๐บ๐ธ South Holland is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, within Thornton Township.
1History The area currently occupied by South Holland, Illinois, was first settled in 1846 by immigrants from South Holland, Netherlands. When the community formally incorporated as a village in 1894, its population was about 1,000. Originally a general farming community, it later specialized in vegetable growing, especially onion sets. By the 1940s South Holland was known as the "Onion Set Capital of the World". The town was built on low ground near the Calumet River and was originally called de Laage Prairie (Low Prairie) to differentiate it from another Dutch settlement further north on higher ground and called de Hooge Prairie (now the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago).
In October 2007, Forbes.com declared South Holland to be the "Most Livable Metro-Area suburb" of the Chicago metropolitan area.
1Geography South Holland is bordered by Harvey and Phoenix to the west, Dolton to the north, Thornton to the south, and Calumet City and Lansing to the east.
According to the 2010 census, South Holland has a total area of 7.286 square miles (18.87ย kmยฒ), of which 7.27 square miles (18.83ย kmยฒ) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.016 square miles (0.04ย kmยฒ) (or 0.22%) is water.
South Holland's addresses and numbered streets are 3 blocks ahead of Chicago's grid. For example, 159th Street is actually called 162nd Street.
1Surrounding areas ย Dolton; ย Harvey ; Calumet City; ย Phoenix ย ; ย East Hazel Crest; Lansing; ย Thornton.
1Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 21,465 people, 7,418 households, and 5,505 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,959.87 inhabitants per square mile (1,142.81/kmยฒ). There were 7,863 housing units at an average density of 1,084.25 per square mile (418.63/kmยฒ). The racial makeup of the village was 80.96% African American, 10.42% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.90% from other races, and 3.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population.
There were 7,418 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.57% were married couples living together, 26.03% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.79% were non-families. 24.16% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.25% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 2.82.
The village's age distribution consisted of 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $66,859, and the median income for a family was $79,688. Males had a median income of $41,500 versus $35,913 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,649. About 9.3% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
1Government South Holland is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district.
1Education South Holland is served by several school districts: โข South Holland School District 150 โข Greenwood School (K-3) โข McKinley School (4-8) โข South Holland School District 151 โข Taft School (PreK-1) โข Eisenhower School (2-3) โข Madison School (4-5) โข Coolidge Junior High School (6-8)
Thornton Township High School District 205 serves all of South Holland.
Thornwood High School is located in South Holland. Thornridge High School and Thornton Township High School are also within District 205.
The private K-8 schools, Calvin Christian School and Calvary Academy, are located in South Holland. Seton Academy was a Catholic co-educational high school located in the village. It was formerly an all-girls school until 2003 when boys were admitted. Seton Academy closed on June 30, 2016. Christ our Savior School and Holy Ghost School also were once both in South Holland, but both have been closed by the Chicago Archdiocese.
South Holland is home to the main campus of South Suburban College.
1Transport Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting South Holland to destinations across the Southland.
1South Holland has a population of over 21,465 people. South Holland also forms the centre of the wider Thornton Township which has a population of over 167,812 people. It is also a part of the larger Chicago metropolitan area.
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