Dixmoor (formerly Specialville) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,973 at the 2020 census. Dixmoor is adjacent to Harvey to the south and east, Posen to the west, and Blue Island and Riverdale to the north. Interstate 57 also runs through the village.

History Dixmoor was originally called Specialville. It was laid out in 1922 by Charles Special, and named for him. The present name of Dixmoor was adopted in 1929. It may be derived from Dixie Highway.

Geography Dixmoor is located at (41.630784, -87.666446).

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dixmoor has a total area of , all land.

Surrounding areas Blue Island Blue Island Riverdale Posen Riverdale Posen / Harvey Harvey Harvey

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Dixmoor, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010White (NH)1,3381,21093340531032.05%32.87523.72%11.11%10.43%Black or African American (NH)2,7332,2162,2241,9071,48565.46%60.20%56.53%52.33%49.95%Native American or Alaska Native (NH)3 Compilation of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut categories0 7780.07%0.00%0.18%0.19%0.27%Asian (NH)4 Compilation of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese categories. Other Asian groups would be included in the Some Other Race category0 52180.10%0.00%0.13%0.05%0.61%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0 Compiliation of Hawaiian, Guamanian, and Samoan categories. Other Pacific Islander groups would be included in the Some Other Race category0 0020.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.07%Other race alone (NH)14 Calculated as the difference between the total population and all other categories002110.34%0.00%0.00%0.05%0.37%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x Not an option in the 1980 Census x Not an option in the 1990 Census492649xx1.25%0.71%1.65%Hispanic or Latino (any race)832557161,2951,0901.99%6.93%18.20%35.54%36.66%Total4,1753,6813,9343,6442,973100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census As of the 2020 census, there were 2,973 people and 838 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,321 housing units at an average density of . 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,050 households, of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.7% were married-couple households, 24.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The median age was 36.4 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.4 males.

Of those housing units, 20.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 18.7%.

Income and poverty The median income for a household in the village was $44,757, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $26,736 versus $15,552 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,349. About 27.4% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.5% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over. Government Dixmoor is divided between two congressional districts. The area east of Interstate 57 and south of 142nd Street is in Illinois's 2nd congressional district, as are the area between 141st and 142nd Streets east of Wood Street and the area northeast of the Ashland Avenue-Thornton Road intersection; the rest of the village is in the 1st district.

Mayors of Dixmoor, Illinois Image Mayor Years Notes Joseph Mancuso 1957–1981 Kenneth Fisher April 1981 – April 19, 1988 Died by suicide on April 19, 1988, one day after being indicted by federal authorities for taking bribes to protect a gambling operation. Zeb Lollis Jr. May 16, 1988 – April 1989 First African American mayor. Appointed after the death of mayor Kenneth Fisher. Jerry Smith April 1989 – 1993 First elected African American mayor. Zeb Lollis Jr. 1993–1997 Erick M. Nickerson 1997 – May 2001 Donald C. Luster May 2001 – Martha Loggins April 20, 2004 – April 2005 First woman mayor. Replaced mayor Donald Luster who was forced to resign after being convicted of insurance fraud and failure to file state income taxes. Lost bid for mayor in the general election in April 2005. Keevan A. Grimmett 2005–2009 2009–2013 Reelected in 2009. Dorothy D. Armstrong 2013–2021 First African American woman mayor Yvonne Davis 2017–2021 Fitzgerald Roberts 2021–Present

Transportation Pace provides bus service on routes 349 and 354 connecting Dixmoor to destinations across the Southland.

Notable people

Tony Jacobs, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Napoleon Harris, American politician and former American football linebacker who has been a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 15th district since 2013.

References

External links Village of Dixmoor official website