Calumet City, Illinois

Calumet City, Illinois
City
One of the two smiley face water towers in Calumet City
One of the two smiley face water towers in Calumet City
Official seal of Calumet City, Illinois
Seal
Location of Calumet City in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Calumet City in Cook County, Illinois.
Calumet City is located in Greater Chicago
Calumet City
Calumet City
Location of Calumet City in Greater Chicago Area
Calumet City is located in Illinois
Calumet City
Calumet City
Location of Calumet City in Illinois
Calumet City is located in the United States
Calumet City
Calumet City
Location of Calumet City in the USA
Coordinates: 41°36′51″N 87°32′47″W / 41.61417°N 87.54639°W / 41.61417; -87.54639
Country United States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipThornton
Incorporated (Village)February 13, 1893
(as West Hammond)[1]
Incorporated (City)1924
(as Calumet City)[2][3][4]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Mayor
 • MayorThaddeus Jones (D)
Area
[5]
 • Total
7.32 sq mi (18.96 km2)
 • Land7.20 sq mi (18.64 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)  1.64%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
36,033
 • Density5,005.97/sq mi (1,932.85/km2)
Standard of living (2009-11)
 • Per capita income$20,390
 • Median home value$121,900
ZIP code(s)
60409
Area code(s)708
Geocode17-10487
FIPS code17-10487
Websitewww.calumetcity.org

Calumet City (/ˌkæljʊˈmɛt/ KAL-yuu-MET) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,033 at the 2020 census.[6] It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

  1. ^ "Calumet City History". City of Calumet City, Illinois. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  2. ^ United States of America Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 90th Congress Second Session. United States Government Printing Office. 1968. pp. 16332–16333. 1924—West Hammond changed its name to Calumet City.
  3. ^ (1993). "Calumet City Centennial Celebration". Illinois: Centennial History Committee.
  4. ^ Enke, Anne (2007). Finding the Movement: Sexuality, Contested Space, and Feminist Activism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-0822340836. Until 1924, Calumet City was known as West Hammond, Illinois. Separated from Hammond, Indiana, by State Line Road, saloons and brothels settled on the Illinois side before, during, and after Prohibition.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Calumet City city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.