Bellwood Wedding

Bellwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,535 at the 2000 census.

There is a railroad station with commuter service to Chicago.

Bellwood is located at 415259N, 875235W (41.882924, -87.876428)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.2 km (2.4 mi), all land.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,535 people, 6,440 households, and 5,100 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,317.4/km (8,608.0/mi). There were 6,683 housing units at an average density of 1,079.6/km (2,801.4/mi). The racial makeup of the village was 11.75% White, 81.73% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.79% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.94% of the population.

There were 6,440 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 25.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.57.