Richton Park is a village and a southern suburb of

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in Cook County,

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. The population was 12,775 at the 2020 census. The community was named after a Richton in

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, the native home of a first settler.

Geography

Richton Park is located at (41.481992, -87.725352). The village is bordered by Matteson to the north, Park Forest to the east, and University Park to the south. According to the 2010 census, Richton Park has a total area of , of which (or 99.7%) is land and (or 0.3%) is water.

Tornado

On Saturday June 7, 2008, an EF2 tornado went through Richton Park around 6:00pm. The tornado tore apart the Richton Square Apartments damaging 40 units and leaving at least 80 residents homeless. Some commercial properties along Sauk Trail were also heavily damaged. The tornado continued northeast through Park Forest before dissipating near the intersection of Lincoln highway and Western avenue.

Demographics

2020 census

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2010 Census

As of the 2010

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, there were 13,646 people, 5,391 households, and 2.54 persons living per household. The population density was according to 2010 census. There were 4,730 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 82.4%

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, 12.7%

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, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1%

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and 2.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. According to 2000 census data, there were 12,581 people, 4,578 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were

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living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.25. The 2010 Census estimated the population was spread out, with 34.3% under the age of 18 and 8.6% of persons 65 years and over. These estimates were a change from those of 2000, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age in 2000 was 33 years. In 2010, 54.7% of the village was female persons. In 2010-2014, the median household income was $54,887, an increase from the 2000 Census estimate of $48,299, and the median income for a family was $58,661. In 2000, males had a median income of $44,637 versus $35,231 for females. The

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for the village in 2010-2014 was $26,566. In 2000, about 4.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Matteson School District 162 Matteson School District 162 is a suburban school district in Illinois, based in Richton Park. The district enrolls nearly 2,400 students, serving portions of Matteson, Richton Park, Olympia Fields, Park Forest and a small section of Universit ...

is headquartered in Richton Park and serves as the primary district.Home page
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. Retrieved on December 8, 2012. "4601 Sauk Trail, Richton Park, IL 60471" *Richton Square Scho

*Sauk Elementary Scho

*Illinois Elementary Scho

*Matteson Elementary Scho

*O.W. Huth Middle Scho

Elementary School District 159 serves portions of Richton Park. *Neil A. Armstrong Scho

*Colin Powell Middle Schoo

*Marya Yates Elementary Scho

*Sieden Prairie Elementary Scho

*Woodgate Elementary Scho

Rich Township High School District 227, Rich Township High School and

Southland College Preparatory Charter High School The Southland College Preparatory Charter High School (SCPHS; also known as Southland College Prep, Southland College Prep High School, or simply Southland) is a College Preparatory Charter High School in Richton Park, Illinois. The school serves t ...

are the two public high schools that serve Richton Park, both schools are located in the village. The

Richton Park Public Library District The Richton Park Library District was founded in 1972 when village trustees rented a storefront at 22365 Governors Highway in Richton Park, Illinois. Volunteers had to engage in extensive cleaning and renovation in order to convert the former co ...

has served the village since 1972.

Notable places

* Rich City Skate (Formerly Olympic Skate World) - Featured in the HBO documentary

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, highlighting African American roller skating rinks.

Government

Richton Park is in

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References

External links

Village of Richton Park official website

Richton Park Public Library District
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