Harvey, Illinois
| Harvey, Illinois | |
| City of Harvey, Illinois | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Thornton, Bremen |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°36′39″N 87°39′07″W / 41.61083°N 87.65194°WCoordinates: 41°36′39″N 87°39′07″W / 41.61083°N 87.65194°W |
| Area | 6.30 sq mi (16 km2) |
| - land | 6.30 sq mi (16 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 25,282 (2010) |
| Density | 4,013.0/sq mi (1,549/km2) |
| Founded | May 1891 |
| - Village | May 1891 |
| Mayor | Eric J. Kellogg |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60426–60428 |
| Area code | 708 |
 Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois.
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Harvey is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 25,282 at the 2010 census. The city suffers from high levels of poverty (33.2%) and unemployment (22.0%). It also suffers from high levels of crime.
Harvey is bordered by Dixmoor and Riverdale to the north, Dolton, Phoenix, and South Holland to the east, East Hazel Crest to the south, and Hazel Crest, Markham and Posen to the west.
Harvey was founded in 1891 by Christian leader Turlington W. Harvey, a close associate of Dwight Moody, the founder of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Harvey was originally intended as a model town for Christian values and was one of the Temperance Towns; it was closely modeled after the company town of Pullman, which eventually was annexed into the city of Chicago.
The city saw its greatest growth during the 1950s, but by the 1990s it was losing population and its economy was in decline.
In the 2000s and 2010s, Mayor Eric Kellogg attempted to boost Harvey's economy with little success. Kellogg offered developers millions of dollars in incentives to revive the long vacant Dixie Square Mall. In another plan to redevelop the Chicago Park Hotel, a developer was given $10 million from the city but then abandoned the project, leaving behind a gutted building.
According to the 2010 census, Harvey has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.32 km2), all land.
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