North Park, Chicago

Community area in Chicago

Community area in Illinois, United States

North Park

Community area

Community Area 13 - North Park

North Park University, one of two universities in the neighborhood.

Location within the city of Chicago

Coordinates: 41°57.0′N 87°40.8′W﻿ / ﻿41.9500°N 87.6800°W﻿ / 41.9500; -87.6800
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Cook
City| Chicago
Neighborhoods|

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* Hollywood Park
* North Park
* Pulaski Park
* Brynford Park
* River's Edge
* Sauganash Woods
* Sauganash
* West Rogers Park
* Albany Park
* North Mayfair

Area

• Total| 2.07 sq mi (5.36 km2)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total| 17,559
• Density| 8,500/sq mi (3,300/km2)
Demographics 2019[1]

• White| 48.3%
• Black| 2.8%
• Hispanic| 20.1%
• Asian| 25.2%
• Other| 3.7%
Educational Attainment 2019[1]

• High School Diploma or Higher| 87.1%
• Bachelor's Degree or Higher| 44.8%
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes|

parts of 60625, 60646, 60659

Median household income[1]| $56,287
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.

## Neighborhood

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1930| 11,052| | —
1940| 12,271| | 11.0%
1950| 15,291| | 24.6%
1960| 17,866| | 16.8%
1970| 16,732| | −6.3%
1980| 15,273| | −8.7%
1990| 16,236| | 6.3%
2000| 18,514| | 14.0%
2010| 17,931| | −3.1%
2020| 17,559| | −2.1%
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Originally a Swedish community and later a stronghold of Orthodox Jews, it more recently has been adopted by newer American immigrants, from Latinos[who?] to Middle Easterners[who?], 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 CTA 'L' station is the Kimball Brown Line terminal.

North Park is in Jefferson Township, which was annexed into Chicago in 1889.

## Economy

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The Korean-American Chamber of Commerce is located at 5601 North Spaulding Avenue.[3]

The education section of the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago is located at 3322 West Peterson Avenue,[4] several blocks away from the rest of the consulate at 4747 West Peterson Avenue.[5]

## Politics

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The North Park community area has overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party in recent presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, North Park cast 4,897 votes (70.02%) for Hillary Clinton and cast 1,799 votes (25.72%) for Donald Trump.[6] In the 2012 presidential election, North Park cast 4,563 votes (66.40%) for Barack Obama and cast 2,199 votes for Mitt Romney (32.00%).[7]

## Notable people

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* Seymour Simon (1915–2006), politician who served as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He resided in the Hollywood Park neighborhood for many years.[8]

## Schools

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### Public

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#### Elementary

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* Mary G Peterson Elementary School
* Hannah G Solomon Elementary School

#### High school

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* CICS Northtown Academy
* Northside Learning Center
* Northside College Prep
* Von Steuben Metropolitan High School

### Private

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#### Elementary

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* St Bernadette School
* Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov
* Wonder Montessori School

#### High school

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* Bais Yaakov High School
* Telshe High School

### Higher education

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* North Park University
* North Park Theological Seminary
* Northeastern Illinois University
* Telshe Yeshiva

## Library

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* Albany Park Library

## See also

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* Chicago portal

* Chicago Public Schools

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "CMAP Community Data Snapshot - North Park" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
2. ^ "Chicago Community Area Data". robparal.com. Rob Paral and Associates. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
3. ^ "Chicago". SkyTeam. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
4. ^ "Education Section's Map". Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
5. ^ "Contacts". Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
6. ^ Ali, Tanveer (November 9, 2016). "How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2016 Presidential Election". DNAInfo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
7. ^ Ali, Tanveer (November 9, 2012). "How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2012 Presidential Election". DNAInfo. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
8. ^ Jensen, Trevor; Sjostrom, Joseph (September 27, 2006). "An independent political mind: Chicagoan was true to his beliefs in a career in politics and law that spanned nearly 70 years". Chicago Tribune - via ProQuest.

## External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chicago/North Park.

* Official City of Chicago North Park Community Map
* Lakeside Community Development Corporation

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