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City
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1970
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Illinois
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Cook
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Stickney
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Mayor-council
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Mayor
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Harry J Klein
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27,902
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2,5835
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6,6867
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up
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108
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1990
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9067
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026
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1109
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176
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002
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017
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395
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60459
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708
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108
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42
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18,923
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09642
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49,388
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137,600
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145,965 (2000)
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is a city in
Cook County ,
Illinois ,
United States . The population was 27,902 at the 2000 census. It is located at the southwest edge of the city of
Chicago ; the Chicago city limit – specifically that of the
Ashburn neighborhood – is in common with Burbank's eastern city limit. Villages with which Burbank shares a boundary are
Oak Lawn to its south,
Bridgeview to its west, and
Bedford Park to its north; the city of
Hometown is also adjacent to Burbank's southeast corner. Burbank is less than two miles south of
Chicago Midway International Airport . The current mayor is Harry J. Klein, who took office in 1991. The city is notable for its population of
Polish American s by percentage of all the population (over 30%).
The city of Burbank was incorporated on
April 4 1970 . The area was previously an unincorporated portion of
Stickney Township .
Burbank has been in
Illinois' 3rd Congressional District since 1983. The city was in the
4th District from 1973 to 1983; prior to that, the area had been in the
5th District since the 1940s.
Current Battalion Chiefs of the Fire Department include M. Kreil, J. Seper, and D. Gilgenburg. The Fire Chief is R. Harper.
Burbank is located at (41.744082, -87.770226).
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 10.8
Km&2 (4.2
Mi&2 ), all land.
As of the
Census of 2000, there were 27,902 people, 9,317 households, and 7,267 families residing in the city. The
Population Density was 2,583.5/km&
2 (6,686.7/mi&
2). There were 9,518 housing units at an average density of 881.3/km&
2 (2,281.0/mi&
2). The
Racial Makeup of the city was 90.67%
White , 0.26%
African American , 0.17%
Native American , 1.76%
Asian , 0.02%
Pacific Islander , 3.95% from other races, and 3.17% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 11.09% of the population, including 8.8% of
Mexican descent.
The top five non-Hispanic ancentries reported in Burbank as of the 2000 census were . Accessed
2007-03-31 . Burbank's 8,427 Polish residents gave it a higher total in that regard than such much larger cities as
Charlotte, North Carolina ,
Memphis, Tennessee and
Washington, D.C.
There were 9,317 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were
Married Couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,388, and the median income for a family was $56,279. Males had a median income of $38,994 versus $26,651 for females. The
Per Capita Income for the city was $18,923. About 4.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the
Poverty Line , including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
