Country United States County Cook Time zone CST (UTC-6) Asian population 25.6% Black population 3.2% Population 17,931 (2010) | State Illinois City Chicago Area 5.36 km² Hispanic population 18% White population 49.3% | |
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Neighborhoods list
Hollywood Park
North Park
Pulaski Park
Brynford Park
River's Edge
Sauganash Woods
Sauganash
West Rogers Park
Albany Park
North Mayfair Restaurants Tre Kronor, Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club, 2 Asian Brothers, Outdoor Cafe, Little Quiapo Restaurant | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of North Park Chicago IL USA
- Neighborhood
- Economy
- Elementary
- High School
- Higher Education
- Library
- References
Map of North Park, Chicago, IL, USA
Neighborhood
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.
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.
The education section of the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago is located at 3322 West Peterson Avenue, several blocks away from the rest of the consulate at 4747 W Peterson Ave.