Armour Square, Chicago

Coordinates: 41°50′24″N 87°37′59″W / 41.8400333°N 87.6331070°W / 41.8400333; -87.6331070
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Armour Square
Neighborhoods
List
Area
 • Total0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
Elevation
ZIP codes
parts of 60609 and 60616
Median household income 2020[2]$37,123
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Armour Square is a

community area, which also includes Chinatown and the CHA Wentworth Gardens housing project. Armour Square is bordered by Bridgeport to the west, Pilsen to the northwest, Douglas and Grand Boulevard to the east and southeast, and with the Near South Side bordering the area to the north, and Fuller Park
bordering its southernmost boundary, along Pershing Road.

Geography

Armour Square is bounded by 18th Street to the north, Pershing Road to the south, the

Union Pacific railroad tracks on the west and the Dan Ryan Expressway
to the east.


Neighborhood demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
193021,450—
194018,472−13.9%
195023,29426.1%
196015,783−32.2%
197013,063−17.2%
198012,475−4.5%
199010,801−13.4%
200012,03211.4%
201013,39111.3%
202013,8903.7%
[2]

Armour Square has historically been a predominantly

Asian population as well.[4] A 2014 survey found that 46.6% of the neighborhood speaks Chinese at home.[5] The 3406 census tract in the south of Armour Square is 99% black or African American.[6]

Buildings and structures

Armour Square's most recognizable landmarks are the historic Armour Square Park and nearby Guaranteed Rate Field, which sits at the southeast corner of W.35th and Shields Avenue, on the neighborhood's southernmost end. Guaranteed Rate is home to the Major League Baseball franchise, the Chicago White Sox. There are three Catholic parishes in Armour Square: Santa Lucia, St. Therese Catholic Community at 218 W. Alexander St., and St. Jerome Croatian Catholic Church.

Historical images of Armour Square can be found in Explore Chicago Collections,[7] a digital repository made available by Chicago Collections archives, libraries and other cultural institutions in the city.[8]

In September 2022, the

solar-powered apartments.[9]

The Chicago Housing Authority operates a 392-unit residential building for seniors age 62 and up in Armour Square on Wentworth Avenue.[10]

Chicago White Sox

Main article: Chicago White Sox

In 1900,

home plate was on the original field.[15]

Chinatown

Main article: Chinatown, Chicago

Chicago's Chinatown is located in the Armour Square community area centered on and around Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, and is an example of an American Chinatown, or ethnic-Chinese neighborhood.

The Chinatown in the Armour Square community area is not to be confused with the West Argyle Street Historic District, sometimes called "New Chinatown", which is on the North Side of Chicago in and around Argyle Street and hosts Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai and other Southeast Asian homes and businesses.

Politics

The Armour Square community area has supported the

2012 presidential election, Armour Square cast 2,581 votes for Barack Obama and cast 575 votes for Mitt Romney (81.01% to 18.05%).[17]

Mass transit stations

Armour Square is served by the Dan Ryan branch of the

Red Line, with stops at Cermak-Chinatown and Sox-35th. It is also served by Metra on the Rock Island Line via the 35th Street station
.

Education

Phillips Academy High School.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Armour Square". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 15, 1997.
  2. ^ a b c "Community Data Snapshot - Armour Square" (PDF). MetroPulse. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Armour Square".
  4. ^ "Armour Square neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60609, 60616 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets".
  5. ^ Common Neighborhoods For A Foreign Language CBS CHICAGO, John Dodge, FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  7. ^ Explore Chicago Collections
  8. ^ Long, Elizabeth. "A Single Portal to Chicago's History". The University of Chicago News. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Chicago Plan Commission approves renovation of old warehouse into solar-powered apartments Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, September 15, 2022
  10. ^ ARMOUR SQUARE AND ARMOUR SQUARE ANNEX Chicago Housing Authority
  11. ^ Bova, George. "Sox Fan's Guide to Sox Uniforms". White Sox Interactive. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  12. ^ "Beginnings". White Sox Interactive. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  13. ^ "Reinsdorf: Rebirth And Death". White Sox Interactive. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  14. ^ "Progress? New Comiskey Park". White Sox Interactive. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  15. ^ "The Parking Lot". White Sox Interactive. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  16. DNAInfo. Archived from the original
    on September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  17. DNAInfo. Archived from the original
    on February 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  18. City of Chicago
    . Retrieved on December 24, 2016.
  19. ^ Near North West Central Elementary Schools Archived June 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved on April 7, 2009.
  20. ^ "School History". James Ward Elementary School. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  21. ^ "West/Central/South High Schools Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved on April 7, 2009.

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