Crestwood, Illinois
| Crestwood | |
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| Village | |
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois. |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°38′43″N 87°44′37″W / 41.64528°N 87.74361°WCoordinates: 41°38′43″N 87°44′37″W / 41.64528°N 87.74361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Townships | Worth, Bremen |
| Incorporated | 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Trustee-village |
| • Mayor | Lou Presta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.07 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| • Land | 3.05 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.98% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,950 |
| • Density | 3,590.2/sq mi (1,386.2/km2) |
| Down 2.68% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $28,662 |
| • Median home value | $172,400 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60445 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 17-17497 |
| Website | villageofcrestwoodil |
Crestwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,950 at the 2010 census. Crestwood has been cited as a success story by proponents of low taxes and minimal government, but in April 2009, the Chicago Tribune revealed that Crestwood's low taxes were due to illegally saving money on its water bills by secretly supplementing its drinking water from a well that was contaminated with toxic chemicals. "Officials in the south suburb had pumped tainted water to residents for more than two decades to avoid the cost of fixing leaky water mains."
According to the 2010 census, Crestwood has a total area of 3.078 square miles (7.97 km2), of which 3.05 square miles (7.90 km2) (or 99.09%) is land and 0.028 square miles (0.07 km2) (or 0.91%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, there were 11,251 people, 4,685 households, and 2,759 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,682.3 people per square mile (1,419.6/km²). There were 4,805 housing units at an average density of 1,572.6 per square mile (606.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.46% White, 4.52% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.68% of the population.
The top five ancestries reported in Crestwood as of the 2000 census were Irish (29.4%), German (23.8%), Polish (19.8%), Italian (12.0%) and English (4.8%).
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