Markham, Illinois

Location within the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs The Chicago metropolitan area.
Incorporated	City in 1925. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
County; State	Cook; Illinois
Township	Bremen, Thornton
Government
Mayor	David Webb, Jr. A county of the United States is a local level of government created as a subdivision of a state by the state government or by the federal or territorial government as a subdivision A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. Bremen Township is a township organized in 1850 located southwest of Chicago Illinois in southern Cook County Thornton Township is a township located in Cook County, in the state of Illinois. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government
Population (2000)	12,620 (down 3. 93% from 1990)
Pop. density	935. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/km² (2,420. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6/mi²)
ZIP code(s)	60428
Area code	708
Land area	13. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Area code 708 covers western and southern Cook County and eastern and southern Will County in Illinois. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 km² (5. 2 mi²)
Income	Per capita:   $14,870 Household: $41,592
Home value	Mean:    $80,443 (2000) Median: $75,200
Website	www.cityofmarkham.net
Demographics (Full data) White Black Hispanic Asian Islander Native Other 17. Income, refers to consumption opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame which is generally expressed in monetary terms Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of Households earning less Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the practice of developing an opinion of the value of real property usually its Market Value In Mathematics, an average, or central tendency of a Data set refers to a measure of the "middle" or " expected " value of In Probability theory and Statistics, a median is described as the number separating the higher half of a sample a population or a Probability distribution A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Demographics or demographic data refers to selected population characteristics as used in government Marketing or opinion research or the Demographic profiles 30% 78. 86% 3. 14% 0. 59% 0. 02% 0. 16% 1. 61%

Markham is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 12,620 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2.1 The Lone Pine Tree 3 Demographics 4 Government 5 Indian Boundary Prairies 6 Professional sports 7 Notable residents 8 References 9 External links

Geography

Markham is located at 41°35′51″N, 87°41′30″W (41. 597467, -87. 691570)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (13. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

History

It is claimed this area was beach 10,000 years ago. After countless ages of geologic swamps, marshes and sloughs, the prairies dominated the landscape with groves of trees, flowers, and wildlife in abundance.

Markham, at the southern tip of Lake Michigan, had been a crossroad for early pioneers. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. In 1861, a treaty was made with the Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi Native Americans which ceded a corridor of land located between the mouths of the Chicago and Calumet Rivers to the settlers. The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km long and flows through downtown Chicago. The Calumet River refers to a system of heavily industrialized Rivers and canals in the region between the neighborhood of South Chicago in Chicago Illinois The southern boundary, known as the Indian Boundary Line, was to run along a line which is now Interstate 57 and runs through our city. Interstate 57 (I-57 is an Interstate highway in the midwestern United States.

The village of Markham was incorporated in 1925 with a population under 300. In the mid-1930s, the Croissant Park subdivision was built and increased the population from 349 to 1,388. After World War II, Markham's population doubled to 2,753 residents by 1950. The village developed into a bedroom community as residents sought homes, not industry. An airport developed at 165th Street and Kedzie Avenue, and was the nearest field to Chicago. The airport site was located nearby what is now the Cook County Sixth Circuit Courthouse. On August 24, 1967 the Village of Markham was incorporated as a city. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

The Lone Pine Tree

In 1860, a German immigrant named Lawrence Roesner made his way to the southern boundary and settled on land located in the northwest corner of Markham. He brought with him six seedlings from the Black Forest of Germany and planted them along the Indian Boundary Line. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This "Lone Pine Tree" was adopted as the official city symbol in 1985. The lone survivor of six pine trees brought from the Black Forest in 1860 died in 1986. The Markham City Council appropriated money to get a replacement tree from the Black Forest, which the Markham Garden Club planted that year.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census^[2], there were 12,620 people, 3,842 households, and 3,119 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,420. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (935. 2/km²). There were 4,019 housing units at an average density of 770. 9/sq mi (297. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 17. 30% White, 78. White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. 86% African American, 0. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 16% Native American, 0. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States 59% Asian, 0. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian 02% Pacific Islander, 1. Pacific Islander (or Pacific Person, pl Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s] ' is a geographic term to describe the Austronesian 61% from other races, and 1. 46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically 14% of the population.

The top three non-African American ancentries reported in Markham as of the 2000 census were Irish (5. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 5%), German (5. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry 1%) and Polish (3. A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent There are an estimated 10 million Americans of Polish descent 1%). ^[3]

There were 3,842 households out of which 33. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43. 6% were married couples living together, 30. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18. 8% were non-families. 15. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 28 and the average family size was 3. 61.

In the city the population was spread out with 31. 4% under the age of 18, 9. 5% from 18 to 24, 25. 8% from 25 to 44, 21. 4% from 45 to 64, and 11. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 86. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,592, and the median income for a family was $44,149. Males had a median income of $37,281 versus $27,723 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,870. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 13. 9% of families and 16. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 11. 4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Markham is divided between two congressional districts. Most of the village is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district, consisting of the area south of the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-57) that is bordered on the west by Homan Avenue from 155th to 161st Streets, Trumbull Avenue from 161st to 163rd, and Lawndale Avenue from 163rd to 167th; the rest of the village is part of the 1st district. The 2nd Congressional District of Illinois includes parts of Cook and Will Counties, and has been represented by Democrat Jesse Dan Ryan Expressway runs from the Circle Interchange with I-290 near downtown Chicago through the south side of the city The 1st Congressional District of Illinois includes part of Cook County, and has been represented by Democrat Bobby Rush since January

• 1st Congressional District-Congressman Bobby Rush-Democrat
• 2nd Congressional District-Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.-Democrat

In the Illinois State Senate Markham is split by two districts:

• 15th District-Senator James Meeks-Democrat
• 19th District-Senator M. Maggie Crotty-Democrat

In the Illinois House of Representatives Markham is split by two districts:

• 30th District-Representative William David-Democrat
• 38th District-Representative Al Riley-Democrat

Indian Boundary Prairies

There are approximately 2500 acres (10 km²) of virgin prairie land located within the boundary of the City of Markham. Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23 1946 is an American politician from Illinois. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Jesse Louis "Jesse Jr" Jackson Jr (born March 11 1965 is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing, which The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the Legislative branch of the government of the State of The Reverend James T Meeks (born 4 August 1956) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 15th district since 2003 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Maggie Crotty is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 19th district since 2002 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Illinois House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Al Riley is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 38th District since his appointment in January 2007. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Prairie, from the French prairie ("meadow" "grassland" "pasture" refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically There are four prairies known as "Dropseed", "Sundrop", "Paintbrush" and "Gensburg".

The prairie is under the supervision of the Northeastern Illinois University Nature Conservancy. Northeastern Illinois University ( NEIU) is a public State university located in the North Park community area of Chicago Plans are underway to build a Nature Center.

The prairie was designated a National Landmark. The prairies continue to grow and flourish with the help of the Friends of the Indian Boundary Prairies.

Professional sports

Logo	Club	Sport	League	Venue	Championships
	Chicago Heights Soldiers	Basketball	IBL	Markham Fieldhouse	None

Notable residents

• Rodney Harrison, a native of Markham, a safety for the New England Patriots
• Cliff Floyd, raised in Markham, a left fielder for the Chicago Cubs
• Corey McPherrin, raised in Markham, a sportscaster for the Chicago FOX News station
• Kid Sister, hip-hop artist born in Markham

References

External links

• Official City Web Site

• Markham, Illinois is at coordinates 41°35′51″N 87°41′30″W / 41.597467, -87.69157 (Markham, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°35′51″N 87°41′30″W / 41.597467, -87.69157 (Markham, Illinois)
• Markham Wilderness Information Website
• The Markham Journal
• Markham Library

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