Hazel Crest, Illinois
| Hazel Crest, Illinois | |
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| Village | |
| Village of Hazel Crest, Illinois | |
 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°34′23″N 87°41′9″W / 41.57306°N 87.68583°WCoordinates: 41°34′23″N 87°41′9″W / 41.57306°N 87.68583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Bremen |
| Incorporated | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Vernard L. Alsberry Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.41 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.39 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.59% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,100 |
| • Density | 4,159.3/sq mi (1,605.9/km2) |
| Down 4.83% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living | |
| • Per capita income | $24,424 |
| • Median home value | $103,200 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60429 |
| Area code(s) | 708 |
| Geocode | 33695 |
| Website | www |
Hazel Crest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,100 at the 2010 census. The village is primarily located in Bremen Township, while the portion of the village south of 183rd Street is located in Rich Township and the portion east of I-80/94 is in Thornton Township. The village is located near Chicago in an area known as the Chicago Southland and is approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of the Chicago Loop.
The village is bordered by Markham to the north, Harvey to the northeast, East Hazel Crest to the east, Homewood to the southeast, Flossmoor to the south and Country Club Hills to the west.
Hazel Crest was first settled in 1870 in a farming community known as South Harvey. An enterprising newspaper editor named William McClintock moved here from Ohio in 1890, buying 80 acres (320,000 m2) from farmer Fred Puhrman.
McClintock built a depot for a local milk train and subsequently opened transportation opportunities to Chicago and beyond. The depot also served as the area's first real estate office, public meeting place, Sunday school, day school, and post office.
In 1900, the name was changed to Hazel Crest to reflect the large numbers of hazelnut bushes that grew on a rise of land just south of town. At the time, the southern border was 175th Street and the western edge of the village was Kedzie Avenue.
Hazel Crest was incorporated in 1912. Many of the families of the early residents still live in the village.
Over the years, significant developments have occurred because groups of residents joined together for common goals. Examples of this spirit range from the construction of the Community Church in 1894 to the 1984 adaptation of an elementary school building which has now become the Martin J. Kauchak Municipal Center, named for President Kauchak who served the village for twenty years.
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