Justice, Illinois

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Location:	Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Location:	41°44′47″N, 87°50′4″W
Land Area:	7.6 km²
Population:	12,193

Justice is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,193 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Justice is located at 41°44′47″N, 87°50′4″W (41.746382, -87.834402)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.6 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.36%) is water.

A major road running through the town is Archer Avenue (Illinois Route 171); in addition, Justice lies close to Interstate 55 (also called the Stevenson expressway, after Adlai E. Stevenson) and Interstate 294 just east of LaGrange Road (U.S. Route 45).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 12,193 people, 4,402 households, and 3,103 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,617.8/km² (4,187.5/mi²). There were 4,772 housing units at an average density of 633.2/km² (1,638.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 70.85% White, 20.14% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.75% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.76% from other races, and 4.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.61% of the population.

The main gate of Resurrection Cemetery on Archer Avenue in Justice

There were 4,402 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,254, and the median income for a family was $55,323. Males had a median income of $40,340 versus $28,507 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,714. About 6.6% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.