North Park, Chicago
| North Park | |
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| Community area | |
| Community Area 13 - North Park | |
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 Location within the city of Chicago |
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| Coordinates: 41°57.0′N 87°40.8′W / 41.9500°N 87.6800°WCoordinates: 41°57.0′N 87°40.8′W / 41.9500°N 87.6800°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.07 sq mi (5.36 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,931 |
| • Density | 8,700/sq mi (3,300/km2) |
| Demographics 2010 | |
| • White | 49.34% |
| • Black | 3.2% |
| • Hispanic | 17.98% |
| • Asian | 25.65% |
| • Other | 3.83% |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 60625, 60646, 60659 |
| Median household income | $53,305 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
North Park is one of 77 well-defined community areas of the City of Chicago. It is bordered by the North Shore Channel on the east, the Chicago River's North Branch and Foster Avenue on the south, Cicero Avenue on the west (except for the section in the northwest corner, north of Bryn Mawr Avenue, which is part of the Sauganash neighborhood) and Devon Avenue on the north.
Originally a Swedish community and later a stronghold of Orthodox Jews, it more recently has been adopted by newer American immigrants, from Latinos to Middle Easterners, 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 Chicago Transit Authority "L" train stop is the Kimball terminal on the Brown Line.
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