Berwyn, Illinois
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| Municipal corporation>Incorporated | City in 1902. | |||||||||||||||
| Counties of the United States>County, State | Cook County, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Civil township>Township | Berwyn | |||||||||||||||
| Municipal government>Government | Council-manager | |||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Michael A. O'Connor | |||||||||||||||
| Population (United States 2000 Census>2000) | 54,016 (up 18.91% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Population density>Pop. density | 5,361.4/km² (13,876.2/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP Code>Zip code(s) | 60402 | |||||||||||||||
| North American Numbering Plan>Area code | 708 | |||||||||||||||
| Area>Land Area | 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Latitude>Lat. / long. | ||||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $19,113 Household: $43,101 | |||||||||||||||
| Real estate appraisal>Home value | Mean: $143,100 (2000) Median: $137,400 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | [www.berwyn-il.gov] | |||||||||||||||
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Geography
Berwyn is located at (41.842531, -87.789905)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 54,016 people, 19,702 households, and 12,924 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,361.4/km² (13,876.2/mi²). There were 20,691 housing units at an average density of 2,053.7/km² (5,315.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.44% White, 1.30% African American, 0.44% Native American, 2.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 18.59% from other races, and 3.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.03% of the population.There were 19,702 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,833, and the median income for a family was $51,767. Males had a median income of $35,490 versus $26,668 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,113. About 6.2% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Berwyn is served by two K-8 school districts:- Berwyn North School District 98
- South Berwyn School District 100
Features
Berwyn is notable for the sculpture [Spindle], located in the Cermak Plaza shopping center, along with other works of art. This spindle was shown in the movie "Wayne's World".In the Chicagoland area, Berwyn is probably best known for the exclamation of "BERWYN!" on the locally produced television show Svengoolie.
Berwyn was also the hometown of Jim Peterik, who founded the rock band the Ides of March and co-founded the band Survivor.
Berwyn is a very diverse community with many larger homes on its south side, and many smaller, bungalow type homes on the north side around Roosevelt Road and Cermak Road.
Just off the street East Ave. is a large park called Janura Park. It has three baseball/softball diamonds, a hockey/basketball arena, and a parking lot.
External links
- * [City of Berwyn Official Website]
- * [Berwyn Public Library Official Website]
- * [Berwyn Talk Forum]
- * [Welcome to Berwyn]
- * [Berwyn Informer - Current Events and More]
- * [Berwyn Development Corporation - promoting business success in Berwyn]
- Local Non-Profits
- * [Berwyn Jaycees]
- * [Youth In Crisis]
- * [Pav YMCA in Berwyn]
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