POSEN, ILLINOIS

'Posen' is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Posen is the German-language name for the western Polish city of Poznań. The population was 4,730 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Demographics

Government

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Geography

Posen is located at (41.628234, -87.685723).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 4,730 people, 1,627 households, and 1,173 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,547.7/km² (4,010.5/mi²). There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of 554.3/km² (1,436.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 78.29% White, 8.73% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 9.77% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.98% of the population, including 21.2% of Mexican descent.
The top four non-Hispanic, non-African American ancentries reported in Posen as of the 2000 census were Polish (25.7%), German (22.2%), Irish (17.4%) and Italian (7.8%).^[1]
There were 1,627 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $49,470, and the median income for a family was $57,727. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $26,078 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,323. About 5.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Posen is in Illinois' 1st congressional district.

References

1. . U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed 2007-07-11.

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