Dolton

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Dolton, Illinois

Dolton (pronounced "DAWL-ton") is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,153 at the 2010 census. Dolton is located just west of the expressway Interstate 94 and immediately south of the city limits of Chicago. Its most common ZIP code is 60419.

Dolton is bordered by Chicago to the north, Riverdale and Harvey to the west, South Holland to the south and Calumet City to the east.

History

A post office has been in operation at Dolton since 1854. The village was named for a family of early settlers.

Geography

Dolton is located at 41°37′39″N 87°35′55″W / 41.62750°N 87.59861°W / 41.62750; -87.59861 (41.627509, -87.598512).

According to the 2010 census, Dolton has a total area of 4.68 square miles (12.12 km²), of which 4.56 square miles (11.81 km²) (or 97.44%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 2.56%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,614 people, 8,512 households, and 6,494 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,627.6 people per square mile (2,173.5/km²). There were 8,944 housing units at an average density of 1,965.1 per square mile (759.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 82.4% African American, 14.3% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.