| Justice is a
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The
population was 12,850 as of 2006. It is also the home
of college soccer legend Pawel Ligas.
Justice is located at 41°44′47″N
87°50′4″W / 41.74639,
-87.83444 (41.746382, -87.834402)[1]. According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total
area of 3.0 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 2.9
square miles (7.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square
miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.36%) is water. A major
road running through the town is Archer Avenue (Illinois
Route 171); in addition, Justice lies close to Interstate
55 and Interstate 294 just east of LaGrange Road (U.S.
Route 45).
As of 2006, there were 12,850
people, 4,578 households, and 3,465 families residing
in the village. The population density was 4,187.5 people
per square mile (1,617.8/km²). There were 4,772
housing units at an average density of 1,638.9/sq mi
(633.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was
43.61% White, 41.14% African American, 0.19% Native
American, 1.75% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.76%
from other races, and 5.29% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.61% of the population,
including 6.2% of Mexican descent.
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