Alsip | |
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Village | |
Village of Alsip, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Township | Worth |
Incorporated | 1840 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | John D. Ryan |
Area | |
• Total | 6.63 sq mi (17.16 km2) |
• Land | 6.53 sq mi (16.90 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) 1.54% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,063 |
• Density | 2,921.53/sq mi (1,127.97/km2) |
Standard of living (2007-11) | |
• Per capita income | $25,286 |
• Median home value | $202,100 |
ZIP code(s) | 60803 |
Area code(s) | 708/464 |
Geocode | 01010 |
FIPS code | 17-01010 |
Website | villageofalsip |
Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Alsip was settled in the 1830s by German and Dutch farmers. The village is named after Frank Alsip, the owner of a brickyard that opened there in 1885.[3] The village began to grow after the Tri-State Tollway was built there in 1959.