North Park, Chicago

Coordinates: 41°57.0′N 87°40.8′W / 41.9500°N 87.6800°W / 41.9500; -87.6800
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North Park
Neighborhoods
list
Area
 • Total2.07 sq mi (5.36 km2)
Population
 (2020)
ZIP Codes
parts of 60625, 60646, 60659
Median household income[1]$56,287
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

North Park is one of 77 well-defined community areas of the City of

Devon Avenue
on the north.

Neighborhood

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
193011,052—
194012,27111.0%
195015,29124.6%
196017,86616.8%
197016,732−6.3%
198015,273−8.7%
199016,2366.3%
200018,51414.0%
201017,931−3.1%
202017,559−2.1%
[2]>

Originally a Swedish community and later a stronghold of

Latinos[who?] to Middle Easterners[who?
], Koreans and Central Europeans (Poles). It is part of the 60625 and 60659 zip codes.

North Park received its name from North Park University that built the Old Main building in 1894 along Foster Avenue west of Kedzie, on the north side of the river. Further north is the campus of Northeastern Illinois University, which opened in 1961. Other major land uses include two large cemeteries, LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve, Peterson Pulaski Industrial Park, and North Park Village, which includes housing, park facilities, and a nature center.

The Good Counsel Province of the

Polish Felician Sisters is headquartered in this neighborhood, as is Chicago's PBS station, WTTW, in the Chicago Production Center. Two universities – North Park University and Northeastern Illinois University – and a Yeshiva
make for concentrated educational resources. The closest CTA 'L' station is the Kimball Brown Line terminal.

North Park is in Jefferson Township, which was annexed into Chicago in 1889.

Economy

The

Korean-American Chamber of Commerce is located at 5601 North Spaulding Avenue.[3]

The education section of the

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago is located at 3322 West Peterson Avenue,[4] several blocks away from the rest of the consulate at 4747 West Peterson Avenue.[5]

Politics

The North Park community area has overwhelmingly supported the

2012 presidential election, North Park cast 4,563 votes (66.40%) for Barack Obama and cast 2,199 votes for Mitt Romney (32.00%).[7]

Notable people

Schools

Public

Elementary

  • Mary G Peterson Elementary School
  • Hannah G Solomon Elementary School

High school

Private

Elementary

  • St Bernadette School
  • Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov
  • Wonder Montessori School

High school

  • Bais Yaakov High School
  • Telshe High School

Higher education

Library

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CMAP Community Data Snapshot - North Park" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chicago Community Area Data". robparal.com. Rob Paral and Associates. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Chicago". SkyTeam. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  4. Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago
    . Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  5. Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago
    . Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  6. DNAInfo. Archived from the original
    on September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. DNAInfo. Archived from the original
    on February 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Jensen, Trevor; Sjostrom, Joseph (September 27, 2006). "An independent political mind: Chicagoan was true to his beliefs in a career in politics and law that spanned nearly 70 years". Chicago Tribune – via ProQuest.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chicago/North Park.
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