Morton Grove, Illinois
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Morton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,451 at the 2000 census.
The current mayor of Morton Grove is Richard Krier.
The village is named after former Vice President Levi Parsons Morton, who was the driving force behind allowing the old Miller's Mill (now Lincoln Avenue) road to run through the fledgling community.
Geography
Morton Grove is located at (42.041146, -87.786456)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 13.2 km² (5.1 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 22,451 people, 8,199 households, and 6,288 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,699.7/km² (4,406.4/mi²). There were 8,305 housing units at an average density of 628.7/km² (1,630.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 73.97% White, 0.63% African American, 0.12% Native American, 22.18% Asian, 1.16% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.40% of the population.There were 8,199 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the village the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $63,511, and the median income for a family was $72,778. Males had a median income of $46,489 versus $34,730 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,973. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
Handgun ban
In 1981, Morton Grove became the first town in America to prohibit the possession of handguns. Victor Quilici, a local lawyer, sued the city (Quilici v. Morton Grove). The federal district court as well as the Apellant Court ruled the Morton Grove ordinance to be constitutional, thus upholding the gun ban. The US Supreme Court declined to hear the case, letting the lower court decision stand. The ban stands to this day (feb 8 2006) as village code[link] 6-2-3.Public Schools
- [Golf Junior High School District 67]
- [Hynes Elementary School District 67]
- [Park View School District 70]
- [Melzer School District 63]
- [Thomas A. Edison School]
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