Lincoln Park, Chicago
| Lincoln Park | |
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| Community Area 07 – Lincoln Park | |
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 Location within the city of Chicago |
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| Coordinates: 41°55.2′N 87°39′W / 41.9200°N 87.650°WCoordinates: 41°55.2′N 87°39′W / 41.9200°N 87.650°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 3.19 sq mi (8.26 km2) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 65,961 |
| • Density | 21,000/sq mi (8,000/km2) |
| Demographics 2010 | |
| • White | 82.88% |
| • Black | 4.29% |
| • Hispanic | 5.57% |
| • Asian | 5.14% |
| • Other | 2.12% |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 60614 |
| Median household income | $82,707 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
Lincoln Park is a designated community area in North Side, Chicago, Illinois.
In 1824, the United States Army built a small post near today's Clybourn Avenue and Armitage Avenue (formerly Centre Street). Indian settlements existed along Green Bay Trail, now called Clark Street (named after George Rogers Clark), at the current intersection of Halsted Street and Fullerton Avenue. Before Green Bay Trail became Clark Street, it stretched as far as Green Bay, Wisconsin, and was part of what still is Green Bay Road in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
In 1836, land from North to Fullerton and from the lake to Halsted was relatively inexpensive, costing $150 per acre ($370 ha) (1836 prices, not adjusted for inflation). Because the area was considered remote, a smallpox hospital and the city cemetery were located in Lincoln Park until the 1860s.
In 1837, Chicago was incorporated as a city, and North Avenue (to the south of today's Lincoln Park neighborhood) was established as the city's northern boundary. Settlements increased along Green Bay Trail when the government offered land claims and Green Bay Road was widened. The area north of Chicago, including today's Lincoln Park, was eventually incorporated as Lake View Township. The city, nonetheless, owned extensive tracts of land north of North Avenue, including what is the now the park. The Township was annexed to Chicago in 1889.
1874, the Lincoln Park Zoo was opened.
In the period following the Civil War, the area around Southport and Clybourn became home to a community of Kashubian immigrants. Arriving from what is now north-western Poland, Chicago's Kashubians brought their own distinct culture and language, influenced by their rustic traditions and by their close contact with their German neighbors. In 1882, St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic parish was established specifically for the Kashubian community. The resulting nicknames of "Jozafatowo" (Polish for "Josaphat's Town") as well as "Kaszubowo" (Polish for "Cassubian Town") made the neighborhood one of Chicago's Polish Patches. The current Romanesque Revival church building was completed in 1902. A Pomeranian Griffin Crest visible on the school south of the church is a nod to the parish that once anchored one of the communities in Chicago dubbed Little Cassubia."
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