Posen Map
Posen is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Posen is the German-language name for the western Polish city of Pozna?. The population was 4,730 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the 2005 census, there were 5,500 people, 1,627 households, and 1,173 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,010.5 people per square mile (1,547.7/km²). There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of 1,436.3 per square mile (554.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 78.29% White, 8.73% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 9.77% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.98% of the population, including 21.2% of Mexican descent.
Nearby cities include Dixmoor, Robbins, Midlothian, Lynwood, Munster.