PALOS HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS

'Palos Heights' is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 12,561 in 2005.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Schools

History

References

External links

Geography

Palos Heights is located at (41.665332, -87.797201).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²). 9.8 km² (3.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 11,561 people, 4,123 households, and 3,133 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,150.1/km² (2,978.6/mi²). There were 4,268 housing units at an average density of 435.9/km² (1,129.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.39% White, 0.44% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
The top five ancentries reported in Palos Heights as of the 2000 census were Irish (27.2%), German (20.5%), Polish (14.1%), Italian (10.5%) and Dutch (9.1%).^[1]
There were 4,123 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $69,907, and the median income for a family was $81,100. Males had a median income of $61,786 versus $37,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,895. About 2.6% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Palos Heights is divided between three congressional districts. Most of the city, including all the area in Worth Township, is in Illinois' 1st congressional district; most of the area in Palos Township, excepting some of the southern portions (generally south of 131st Street) are in the 3rd district; an area under 1/20 mi² northeast of 131st Street and 80th Avenue, along with a small area around Palos Community Hospital, is in the 13th district.

Schools

The schools in Palos Heights include Alan B. Shepard High School, Independence Junior High, Trinity Christian College and Chicago Christian High School. Other schools include Navajo, Chipewa, Palos East, Palos West, Indian Hill, Palos South Middle School and St. Alexander [1].

History

In 1965 a group of scholars met in Palos Heights to discuss the need for a contemporary translation of the Holy Bible. The necessity of the project was agreed upon, and shortly thereafter, the New International Version (NIV) was initiated in Palos Heights.

References

1. . U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-04-14.

External links

★ Palos Heights Home Page

★ Alan B. Shepard High School