Justice, Illinois

Justice, Illinois
Village
Motto: Peaceful, pretty, and proud
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Coordinates
Area	2.88 sq mi (7 km2)
- land	2.84 sq mi (7 km2)
- water	0.04 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	12,926 (2010)
Density	4,551.4 / sq mi (1,757 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	708
Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Wikimedia Commons: Justice, Illinois
Website: www.villageofjustice.org

Justice is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, established in 1911. The population was 12,926 as of the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Justice has a total area of 2.884 square miles (7.47 km²), of which 2.84 square miles (7.36 km²) (or 98.47%) is land and 0.044 square miles (0.11 km²) (or 1.53%) is water.

A major road running through the town is Archer Avenue (Illinois Route 171); in addition, Justice lies close to Interstate 55 (also called the Stevenson Expressway, after Adlai Stevenson) and Interstate 294 just east of La Grange Road (U.S. Route 45).

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	183		—
1930	377		106.0%
1940	499		32.4%
1950	854		71.1%
1960	2,803		228.2%
1970	9,473		238.0%
1980	10,552		11.4%
1990	11,137		5.5%
2000	12,193		9.5%
2010	12,926		6.0%
Est. 2014	13,022		0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

The main gate of Resurrection Cemetery on Archer Avenue in Justice, home to the legendary Resurrection Mary

As of the 2010 census, there were 12,926 people, 4,764 households, and 3,328 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,551.4 people per square mile (1,746.8/km²). There were 5,176 housing units at an average density of 1,822.5 per square mile (699.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 69.4% White, 22.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.7% some other race, and 2.1% from two or more races.

The top four non-African American, non-Hispanic ancestries reported in Justice as of the 2000 census were Polish (24.2%), German (13.1%), Irish (11.8%) and Italian (5.7%).

In 2010 there were 4,764 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were headed by married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71, and the average family size was 3.26.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.5 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

For the period 2007-11, the estimated median annual income for a household in the village was $50,379, and the median income for a family was $56,082. Male full-time workers had a median income of $49,112 versus $31,236 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,073. About 12.3% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Village President is Krzysztof (Kris) Wasowicz. The Village Clerk is Kathleen Svaboda. Village Trustees are Henry Oszakiewski, Melanie Kuban, Ed Rusch Jr., Sue Small, Richard Sparr, and Richard Symonds.

Justice is in Illinois' 3rd congressional district.

Education

Elementary and middle school students attend schools in Indian Springs School District 109. High school students go on to Argo Community High School District 217 in neighboring Summit.the schools are Brodnicki, Kindergarten through 6th. Also Wilkins Junior High, grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade.

External links

• Village of Justice official website