Location of Homer Glen in Will County, Illinois. | |
Coordinates: 41°37′22″N87°56′29″W / 41.62278°N 87.94139°W | |
Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Will County |
Township | Homer Township |
Incorporated | April 17, 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | George Yukich |
Area | |
• Total | 22.16 sq mi (57.40 km2) |
• Land | 22.12 sq mi (57.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,220 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 24,472 |
• Density | 1,106.13/sq mi (427.08/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 708 |
FIPS code | 17-35835 |
Website | homerglenil.org |
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Homer Glen is a village, located 32 miles (51 km) southwest of downtown Chicago, in Homer Township, Will County, Illinois. The village was incorporated on April 17, 2001.
Geography[edit]
Homer Glen is located at 41°37′22″N 87°56′29″W (41.6228,-87.9416).
The boundaries of the village of Homer Glen are one half-mile block south of 131st Street to the north (along the Cook County border); 183rd Street to the south; Will-Cook Road to the east; and Gougar Road to the west. The village shares its boundaries with the village of Lemont (in Lemont Township, Cook County) to the north, the village of Orland Park (in Orland Township, Cook County) to the east, the village of New Lenox (in New Lenox Township, Will County) to the south and the city of Lockport (in Lockport Township, Will County) to the west. The three major roads in Homer Glen are Bell Road, which runs North-South, 143rd Street, and 159th Street, which both run East-West.
Demographics[edit]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2010 | 24,220 | — | |
2019 (est.) | 24,472 | [2] | 1.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
As of the 2010 census,[4] there were 24,220 residents. The racial composition of the city was:
- 95.5% White (91.7% non-Hispanic whites);
- 0.6% Black or African American;
- 1.0% from some other race;
- 1.7% Asian
- 1.1% from two or more races.
Homer Glen has a Hispanic or Latino population of 4.9%.
Government[edit]
The current mayor is George Yukich.
Education[edit]
Homer Glen Village Square Facebook
There are two grade school districts and one high-school district serving the village. Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C serves most of the community, and Will County School District 92 serves the rest. Lockport Township High School, District 205, is the public high school serving the village.
Recreation[edit]
Homer Glen has many parks and athletic clubs, including the Homer Athletic Club, Homer Stallions Football and Lacrosse, Homer Heat Baseball, Illinois Crush Baseball, Lockport Homer Swim Club, and Homer Hawks soccer. The Village finished construction of its first trail system, the Homer Glen Heroes Trail, in late 2011. The trail is dedicated to local heroes and individuals that have made a positive impact on the community. The first event to take place on the Trail was the Mike Hike 5k, which honored local resident PFC Michael C. Olivieri, who lost his life while serving in Iraq in June 2011.[citation needed]
Religion[edit]
Homer Glen is the location of Annunciation of the Mother of God Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. This church has been awarded for its 'green' initiatives, specifically its 10 acres (40,000 m2) of landscaping that focuses on native plant life and water retention / management. Annunciation is notably one of the few new parishes of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh.
Homer Glen is home to St. Bernard's Parish and Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish, both Roman Catholic churches. It is also home to 15 other churches of the Christian faith.[citation needed]
Homer Glen is the site of the Sri Ramakrishna Universal Temple, a branch of the VivekanandaVedanta Society of Chicago.[5]
Media[edit]
Homer Glen is part of the Chicago metropolitan area media market for television, radio, and newspaper coverage. The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, and also the Joliet Herald are widely available. The news of Homer Glen itself is primarily covered by The Homer Horizon newspaper which has a circulation of approximately 13,400 homes and businesses in Homer Glen and neighboring Lockport.[6]The Homer Horizon is focused solely on the coverage of Homer Township and is a publication of 22nd Century Media, which is based in Orland Park.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files'. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ ab'Population and Housing Unit Estimates'. United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^'Census of Population and Housing'. Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^Bureau, U.S. Census. 'U.S. Census website'. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^'Places of Worship'. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^'Homer Horizon at 22ndcenturymedia.com'. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2009-10-06.