There were 5,303 housing units at an average density of 1,568.2 per square mile (605.8/km 2). The population density was 4,381.5 people per square mile (1,692.5/km 2). 2010 Census Īs of the census of 2000, there were 14,816 people, 5,067 households, and 3,729 families residing in the village. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. ĭemographics Historical populationĢ020 census Hazel Crest, Illinois - Demographic Profile The village is bordered by Markham to the north, Harvey to the northeast, East Hazel Crest to the east, Homewood to the southeast, Flossmoor to the south and Country Club Hills to the west.Īccording to the 2010 census, Hazel Crest has a total area of 3.411 square miles (8.83 km 2), of which 3.39 square miles (8.78 km 2) (or 99.38%) is land and 0.021 square miles (0.05 km 2) (or 0.62%) is water. The village is located near Chicago in an area known as the Chicago Southland and is approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of the Chicago Loop. The village is primarily located in Bremen Township, while the portion of the village south of 183rd Street is located in Rich Township and the portion east of I-80/94 is in Thornton Township. Kauchak Municipal Center, named for President Kauchak who served the village for twenty years (1973-1993).ĭr Sol J. Examples of this spirit range from the construction of the Community Church in 1894 to the 1984 adaptation of an elementary school building which has now become the Martin J. Over the years, significant developments have occurred because groups of residents joined together for common goals. Many of the families of the early residents still live in the village. At the time, the southern border was 175th Street and the western edge of the village was Kedzie Avenue. In 1900, the name was changed to Hazel Crest to reflect the large numbers of hazelnut bushes that grew on a rise of land just south of town. The depot also served as the area's first real estate office, public meeting place, Sunday school, day school, and post office. McClintock built a depot for a local milk train and subsequently opened transportation opportunities to Chicago and beyond. An enterprising newspaper editor named William McClintock moved here from Ohio in 1890, buying 80 acres (320,000 m 2) from farmer Fred Puhrman. Hazel Crest was first settled in 1870 in a farming community known as South Harvey.