Washington Park, Illinois

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Washington Park is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,592 as of the 2020 census, down from 4,196 in 2010.

History

Washington Park filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in July 2009, citing assets of less than $50,000 and debt of more than $1 million.[4] U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pamela Pepper threw out the filing in December 2010 after finding there was no state law enabling a municipality to declare bankruptcy.[5] Washington Park filed for bankruptcy in 2004 as well, claiming a $1.6 million debt, but that filing was dismissed when the village briefly emerged from insolvency.[6]

In 2010, the mayor of Washington Park, John Thornton, was found to have been fatally shot; he was discovered in his car injured on the morning of April 1, and died at a hospital at 6 AM.[6][7]

On July 25, 2012, the chief of police called for the disbanding of the police force.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Washington Park has a total area of 2.63 square miles (6.81 km2), all land.[8]

The city is served by Washington Park station on the St. Louis MetroLink light rail system.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19201,516—
19303,837153.1%
19404,52317.9%
19505,84029.1%
19606,60113.0%
19709,52444.3%
19808,223−13.7%
19907,431−9.6%
20005,345−28.1%
20104,196−21.5%
20202,592−38.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Racial and ethnic composition

Washington Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionNote: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000[10]Pop 2010[11]Pop 2020[12]% 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)2964274135.54%10.18%15.93%
Black or African American alone (NH)4,8993,5992,01791.66%85.77%77.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)4740.07%0.17%0.15%
Asian alone (NH)4510.07%0.12%0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)22100.04%0.05%0.39%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)3941480.73%0.98%1.85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)101115991.89%2.74%3.82%
Total5,3454,1962,592 100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Washington Park had a population of 2,592.[13] The median age was 39.4 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 156.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 168.9 males age 18 and over.[14]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.[15]

There were 806 households in Washington Park, of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 19.6% were married-couple households, 28.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]

There were 1,003 housing units, of which 19.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%.[14]

2000 census

As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 5,345 people, 1,692 households, and 1,218 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,180.4 inhabitants per square mile (841.9/km2). There were 2,007 housing units at an average density of 818.7 per square mile (316.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 6.06% White, 91.94% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.

There were 1,692 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.0% were married couples living together, 38.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.77.

كان سكان القرية متوزعين على النحو التالي: 37% دون سن 18 عامًا، و10.8% من 18 إلى 24 عامًا، و25.2% من 25 إلى 44 عامًا، و20.2% من 45 إلى 64 عامًا، و6.8% ممن بلغوا 65 عامًا فأكثر. وكان متوسط ​​العمر 27 عامًا. وبلغ عدد الذكور 83.1 ذكرًا لكل 100 أنثى، و78.7 ذكرًا لكل 100 امرأة تبلغ من العمر 18 عامًا فأكثر.

بلغ متوسط ​​دخل الأسرة في القرية 21,132 دولارًا، ومتوسط ​​دخل العائلة 23,266 دولارًا. وبلغ متوسط ​​دخل الذكور 30,924 دولارًا مقابل 20,463 دولارًا للإناث. وبلغ متوسط ​​دخل الفرد في القرية 8,495 دولارًا. وكان حوالي 42.6% من الأسر و44.8% من السكان تحت خط الفقر ، بما في ذلك 54.9% ممن تقل أعمارهم عن 18 عامًا و33.9% ممن تبلغ أعمارهم 65 عامًا فأكثر.

تعليم

تُعدّ حديقة واشنطن جزءًا من منطقة مدارس شرق سانت لويس . وتقع مدرسة أفانت الابتدائية في حديقة واشنطن. [ 17 ] [ 18 ]

كانت مدرسة مانرز الابتدائية ومدرسة وودرو ويلسون الابتدائية تقعان سابقًا في حديقة واشنطن. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] افتُتحت مدرسة ويلسون عام 1927. [ 20 ] في يوليو 2004، قام الرئيس التنفيذي للمنطقة التعليمية، ستان ميمز، بجولة في مدرسة ويلسون، ثم قرر إغلاقها؛ فأُغلقت المدرسة في خريف 2004، ونُقل الطلاب إلى ثلاث مدارس ابتدائية أخرى في المنطقة، وهي: هاوثورن، ونيلسون مانديلا، ومانرز. [ 21 ]

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