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Chicago is divided into seventy-seven (77) Community Areas. These boundaries do not change over time (as political boundaries do), so that information about the city can be consistently collected and analyzed over long periods of time. An interactive map of all Chicago Community Areas.
The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes. Census data and other statistics are tied to the areas, which serve as the basis for a variety of urban planning initiatives on both the local and regional levels.
No.NamePopulation((2020) [update] [10])Area [9]((sq Mi.))0155,6281.840277,1223.530357,1822.320440,4942.56Sep 13, 2024 · Overview. Researching specific Chicago neighborhoods can be more difficult than researching community areas. This is due in part to the fact that the city of Chicago does not officially designate the names or boundaries of neighborhoods.
There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. [1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics. [2] Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3]
- Why Write This Post? Am I Just A Pretentious Jerk?
- “The City” and “Downtown”
- Recapping This Post
About 30% of the reason I’m writing this post is just to vent. The other 70% is so that people who are new to the city can navigate a conversation without embarrassing themselves. Let’s say you’re moving to Chicago, and your real estate broker asks “where are you looking at living?” And you say “I’m not sure, but I don’t think I really want to be i...
“Downtown” is an informal part of Chicago.
If you’re not a native speaker of American English, let me first clarify that “downtown” typically refers to the commercial / cultural center of a city. There’s no official “downtown Chicago.” The closest formal area to assign that term to would be the Loop. The Loop is a neighborhood in Chicago that is bounded by the Chicago River, Lake Michigan, and Roosevelt Road (the southern border is the most disputed). The Loop is the central business area for the city and a major transit hub in additi...
Chicago is “the city.”
In this context “the city” refers to Chicago. If you are in Naperville, a suburb, and were spending the weekend in Chicago, you could say “I’m going into the city this weekend.”
“The city” is not just “downtown.”
I’m familiar with very few Chicagoans who refer to downtown as “the city.” While we have neighborhood pride, we’re all Chicagoans, so to refer to just a small part of Chicago as “the city” doesn’t really make sense. That said, I’m not going to pretend it doesn’t happen, just that it isn’t standard in my experience. I would love to hear from other Chicagoans on this.
Here’s what we’ve learned: 1. Chicago is a city. 2. Chicago has three “sides” — North Side, South Side, and West Side. 3. Chicago has neighborhoods, which are a part of the city. 4. There are official and unofficial designations for the neighborhoods. 5. Chicago is part of Chicagoland or the Chicago Metropolitan Area, which includes Chicago and its...
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Sep 13, 2024 · This subject guide provides resources examining the history of how Chicago's communities formed, as well as examples of some of the types of resources available for information on the neighborhoods and community areas that make the city so unique.
