Calumet Park, Illinois
Calumet Park (formerly DeYoung) is a village in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 7,025 at the 2020 census.
Calumet Park, Illinois
DeYoung, Illinois | |
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Village | |
Obama Drive street sign | |
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| Motto: "The Place to be" | |
Location of Calumet Park in Cook County, Illinois. | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°39′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Calumet |
| Incorporated | 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Ronald Denson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2) |
| • Land | 1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 3.48% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,025 |
| • Density | 6,289.17/sq mi (2,427.87/km2) |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $24,204 |
| • Median home value | $141,900 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60643, 60827 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 17-10513 |
| FIPS code | 17-10513 |
| Website | calumetparkvillage |
On May 13, 2010, Mayor Joseph DuPar and the Village Board approved renaming 127th Street as Obama Drive, in honor of the 44th President of the United States. On August 21, 2010, State Senator Emil Jones III read a proclamation of the Illinois Senate in honor of the dedication on the same date. This road became the first Obama Drive in the country and the first road named after President Barack Obama in his home state of Illinois.
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