Calumet City, Illinois Calumet City, Illinois Calumet City (/k l.ju m t/ kal-yew-met) is a town/city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

Calumet City (commonly referred to locally as "Cal City") was established in 1893 when the villages of Schrumville and Sobieski Park consolidated 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 people voted to change the name in 1923. A landmark and point of pride among Cal City inhabitants is the pair of large water towers painted like the prominent "Have a Nice Day" smiley faces. Seal of Calumet City Calumet City is positioned at 41 36 51 N 87 32 47 W (41.614188, -87.546389). According to the 2010 census, Calumet City has a total region of 7.314 square miles (18.94 km2), of which 7.19 square miles (18.62 km2) (or 98.3%) is territory and 0.124 square miles (0.32 km2) (or 1.7%) is water. As of the 2010 census, there were 37,042 citizens residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 20.4% White, 71.9% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 8.1% from other competitions, with 1.9% from two or more competitions.

In the city, the age distribution of the populace was 28.2% under the age of 18, 60.1% from 18-65 and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older.

According to the 2015 American Community Survey - The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $38,557, and the median income for a family was $49,086.

The per capita income for the town/city was $19,483.

Calumet City is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.

The women are probably associated with vice in Calumet City Calumet City is featured or mentioned in a number of primary movies.

John Belushi's "Joliet Jake" and Dan Aykroyd's "Elwood" characters from The Blues Brothers were born in Calumet City, and so is the orphanage they interval up in which they save "on a mission from God" by paying $5000 in property taxes from a $10,000 record deal at their concert, as well as "Ray's Music Exchange" that holds the famed Ray Charles "Shake Your Tail-Feather" scene of the movie, which was a tribute to Calumet City's Hegewisch Records Store.

In the book and film The Silence of the Lambs, Buffalo Bill is thought to be hiding in Calumet City, when he is actually in Belvedere, Ohio.

The Calumet City scenes in the film were filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, however.

Judith Beasley" is said to be a resident of Calumet City.

Calumet City is also referenced by a number of prominent music acts.

Rapper Twista has referenced Calumet City.

Kanye West's reference to Calumet in his 2005 song "Drive Slow" does not refer to Calumet City, but rather to Calumet High School, which was positioned in the South Side of Chicago and not in Calumet City.

The framers of the Calumet Baking Powder Company adopted its brand name from the initial Native American word for the territory that became Calumet City.

In 2004, Alan Keyes purchased a raised ranch home in Calumet City to establish residency in Illinois so he could run for the U.S.

In 2010, pop music group Hanson remade the "Shake Your Tailfeather" scene of the movie "The Blues Brothers" for the music video for their hit "Thinkin' 'Bout Somethin'" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, paying homage to Calumet City's Ray's Music Exchange, John Belushi, and Ray Charles.

Jean Shepherd (writer and narrator of the classic movie "A Christmas Story") in radio broadcasts from WOR radio, New York in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and in his PBS specials of the 1970s and 1980s, and his many books, often refers to it as Cal City or just Calumet.

Calumet City is served by a several elementary school districts: Calumet City School District 155 The town/city is served by two high school districts: Thornton Township High School District 205 (west of Torrence Avenue) Thornton Fractional High School District 215 (east of Torrence Avenue) Thornton Fractional North High School a b "Calumet City History".

City of Calumet City, Illinois.

"Calumet City Centennial Celebration".

"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Calumet City city, Illinois".

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Calumet City city, Illinois".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

High School: Thornton Fractional North High School (Calumet City, Illinois) High School: Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City, IL) Foltman, Bob (3 May 2001), "WMVP shuffles afternoon lineup: Low ratings cost Simonson-Canellis", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 11 May 2011, Jurkovic, who played with the Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars before retiring in 1999, was voted the NFL's funniest player in a Sport Magazine poll in 1998.

He is a Calumet City native and a graduate of Thornton Fractional North High School.

Hamnik, Al (11 September 2010), "Cal City's Tomczak won't ever forget 'miracle' ride", Northwest Indiana Times, retrieved 11 May 2011, They had accepted Tomczak, the rookie, and occasionally he was allowed to play among them.

Myslenski, Skip; Kay, Linda (17 September 1986), "Planning ahead: Mike Tomczak reached inside the breast...", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 11 May 2011, Both Jo Ann and Ron Tomczak, who coached Mike at Thornton Fractional North, dashed the theory that their son had a case of the jitters Sunday.

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