Armour Square, Chicago
| Armour Square | |
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| Community area | |
| Community Area 34 - Armour Square | |
 Map of Armour Square |
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 Location within the city of Chicago |
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| Coordinates: 41°50.0′N 87°38.0′W / 41.8333°N 87.6333°WCoordinates: 41°50.0′N 87°38.0′W / 41.8333°N 87.6333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,391 |
| • Density | 14,000/sq mi (5,200/km2) |
| Demographics 2014 | |
| • White | 11.62% |
| • Black | 10.68% |
| • Hispanic | 3.92% |
| • Asian | 70.4% |
| • Other | 3.38% |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | parts of 60609 and 60616 |
| Median household income | $27,619 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
Armour Square is a Chicago neighborhood on the city's South Side, as well as a larger, officially defined community area which also includes Chinatown and the CHA Wentworth Gardens housing project. Armour Square is bordered by Bridgeport to the west and Bronzeville to the east, with Pilsen and the near South Side bordering the area to the north and Fuller Park bordering its southernmost boundary along Pershing Road.
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, Armour Square has historically been a predominantly white, working-class neighborhood with a particularly significant population of both Italian-Americans and Croatian-Americans. With its location being immediately south of Chinatown, today the neighborhood also has a large Asian population as well. 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. The southernmost census tract in the area (3406) is 99% black or African American.
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