Washington Park, Illinois
| Washington Park | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | St. Clair |
| Coordinates | 38°37′47″N 90°5′41″W / 38.62972°N 90.09472°WCoordinates: 38°37′47″N 90°5′41″W / 38.62972°N 90.09472°W |
| Area | 2.63 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - land | 2.63 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 5,345 (2000) |
| Density | 2,180.4/sq mi (842/km2) |
| Founded | December 19, 1923 |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62204 |
| Area code | 618 |
 Location in St. Clair County and the state of Illinois.
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Washington Park is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,196 as of the 2010 census, down from 5,345 in 2000.
Washington Park filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in July 2009, citing assets of less than $50,000 and debt of more than $1 million. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pamela Pepper threw out the filing in December 2010 after finding there was no state law enabling a municipality to declare bankruptcy. Washington Park filed for bankruptcy in 2004 as well, claiming a $1.6 million debt, but that filing was dismissed when the village briefly emerged from insolvency.
In 2010, the mayor of Washington Park, John Thornton, was found to have been fatally shot; he was discovered in his car injured on the morning of April 1, and died at a hospital at 6 AM.
On July 25, 2012 the chief of police called for the disbanding of the police force.
Washington Park is located at 38°37′47″N 90°5′41″W / 38.62972°N 90.09472°W (38.629750, -90.094606).
According to the 2010 census, Washington Park has a total area of 2.63 square miles (6.81 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,345 people, 1,692 households, and 1,218 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,180.4 people per square mile (842.3/km²). There were 2,007 housing units at an average density of 818.7 per square mile (316.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 6.06% White, 91.94% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
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