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Hometown, Illinois
Hometown is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,343 at the 2020 census.
Joseph E. Merrion developed inexpensive duplex houses in Hometown after World War II, targeting former GIs and their families. Hometown incorporated in 1953, and its population peaked at over 7,000 in 1958. On April 21, 1967, an F4/F5 rated tornado tore through Hometown, devastating the area, and destroying 86 homes while damaging 500 others.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hometown has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.
Hometown borders the city of Chicago along 87th Street between Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road. The town's southern border is located one-half mile south of 87th, where 91st Street would be.
As of the 2020 census, Hometown had a population of 4,343. There were 1,878 households and 1,945 housing units at an average density of 4,060.54 per square mile (1,567.78/km2). The population density was 9,066.81 inhabitants per square mile (3,500.71/km2), and there were 955 families residing in the city.
The median age was 42.2 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.3 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the city's households, 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 33.9% were married-couple households, 20.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 2.41.
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Hometown, Illinois
Hometown is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,343 at the 2020 census.
Joseph E. Merrion developed inexpensive duplex houses in Hometown after World War II, targeting former GIs and their families. Hometown incorporated in 1953, and its population peaked at over 7,000 in 1958. On April 21, 1967, an F4/F5 rated tornado tore through Hometown, devastating the area, and destroying 86 homes while damaging 500 others.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hometown has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.
Hometown borders the city of Chicago along 87th Street between Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road. The town's southern border is located one-half mile south of 87th, where 91st Street would be.
As of the 2020 census, Hometown had a population of 4,343. There were 1,878 households and 1,945 housing units at an average density of 4,060.54 per square mile (1,567.78/km2). The population density was 9,066.81 inhabitants per square mile (3,500.71/km2), and there were 955 families residing in the city.
The median age was 42.2 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.3 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
Of the city's households, 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 33.9% were married-couple households, 20.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 2.41.
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