Calumet Park, Illinois

Calumet Park, Illinois
DeYoung, Illinois
Village
Obama Drive street sign
Obama Drive street sign
Official seal of Calumet Park, Illinois
Motto: 
"The Place to be"
Location of Calumet Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Calumet Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°39′56″N 87°39′29″W / 41.66556°N 87.65806°W / 41.66556; -87.65806
Country United States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipCalumet
Incorporated1912
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • Mayor[1]Ronald Denson
Area
 • Total1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2)
 • Land1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)  3.48%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,025
 • Density6,289.17/sq mi (2,427.87/km2)
Standard of living (2007-11)
 • Per capita income$24,204
 • Median home value$141,900
ZIP code(s)
60643, 60827
Area code(s)708
Geocode17-10513
FIPS code17-10513
Websitecalumetparkvillage.org

Calumet Park (formerly DeYoung) is a village in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 7,025 at the 2020 census.[3]

On May 13, 2010, Mayor Joseph DuPar and the Village Board approved renaming 127th Street as Obama Drive, in honor of the 44th President of the United States. On August 21, 2010, State Senator Emil Jones III read a proclamation of the Illinois Senate in honor of the dedication on the same date. This road became the first Obama Drive in the country and the first road named after President Barack Obama in his home state of Illinois.

  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Calumet Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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