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The City of Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. These areas are well-defined and static. Census data are tied to the community areas, and they serve as the basis for a variety of urban planning initiatives on both the local and regional levels.
The Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago defined seventy-five community areas during the late 1920s. At the time, these community areas corresponded roughly to neighborhoods within the city. In the 1950s, with the city's annexations for O'Hare airport, a seventy-sixth community area was added. Other than the creation of the seventy-seventh community area in 1980 (by separating #77 Edgewater from #3 Uptown), boundaries have never been revised to reflect change but instead have been kept relatively stable to allow comparisons of these areas over time.
Today many of the community areas no longer correspond to any single neighborhood, and some community area names have fallen out of colloquial use. In many cases, the actual character of the community area is quite independent of that of the individual neighborhoods which comprise it.
Community Area designations are useful more than merely as a historical curiosity because they are considered more durable than the names of neighborhoods, which can change over time due to urban redevelopment, gentrification and the constant shuffle and absorption of the immigrant population.
A full list in numerical order and map is available below.
Following is a list of the Chicago Community Areas by community area number (see map).
{!}Cicero |21 |Avondale |41 |Hyde Park |61 |New City |- |02 |West Ridge |22 |Logan Square |42 |Woodlawn |62 |West Elsdon |- |03 |Uptown |23 |Humboldt Park |43 |South Shore |63 |Gage Park |- |04 |Lincoln Square |24 |West Town |44 |Chatham |64 |Clearing |- |05 |North Center |25 |Austin |45 |Avalon Park |65 |West Lawn |- |06 |Lake View |26 |West Garfield Park |46 |South Chicago |66 |Chicago Lawn |- |07 |Lincoln Park |27 |East Garfield Park |47 |Burnside |67 |West Englewood |- |08 |Near North Side |28 |Near West Side |48 |Calumet Heights |68 |Englewood |- |09 |Edison Park |29 |North Lawndale |49 |Roseland |69 |Greater Grand Crossing |- |10 |Norwood Park |30 |South Lawndale |50 |Pullman |70 |Ashburn |- |11 |Jefferson Park |31 |Lower West Side |51 |South Deering |71 |Auburn Gresham |- |12 |Forest Glen |32 |Loop |52 |East Side |72 |Beverly |- |13 |North Park |33 |Near South Side |53 |West Pullman |73 |Washington Heights |- |14 |Albany Park |34 |Armour Square |54 |Riverdale |74 |Mount Greenwood |- |15 |Portage Park |35 |Douglas |55 |Hegewisch |75 |Morgan Park |- |16 |Irving Park |36 |Oakland |56 |Garfield Ridge |76 |O'Hare |- |17 |Dunning |37 |Fuller Park |57 |Archer Heights |77 |Edgewater |- |18 |Montclare |38 |Grand Boulevard |58 |Brighton Park |- |19 |Belmont Cragin |39 |Kenwood |59 |McKinley Park |- |20 |Hermosa |40 |Washington Park |60 |Bridgeport
The downtown area covers about 3 SQ miles, lying somewhat roughly between Chicago Avenue(800N) on the north, Lake Michigan on the east, Roosevelt Road(1200S) on the south and DesPlaines(650W) Avenue on the west, serves as the city's commercial hub. The area known as The Loop, is a portion of downtown originally named for it once having been located within a circuit of cable cars. Today the name reflects the elevated train Loop which follows roughly the same path as the original cable cars. Many of downtown's commercial, cultural, and financial institutions are located in the Loop. The current CTA Elevated Loop follows Wells St on the West, Van Buren St on the South, Wabash St on the East, and Lake St on the North. The North Side is also home to the city's largest parades: the annual Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parades, which is always held the Saturday prior to Saint Patrick's Day, unless the holiday falls on a Saturday in which case the parade is held that day.
The city's North Side (extending north of downtown along the lakefront) is the most densely populated residential section of the city. It contains public parkland and beaches stretching for miles along Lake Michigan to the city's northern border. Much of the North Side has benefited from an economic boom which began in the 1990s. For example, the River North area, located just north of the Chicago River and the Loop, has undergone a transition from a warehouse district to an active commercial, residential, and entertainment hub, featuring the nation's largest concentration of contemporary art galleries outside of Manhattan. Just north of River North's galleries and bistros, demolition of the CHA's Cabrini-Green housing project began in 2003, being replaced by upscale townhomes.[1]
The South Side (extending south of downtown along Lake Michigan) is the largest section of the city, encompassing roughly 60% of the city's land area. The section along the lake is marked with public parkland and beaches. The South Side has a higher ratio of single-family homes and also contains most of the city's industry.
Along with being the largest section of the city in terms of geography, the South Side is also home to one of the city's largest parades: the annual Bud Billiken Day parade, which is held during the second weekend of August and celebrates children returning to school.
The South Side has two of Chicago's largest public parks. Jackson Park, which hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, is currently the site of the Museum of Science and Industry. The park stretches along the lakefront, linking the neighborhoods of Hyde Park and South Shore. Washington Park, which is connected to Jackson Park by the Midway Plaisance, was considered as the primary site of the Olympic Stadium for the 2016 Summer Olympics, had Chicago won the bid.
The West Side (extending west of downtown) is made up of neighborhoods such as Austin, Lawndale, Garfield Park, West Town, and Humboldt Park among others. Some neighborhoods, particularly Garfield Park and Lawndale, have socio-economic problems including urban decay and crime. Other West Side neighborhoods, especially those closer to downtown, have been undergoing gentrification.
Major parks on the West Side include Douglas Park, Garfield Park, and Humboldt Park. Garfield Park Conservatory houses one of the largest collections of tropical plants of any U.S. city. Cultural attractions on the West Side include Humboldt Park's Puerto Rican Day festival, and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen.
Another method of neighborhood nomenclature in heavily Catholic neighborhoods of Chicago has been to refer to communities in terms of parishes. For example, one might say, "I live in St. Gertrude's, but he's from Saint Ita's." Some of these designations have come into common parlance as developers have used them to market new gentrifying areas such as "St. Ben's", a neighborhood found on the Chicago Realtor Association's official Chicago Neighborhood map. Chicago's 'Polish Patches' are also named after the historically Polish church located in the vicinity.
Since 1923, the City of Chicago has been divided into 50 City Council Aldermanic wards.[2] Each of the 50 areas is represented on the City council by one Alderman and in many social, political and economic contexts, it is reasonable to describe what part of Chicago one is from by who one's alderman is or what ward one lives in. However, using wards as the basis for comparing areas of the city over time has limited utility, due to the fact that the wards need to be redistricted every ten years. The current ward boundaries are mapped here.
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There are exactly 215 (listed below) named neighborhoods of Chicago.[1] The boundaries and names of these neighborhoods are not strictly defined and change as a result of gentrification and immigration. Residents and realtors tend to assign new names as neighorhoods evolve. Often, two residents of the same neighborhood, will describe different neighborhood boundaries, which may be based on zip codes, ethnic groupings, or simply personal opinion.
Chicago contains some of the most culturally rich communities in the United States. Each neighborhood maintains a strong identity and because of this, two different neighborhoods could seem like different parts of the world. One neighborhood might have multi-million dollar condominiums with a yuppie population, and another bordering neighborhood could have an impoverished immigrant ethnic contingent with street side fruit and vegetable marketplaces.
Chicago is partitioned into four main sections: Downtown (which contains the Loop), the North Side, the South Side, and the West Side. In the late 1920s, the Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago subdivided the city into 77 distinct community areas for a long-term population study. The boundaries of these 77 areas are more clearly defined than those of the over 200+ neighborhoods throughout the city, allowing for better year-by-year comparisons. However, the ever-changing nature of a city means that several of the designations given in the 1920s may not still be in common use.
| Count | Neighborhood | Community Area |
| 1 | Albany Park | Albany Park |
| 2 | Altgeld Gardens | Riverdale |
| 3 | Andersonville | Edgewater |
| 4 | Archer Heights | Archer Heights |
| 5 | Armour Square | Armour Square |
| 6 | Ashburn | Ashburn |
| 7 | Ashburn Estates | Ashburn |
| 8 | Auburn Gresham | Auburn Gresham |
| 9 | Austin | Austin |
| 10 | Avalon Park | Avalon Park |
| 11 | Avondale | Avondale |
| 12 | Back of the Yards | New City |
| 13 | Belmont Gardens | Hermosa |
| 14 | Belmont Heights | Dunning |
| 15 | Belmont Terrace | Dunning |
| 16 | Beverly | Beverly |
| 17 | Beverly View | Ashburn |
| 18 | Beverly Woods | Morgan Park |
| 19 | Big Oaks | Norwood Park |
| 20 | Bowmanville | Lincoln Square |
| 21 | Brainerd | Washington Heights |
| 22 | Brickyard | Belmont Cragin |
| 23 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport |
| 24 | Brighton Park | Brighton Park |
| 25 | Bronzeville | Douglas |
| 26 | Bucktown | Logan Square |
| 27 | Budlong Woods | Lincoln Square |
| 28 | Buena Park | Uptown |
| 29 | Burnside | Burnside |
| 30 | Cabrini-Green | Near North Side |
| 31 | Calumet Heights | Calumet Heights |
| 32 | Canaryville | New City |
| 33 | Central Station | Near South Side |
| 34 | Chatham | Chatham |
| 35 | Chicago Lawn | Chicago Lawn |
| 36 | Chinatown | Armour Square |
| 37 | Chrysler Village | Clearing |
| 38 | Clarendon Park | Uptown |
| 39 | Clearing | Clearing |
| 40 | Cottage Grove Heights | Pullman |
| 41 | Cragin | Belmont Cragin |
| 42 | Crestline | Ashburn |
| 43 | Dearborn Park | Near South Side |
| 44 | DePaul | Lincoln Park |
| 45 | Douglas | Douglas |
| 46 | Dunning | Dunning |
| 47 | East Garfield Park | East Garfield Park |
| 48 | East Side | East Side |
| 49 | East Village | West Town |
| 50 | Eden Green | Riverdale |
| 51 | Edgebrook | Forest Glen |
| 52 | Edgewater | Edgewater |
| 53 | Edgewater Glen | Edgewater |
| 54 | Edison Park | Edison Park |
| 55 | Englewood | Englewood |
| 56 | Epic | Edgewater |
| 57 | Fernwood | Roseland |
| 58 | Fifth City | East Garfield Park |
| 59 | Ford City | West Lawn |
| 60 | Forest Glen | Forest Glen |
| 61 | Fuller Park | Fuller Park |
| 62 | Fulton River District | Near West Side |
| 63 | Gage Park | Gage Park |
| 64 | Galewood | Austin |
| 65 | Garfield Ridge | Garfield Ridge |
| 66 | Gladstone Park | Jefferson Park |
| 67 | Golden Gate | Riverdale |
| 68 | Goose Island | Near North Side |
| 69 | Grand Boulevard | Grand Boulevard |
| 70 | Grand Crossing | Greater Grand Crossing |
| 71 | Greater Grand Crossing | Greater Grand Crossing |
| 72 | Greektown | Near West Side |
| 73 | Gresham | Auburn Gresham |
| 74 | Groveland Park | Douglas |
| 75 | Hamilton Park | Englewood |
| 76 | Hanson Park | Belmont Cragin |
| 77 | Heart of Chicago | Lower West Side |
| 78 | Hegewisch | Hegewisch |
| 79 | Hermosa | Hermosa |
| 80 | Hollywood Park | North Park |
| 81 | Homan Square | North Lawndale |
| 82 | Humboldt Park | Humboldt Park |
| 83 | Hyde Park | Hyde Park |
| 84 | Irving Park | Irving Park |
| 85 | Irving Woods | Dunning |
| 86 | Jackowo | Avondale |
| 87 | Jackson Park Highlands | South Shore |
| 88 | Jefferson Park | Jefferson Park |
| 89 | Kelvyn Park | Hermosa |
| 90 | Kennedy Park | Morgan Park |
| 91 | Kensington | Roseland |
| 92 | Kenwood | Kenwood |
| 93 | Kilbourn Park | Irving Park |
| 94 | K-Town | North Lawndale |
| 95 | Lake Meadows | Douglas |
| 96 | Lake View East | Lakeview |
| 97 | Lakewood/Balmoral | Edgewater |
| 98 | Le Claire Courts | Garfield Ridge |
| 99 | Lilydale | Roseland |
| 100 | Lincoln Park | Lincoln Park |
| 101 | Lincoln Square | Lincoln Square |
| 102 | Lithuanian Plaza | Chicago Lawn |
| 103 | Little Italy | Near West Side |
| 104 | Little Village | South Lawndale |
| 105 | Logan Square | Logan Square |
| 106 | Longwood Manor | Washington Heights |
| 107 | Lower West Side | Lower West Side |
| 108 | Loyola | Rogers Park |
| 109 | Magnificent Mile | Near North Side |
| 110 | Marquette Park | Chicago Lawn |
| 111 | Marshall Square | South Lawndale |
| 112 | Marynook | Avalon Park |
| 113 | Mayfair | Albany Park |
| 114 | McKinley Park | McKinley Park |
| 115 | Medical Center | Near West Side |
| 116 | Middle Edgebrook | Forest Glen |
| 117 | Montclare | Montclare |
| 118 | Morgan Park | Morgan Park |
| 119 | Mount Greenwood | Mount Greenwood |
| 120 | Near North Side | Near North Side |
| 121 | Near South Side | Near South Side |
| 122 | New Chinatown | Uptown |
| 123 | New City | New City |
| 124 | New Eastside | Loop |
| 125 | Noble Square | West Town |
| 126 | North Halsted | Lakeview |
| 127 | North Lawndale | North Lawndale |
| 128 | North Mayfair | Albany Park |
| 129 | North Park | North Park |
| 130 | Northcenter | North Center |
| 131 | Nortown | West Ridge |
| 132 | Norwood Park | Norwood Park |
| 133 | Oakland | Oakland |
| 134 | O'Hare | O'Hare |
| 135 | Old Irving Park | Irving Park |
| 136 | Old Norwood | Norwood Park |
| 137 | Old Town Triangle | Lincoln Park |
| 138 | Old Town Triangle | Near North Side |
| 139 | Oriole Park | Norwood Park |
| 140 | Palmer Square | Logan Square |
| 141 | Park Manor | Greater Grand Crossing |
| 142 | Park West | Lincoln Park |
| 143 | Parkview | Ashburn |
| 144 | Peterson Park | West Ridge |
| 145 | Pill Hill | Calumet Heights |
| 146 | Pilsen | Lower West Side |
| 147 | Portage Park | Portage Park |
| 148 | Prairie Avenue Historic District | Near South Side |
| 149 | Prairie Shores | Douglas |
| 150 | Princeton Park | Roseland |
| 151 | Printer's Row | Loop |
| 152 | Pulaski Park | North Park |
| 153 | Pullman | Pullman |
| 154 | Ranch Triangle | Lincoln Park |
| 155 | Ravenswood | Lincoln Square |
| 156 | Ravenswood Gardens | Lincoln Square |
| 157 | Ravenswood Manor | Albany Park |
| 158 | River North | Near North Side |
| 159 | Riverdale | Riverdale |
| 160 | Rogers Park | Rogers Park |
| 161 | Roscoe Village | North Center |
| 162 | Rosehill | West Ridge |
| 163 | Roseland | Roseland |
| 164 | Rosemoor | Roseland |
| 165 | Saint Ben's | North Center |
| 166 | Sauganash | Forest Glen |
| 167 | Schorsch Forest View | O'Hare |
| 168 | Schorsch Village | Dunning |
| 169 | Scottsdale | Ashburn |
| 170 | Sheffield Neighbors | Lincoln Park |
| 171 | Sheridan Park | Uptown |
| 172 | Sleepy Hollow | Garfield Ridge |
| 173 | Smith Park | West Town |
| 174 | South Chicago | South Chicago |
| 175 | South Commons | Douglas |
| 176 | South Deering | South Deering |
| 177 | South Lawndale | South Lawndale |
| 178 | South Loop | Loop |
| 179 | South Shore | South Shore |
| 180 | Stony Island Park | Avalon Park |
| 181 | Streeterville | Near North Side |
| 182 | Talley's Corner | Mount Greenwood |
| 183 | the Gap | Douglas |
| 184 | The Gold Coast | Near North Side |
| 185 | The Island | Austin |
| 186 | The Loop | Loop |
| 187 | The Villa | Irving Park |
| 188 | Tri-Taylor | Near West Side |
| 189 | Ukrainian Village | West Town |
| 190 | Union Ridge | Norwood Park |
| 191 | University Village | Near West Side |
| 192 | Uptown | Uptown |
| 193 | Vittum Park | Garfield Ridge |
| 194 | Waclawowo | Avondale |
| 195 | Washington Heights | Washington Heights |
| 196 | Washington Park | Washington Park |
| 197 | Wentworth Gardens | Armour Square |
| 198 | West Beverly | Beverly |
| 199 | West Chesterfield | Chatham |
| 200 | West Elsdon | West Elsdon |
| 201 | West Englewood | West Englewood |
| 202 | West Garfield Park | West Garfield Park |
| 203 | West Lakeview | Lakeview |
| 204 | West Lawn | West Lawn |
| 205 | West Morgan Park | Morgan Park |
| 206 | West Pullman | West Pullman |
| 207 | West Ridge | West Ridge |
| 208 | West Rogers Park | West Ridge |
| 209 | West Town | West Town |
| 210 | Wicker Park | West Town |
| 211 | Wildwood | Forest Glen |
| 212 | Woodlawn | Woodlawn |
| 213 | Wrightwood | Ashburn |
| 214 | Wrightwood Neighbors | Lincoln Park |
| 215 | Wrigleyville | Lakeview |
of the City of Chicago]]
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Downtown and The Loop====
The downtown area covers about 3 SQ miles, lying somewhat roughly between Chicago Avenue(800N) on the north, Lake Michigan on the east, Roosevelt Road(1200S) on the south and DesPlaines(650W) Avenue on the west, serves as the city's commercial hub. The area known as The Loop, is a portion of downtown originally named for it once having been located within a circuit of cable cars. Today the name reflects the elevated train Loop which follows roughly the same path as the original cable cars. Many of downtown's commercial, cultural, and financial institutions are located in the Loop. The current CTA Elevated Loop follows Wells St on the West, Van Buren St on the South, Wabash St on the East, and Lake St on the North. The North Side is also home to the city's largest parades: the annual Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parades, which is always held the Saturday prior to Saint Patrick's Day, unless the holiday falls on a Saturday in which case the parade is held that day.
The city's North Side (extending north of downtown along the lakefront) is the most densely populated residential section of the city. It contains public parkland and beaches stretching for miles along Lake Michigan to the city's northern border. Much of the North Side has benefited from an economic boom which began in the 1990s. For example, the River North area, located just north of the Chicago River and the Loop, has undergone a transition from a warehouse district to an active commercial, residential, and entertainment hub, featuring the nation's largest concentration of contemporary art galleries outside of Manhattan. Just north of River North's galleries and bistros, demolition of the CHA's Cabrini-Green housing project began in 2003, being replaced by upscale townhomes.[2]
The South Side (extending south of downtown along Lake Michigan) is the largest section of the city, encompassing roughly 60% of the city's land area. The section along the lake is marked with public parkland and beaches. The South Side has a higher ratio of single-family homes and also contains most of the city's industry.
Along with being the largest section of the city in terms of geography, the South Side is also home to one of the city's largest parades: the annual Bud Billiken Day parade, which is held during the second weekend of August and celebrates children returning to school.
The South Side has two of Chicago's largest public parks. Jackson Park, which hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, is currently the site of the Museum of Science and Industry. The park stretches along the lakefront, linking the neighborhoods of Hyde Park and South Shore. Washington Park, which is connected to Jackson Park by the Midway Plaisance, is currently being considered as the primary site of the Olympic Stadium for the 2016 Summer Olympics if Chicago wins the bid.
The West Side (extending west of downtown) is made up of neighborhoods such as Austin, Lawndale, Garfield Park, West Town, and Humboldt Park among others. Some neighborhoods, particularly Garfield Park and Lawndale, have socio-economic problems including urban decay and crime. Other West Side neighborhoods, especially those closer to downtown, have been undergoing gentrification.
Major parks on the West Side include Douglas Park, Garfield Park, and Humboldt Park. Garfield Park Conservatory houses one of the largest collections of tropical plants of any U.S. city. Cultural attractions on the West Side include Humboldt Park's Puerto Rican Day festival, and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen.
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