36,229
57%
$50,640
18.6%
America/Chicago
60409
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Calumet City, IL - History
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Welcome to the Calumet City Home page. The Calumet City Home page provides as much information as possible on Calumet City. Knowing Calumet City’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Calumet City’s Home page, you will also find Calumet City’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Calumet City has a population of 36229. 45% of Calumet City’s inhabitants are Male, and 55 are female. 29.7% of Calumet City is married and 57.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $114,462, and the average rent is $959. Household median income in Calumet City is $50,640, and the individual median income is $26,852. Calumet City’s Ethnic is the following: Black(76.7%), White(19.2%), Hispanic(14.6%), Other(3.2%), Multiple(0.8%), Asian(0.1%), Native(0.1%).
Calumet City (commonly referred to locally as "Cal City") was founded in 1893 when the villages of Schrumville and Sobieski Park merged under the name of West Hammond, since it lies on the west side of the Illinois-Indiana line from Hammond, Indiana. In 1924, West Hammond officially became Calumet City after its citizens voted to change the name in 1923.
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