Dolton (Illinois)
Cook County
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Dolton is a municipality ( with a status of "Village" ) in Cook County in the northeast of the U.S. state of Illinois. In the census in 2010 it had 23,153 inhabitants.
Dolton is located in the southern part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Title
Dolton is often dubbed as the Gateway to the South Suburbs.
Geography
Dolton is located south of Chicago, near Lake Michigan. From Dolton in the city center is around 23 miles.
The Des Plaines River flows nearby.
Nearby cities and villages
In the north of Dolton adjacent to Chicago, on the east by Calumet City, South Holland in the south and in the west on Riverdale and Harvey.
History
Dolton was founded in 1837. The village was named after its founder George Dolton. In 1892 the Incorpartion followed as a village, so the official entry in the towns book.
Economy
The proximity to Chicago Dolton has a thriving economy. So it says on the official site: "The city zerplatze " due to the many Neuöffnungen and growth.
Infrastructure
Dolton also benefits in terms of the excellent infrastructure of the proximity to Chicago. The Chicago airport is approximately 40 miles away. The highways Interstate 94, Interstate 57, Interstate 80, Interstate 90 and Interstate 294
Lake Michigan is about 10 miles from Dolton.
Policy
Dolton is on the second Congressional District ( approximately federal constituency) Illinois '.
The Mayor Ronnie C. Lewis is since April 2009 in the Official and is in the city as an established and respected politician. He holds over 20 years of office of the city Dolton.
Attractions, lakes and parks
- Water tower of Dolton
- Lake Cottage Grove
- Lake Victory
- Needles Park
- Dolton Park
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Dolton 23,153 people in 7,829 households. The population density was 1962.1 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was made up of 6.2 percent White, 90.9 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 7,829 households lived statistically 2.94 per person.
28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64, and 9.1 percent were 65 years or older. 54.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 51,090. The per capita income was $ 19,588. 18.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Donovan McNabb, Football
- Richard Roeper, a journalist and film critic
- Jane Lynch, writer, singer, comedienne and actress.