf War. Polls also showed that Major was the most popular prime minister in Britain since Harold Macmillan some 30 years previously.[14]
Labour Party and opposition leader Neil Kinnock made endless calls for a general election throughout 1991, but Major held out and decided not to call the election until he finally set an election date of 9 April 1992. During this time, the Tories and Labour had exchanged places at the top of the opinion polls on numerous occasions,[15] and by the time of the election most opinion polls were showing a slim Labour lead, which most observers predicted would translate into a hung parliament or a narrow Labour victory at the election.
Major took his campaign onto the streets, delivering many addresses from an upturned soapbox as in his Lambeth days. This approach stood in contrast to the Labour Party's seemingly slicker campaign and it chimed with the electorate, along with hard-hitting negative campaign advertising focusing on the issue of Labour's approach to taxation. Major won in excess of 14 million votes, the highest popular vote recorded by a British political party in a general election. However, this translated into a reduced majority of 21 seats, enough to form a practicable but small majority. The Tory election win led to the resignation of Neil Kinnock as Labour leader and the election of John Smith as his successor.
John Major with then-US President George H. W. Bush at Camp David in 1992
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