Elwood, Illinois

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Elwood is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,620 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous people
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Elwood is located at 41°24′49″N, 88°6′38″W (41.413615, -88.110438).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,620 people, 637 households, and 461 families residing in the village. The population density was 230.8/km² (597.6/mi²). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 96.2/km² (249.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.59% White, 0.02% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.01% of the population.

There were 637 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,125, and the median income for a family was $60,707. Males had a median income of $47,396 versus $27,946 for females. The per capita income for the village was $.22,442. About 4.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous people

Bill Turtle was born and raised in Elwood. He was a sure-handed major league outfielder with the Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics during the 1950s and 1960s.

Elwood is also the first name of the infamous younger Blues brother, Elwood Blues, harpist/vocalist of the Blues Brothers Band, from the Chicago area.