Neighborhoods of Chicago

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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.

Table: Alphabetical Cross-Reference and Count
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

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.

[edit] North Side

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]

[edit] South Side

Main article: South Side (Chicago)

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.

[edit] West Side

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.

Neighborhoods of Chicago

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Contents

[edit] Downtown and The Loop

[edit] North Side

[edit] South Side

[edit] West Side

[edit] Far North side

[edit] Rogers Park (01)

[edit] West Ridge (02)

[edit] Edgewater (77)

[edit] North side

[edit] North Center (05)

[edit] Lakeview (06)

[edit] Lincoln Park (07)

[edit] Uptown (03)

[edit] Lincoln Square (04)

[edit] Northwest side

[edit] Edison Park (09)

[edit] Norwood Park (10)

[edit] Jefferson Park (11)

[edit] Forest Glen (12)

[edit] North Park (13)

[edit] Albany Park (14)

[edit] O'Hare (76)

[edit] Avondale (21)

[edit] Logan Square (22)

[edit] Portage Park (15)

[edit] Irving Park (16)

[edit] Dunning (17)

[edit] Montclare (18)

[edit] Belmont Cragin (19)

[edit] Hermosa (20)

[edit] Central, Near North, and Near South side

[edit] Near North Side (08)

[edit] Loop (32)

[edit] Near South Side (33)

[edit] West Side

[edit] Humboldt Park (23)

[edit] West Town (24)

[edit] Austin (25)

[edit] West Garfield Park (26)

[edit] East Garfield Park (27)

[edit] Near West Side (28)

[edit] North Lawndale (29)

[edit] South Lawndale (30)

[edit] Lower West Side (31)

[edit] Southwest side

[edit] Garfield Ridge (56)

[edit] Archer Heights (57)

[edit] Brighton Park (58)

[edit] McKinley Park (59)

[edit] New City (61)

[edit] West Elsdon (62)

[edit] Gage Park (63)

[edit] Clearing (64)

[edit] West Lawn (65)

[edit] Chicago Lawn (66)

[edit] West Englewood (67)

[edit] Englewood (68)

[edit] South side

[edit] Armour Square (34)

[edit] Douglas (35)

[edit] Oakland (36)

[edit] Fuller Park (37)

[edit] Grand Boulevard (38)

[edit] Kenwood (39)

[edit] Washington Park (40)

[edit] Hyde Park (41)

[edit] Woodlawn (42)

[edit] South Shore (43)

[edit] Bridgeport (60)

[edit] Greater Grand Crossing (69)

[edit] Far Southwest side

[edit] Ashburn (70)

[edit] Auburn Gresham (71)

[edit] Beverly (72)

[edit] Washington Heights (73)

[edit] Mount Greenwood (74)

[edit] Morgan Park (75)