Albany Park is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago, and one of the most diverse in the United States. It has the highest percentage of foreign-born residents of any neighborhood in Chicago. Although the majority of those foreign-born residents are from South America, substantial numbers are from the Philippines, India, Korea, Vietnam, the Former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia), Romania, Pakistan and the Middle East. Over 40 different languages are spoken in its public schools. The neighborhood has been the "Koreatown" of Chicago for some time. Although many of the Asians in the neighborhood have been moving to the north suburbs in recent years, it still retains its Korean flavor. Every year there is a Korean festival and the neighborhood is home to a Korean television station (WOCH-LP Ch. 28) and radio station (1330 AM) as well as two Korean-language newspapers. There are still many Korean businesses interspersed among the newer Mexican bakeries and Middle Eastern grocery stores. Albany Park is also notable for being the home of the current governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Koreatown is a term to describe the Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. ... Rod R. Blagojevich ( ▶ (help· info), born December 10, 1956) is an American politician from the state of Illinois. ...

The area is one of the most Democratic of the country: In 2004, John Kerry won 22,800 votes (97.47%) to only 529 (2.26%) for George W. Bush.

Albany Park (Chicago, Illinois)

Community Area 14 - Albany Park Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude	41°58.2′N 87°43.2′W
Neighborhoods	Albany Park Mayfair North Mayfair Ravenswood Manor
ZIP Code	parts of 60625, 60630
Area	5.00 km² (1.93 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	57,655 (up 16.6% from 1990) 11,534.0 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	27.5% 3.31% 46.4% 17.7% 5.14%
Median income	$40,711
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Albany Park is accessible through the Kimball and Kedzie stations of the Brown Line as well as by the Edens expressway (Interstate 94). The name "Albany Park" refers both to one of Chicago's 77 official community areas and the traditional name of a neighborhood within that community. The official community is bounded very approximately by Foster Avenue on the north, Montrose Avenue on the south, Elston Avenue on the southwest, and the North Branch of the Chicago River on the east. The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Chicago Community Area 14 - Albany Park This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Official website: http://egov. ... Latitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing lines of longitude, which appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Mr. ... -1... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5280 feet, 1760 yards, 1 609. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This article is about the year. ... Demographics is a shorthand term for population characteristics. Demographics include age, income, mobility (in terms of travel time to work or number of vehicles available), educational attainment, home ownership, employment status, and even location. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... In probability theory and statistics, the median is a number that separates the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution from the lower half. ... Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. ... The Brown Line of the Chicago Transit Authority runs completely above ground. ... I-94 redirects here. ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ...

The traditional neighborhoods within the official community are (including rough boundries):

• Albany Park: Bryn Mawr (5600 N), Irving Park (4000 N), north branch of the river (about 3000 W), and Pulaski (4000 W).
• Ravenswood Manor: Lawrence (4800 N), Montrose (4400 N), north branch of the river (about 2600 W), and Sacramento (3000 W).
• Mayfair: Lawrence (4800 N), Montrose (4400 N), Pulaski (4000 W), and Cicero (4800 W).

(The subneighborhood of Mayfair, North Mayfair, is roughly: Bryn Mawr (5600 N), Lawrence (4800 N), Pulaski (4000 W), and Cicero (4800 W).

Immediately to the north lie Northeastern Illinois University, North Park University, and the Bohemian National Cemetery. Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in the North Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... North Park University is a university located at 3225 W. Foster Avenue on the north side of Chicago, Illinois in the North Park neighborhood. ...

External links

• Healthy Albany Park
• Albany Park Community Center
• Albany Park Theater Project
• Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
• Manor Garden Club

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