Time zone CST (UTC-6) Asian population 0.3% Black population 5.4% Population 39,894 (2010) | Area 5.8 km² Hispanic population 89.2% White population 4.7% | |
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Neighborhoods listGage ParkMarquette Manor Restaurants Pizza Castle, Tamales Rosa's, La Quebrada Restaurant, Las Brisas Del Mar, Mezquite Pollo Express | ||
Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows. For generations, the neighborhood was Eastern European and Irish Catholic. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly Catholic with the addition of many Hispanic residents.
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Map of Gage Park, Chicago, IL, USA
History
The development of Gage Park began in 1873 when South Park Commissioner George W. Gage began working on a planned park at the intersection of Western Ave. and Garfield Boulevard. Upon Gage's death in 1875, the park was renamed Gage Park in his honor.
The area developed after Gage's passing, slowly adding more and more land and offering up more services to the local community. By 1919, Gage Park had added more land and the park now included ball fields, tennis courts, separate men's and women's gymnasiums, gardens, and a wading pool. A large field house and auditorium was later added in 1928, with a large mural by Tom Lea added in 1931.
On February 4, 2016, the bodies of six people were discovered in a home on the 5700 block of South California Avenue.
Education
Chicago Public Schools operates district public schools.
The United Neighborhood Organization operates the charter schools Rufino Tamayo School and the UNO Soccer Academy .