Dixmoor (formerly Specialville) is a village in

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, United States, and a south suburb of

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. The population was 2,973 at the 2020 census. Dixmoor is adjacent to Harvey to the south and east, Posen to the west, and

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and Riverdale to the north.

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also runs through the village.

History

Dixmoor was originally called Specialville. It was laid out in 1922 by Charles Special, and named for him. The present name of Dixmoor was adopted in 1929. It may be derived from

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Geography

Dixmoor is located at (41.630784, -87.666446). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dixmoor has a total area of , all land.

Surrounding areas

Riverdale : Posen Riverdale : Posen / Harvey Harvey : Harvey

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 2,973 people, 1,209 households, and 838 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,321 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 15.47%

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, 50.92%

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, 1.58% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.07%

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, 18.67% from other races, and 12.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 36.66% of the population. There were 1,209 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.63% were married couples living together, 22.42% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.69% were non-families. 29.36% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.96% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 2.95. The village's age distribution consisted of 26.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $44,757, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $26,736 versus $15,552 for females. The

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for the village was $16,349. About 27.4% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the

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, including 40.5% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Dixmoor is divided between two congressional districts. The area east of

and south of 142nd Street is in

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, as are the area between 141st and 142nd Streets east of Wood Street and the area northeast of the Ashland Avenue-Thornton Road intersection; the rest of the village is in the 1st district.

Transportation

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provides bus service on routes 349 and 354 connecting Dixmoor to destinations across the Southland.

Notable people

* Tony Jacobs, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. *

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, American politician and former American football linebacker who has been a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 15th district since 2013.

References

External links

Village of Dixmoor official website
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