Broadview is a village in

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, west of downtown

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. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,998.

History

Broadview was incorporated as a village in 1914.

Government

* Mayor: Katrina Thompson * Clerk: Kevin R. McGrier * Trustees: Judy Miller, Judy Abraham, Patti Chao-Malave, Andrea Senior, and Jarry Shelby

Geography

Broadview is located in Proviso Township along the western edge of Cook County, at (41.859439, -87.854226). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Broadview has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 7,998 people, 3,009 households, and 1,768 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 3,353 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 71.31%

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, 11.49%

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, 2.16%

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, 0.68% Native American, 8.24% from

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, and 6.13% from two or more races.

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of any race were 15.32% of the population. There were 3,009 households, out of which 45.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.56% were married couples living together, 17.91% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.24% were non-families. 37.06% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 2.55. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $54,537, and the median income for a family was $80,000. Males had a median income of $40,955 versus $40,028 for females. The

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for the village was $29,155. About 5.4% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

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, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over. ''Note: 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 can be of any race.''

Education

Maywood-Melrose Park, district 89 and E.F. Lindop school district 92 operates elementary and middle schools.

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Proviso Township High Schools District 209, established in 1910, is located in western Cook County, Illinois, US, near Chicago. Its headquarters are in Forest Park.

operates public high schools. Portions of Broadview are served by

Proviso East High School Proviso East High School is a public secondary school in Maywood, Illinois which serves the educational needs of Maywood and three other villages within Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois: Broadview, Forest Park and Melrose Park. It is th ...

in Maywood and portions are served by

Proviso West High School Proviso West High School (PWHS) is a public high school located in Hillside, Illinois, United States. It is a part of Proviso Township High Schools District 209, and was opened in 1958. Its sister schools are Proviso East High School and Provi ...

in Hillside.About Proviso Township High Schools District 209
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. Retrieved on February 23, 2014. Broadview residents may apply to

Proviso Math & Science Academy Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy is a selective enrollment high school in Forest Park, Illinois, United States that opened its doors to 126 freshmen in 2005. It is one of the newest schools in the Proviso Township High Schools District 20 ...

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Government

Broadview is located in the 7th Congressional District

Economy

Broadview is home to Mullins Food Products, Vanee Foods, Bosch, Perlow Steel, Windy City Limo, The Furniture Guys and Garda Security Services. Within the Broadview Village Square, various big box retailers are located such as Target and Home Depot.

Notable people

Lee Stange Albert Lee Stange (October 27, 1936 – September 21, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and coach. During his playing career, the right-handed pitcher appeared in 359 games pitched in Major League Baseball over all or parts of ten ...

, professional baseball player who grew up in Broadview.Lee Stange at SABR Baseball Biography Project
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References

External links

Village of Broadview official website

Broadview Suburban Life news
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