Alsip is a village in
Cook County,
Illinois,
United States. The population was 19,725 at the 2000 census.
[2] It is a suburb of
Chicago.
Alsip was settled in the 1830s 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 grow after the Tri-State Tollway was built there after World War II.
Alsip is located at 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W / 41.67056; -87.73222Coordinates 41°40′14″N 87°43′56″W / 41.67056°N 87.73222°W / 41.67056; -87.73222 (41.670433, -87.732199)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.5&_160;square miles (16.9&_160;km²), of which, 6.4&_160;square miles (16.5&_160;km²) of it is land and 0.2&_160;square miles (0.4&_160;km²) of it (2.45%) is water.
