Ходжкинс, Иллинойс: Обзор и статистика

Hodgkins is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is an industrial suburb of Chicago. The population was 1,500 at the 2020 census, down from 1,897 at the 2010 census. A United Parcel Service facility, known as CACH, is located in Hodgkins at 1 UPS Way. CACH employs over 9,000 people and is the "largest package sorting center in the world".

Hodgkins is located at (41.764181, −87.859384). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hodgkins has a total area of 2.77 square miles (7 km2), of which 2.71 square miles (7 km2) (or 98.05%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0 km2) (or 1.95%) is water. It is located just over 3 mile (5 km) from Chicago's western city limits. Neighboring communities are Willow Springs, Justice, Bedford Park, McCook, and Countryside.

As of the 2020 census there were 1,500 people, 690 households, and 333 families residing in the village. The population density was There were 642 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the village was 59.47% White, 1.13% African American, 2.47% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 16.93% from other races, and 18.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.13% of the population. There were 690 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.03% were married couples living together, 6.81% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.74% were non families. 46.67% of all households were made up of individuals, and 37.97% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.76 and the average family size was 2.54. The village's age distribution consisted of 25.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $54,792, and the median income for a family was $53,194. Males had a median income of $40,592 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,597. About 9.9% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

Hodgkins is governed by an elected president and six trustees. The Village President, Village Clerk, and three Trustees are elected every four years. The other group of three Trustees are also elected for four year terms, but this election is staggered and takes place two years after the first group. The Village Treasurer, the Village Chief of Police, and the Village Superintendent of Public Works are appointed. Hodgkins is in Illinois's 3rd congressional district.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Hodgkins began to attract motor freight terminals.

Thoughts of organizing a Lutheran congregation at Hodgkins were entertained as far back as the 1880s. At that time there were several Lutheran families living in what would later be the village of Hodgkins who were members of the Lutheran churches of La Grange (St. John) and Willow Springs (Trinity). A local merchant named John Witsan organized a Sunday school in Hodgkins about this same time. The development of the Sunday school amplified, for the Lutheran families, the inconvenience of sending their children to the Lutheran day schools and Sunday schools in La Grange and Willow Springs, and thoughts of a stand alone congregation in Hodgkins began to materialize. Two representatives from the Lutheran churches in La Grange and Willow Springs, Reinhardt Leu and Henry Bloedorn, approached Reverend Alex Ullrich of LaGrange with the proposition of establishing a Lutheran congregation in Hodgkins. A conference was held after this meeting with Reverend Herman Meyer of Willow Springs. Reverend Meyer was strongly in favor of the movement and immediately set about to conduct the first Lutheran worship services in Hodgkins, in the old Village Hall in the spring of 1911. On April 23, 1911, twenty six men gathered together in the same hall, along with Reverend Ullrich and Reverend Meyer, and formally organized Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hodgkins, Illinois. The newly formed congregation adopted a constitution and called Reverend Meyer as its pastor. Reverend Ullrich was called as the assistant pastor.

From the early days of the village, Hodgkins maintained its own firefighting capabilities, going from an organized bucket brigade that assembled at the ringing of the large bell atop the original wood frame Village Hall during the 20th century, to a Volunteer Fire Department with two full time firefighters augmented by other volunteers who manned three fire engines. Since 1976, Hodgkins has been served by the Pleasantview Fire Protection District which began with one engine in 1946. It now serves a large area in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. It is administered by its own board of trustees made up of citizens living in its geographical district who are elected by voters in the district. The fire district currently maintains three stations throughout its coverage area. Station One, which also houses the district's headquarters, is located at 1970 Plainfield Road in La Grange Highlands. Station Two is located at 7675 Wolf Road in Burr Ridge. Station Three, the newest facility, is located at 9096 W. Joliet Road in Hodgkins. These three facilities serve the municipalities of Burr Ridge, Countryside, Hodgkins, and Indian Head Park, and the unincorporated areas of La Grange Highlands and other areas nearby. The district maintains professional, full time firefighting crews at all three stations including paramedics for its ambulances. The Pleasantview Fire Protection District is also an integral member of a large Mutual Aid Association of fire fighters, paramedics, and rescue workers throughout the area.

The village of Hodgkins maintains its own police department, public works department, and water department, which purchases Lake Michigan water from McCook. Hodgkins Elementary School is part of La Grange School District 105. High school students attend Lyons Township High School. The Hodgkins Park District offers a large community center and schedules a myriad of activities all year long. The Hodgkins Public Library is a full service facility within the Reaching Across Illinois Library System. The Village of Hodgkins currently employs 25 full and part time employees. Hodgkins is covered by two local newspapers: the Suburban Life; and the Desplaines Valley News.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Hodgkins to destinations across the region.