Alsip Wedding

Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,725 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

Alsip was settled in the 1830's by German and Dutch farmers. The village is named after Frank Alsip, the owner of a brickyard that opened there in 1885. The village began to growth after the Tri-State Tollway was built there after World War II.

Alsip is located at 414014N, 874356W (41.670433, -87.732199)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 16.9 km (6.5 mi). 16.5 km (6.4 mi) of it is land and 0.4 km (0.2 mi) of it (2.45%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 19,725 people, 7,536 households, and 5,011 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,195.6/km (3,098.5/mi). There were 7,756 housing units at an average density of 470.1/km (1,218.3/mi). The racial makeup of the village was 82.03% White, 10.09% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.22% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.76% of the population.