Beverly (Chicago, Illinois)

Community Area 72 - Beverly Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude	41°42.6′N 87°40.8′W
Neighborhoods	Beverly West Beverly
ZIP Code	60642 and parts of 60620, 60643, 60655
Area	8.29 km² (3.20 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	21,992 (down 1.76% from 1990) 2,653.5 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	64.7% 32.0% 2.92% 0.6% 1.86%
Median income	$66,823
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Beverly, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. It consists of upscale homes each unique and on very large lots in relation to most Chicago and suburbs as Beverly was initially an exclusive suburb later annexed by Chicago. The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Chicago Community Area 72 - Beverly This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... 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. ... West Beverly is a primarily middle class, Irish community of city workers on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Mr. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per volume. ... This article is about the year. ... Demographics is a shorthand term for population characteristics. Demographics include race, 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, a median is a number dividing 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 city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

Beverly has more of the appearance of a quiet suburb yet is within the city of Chicago and has a diverse ethnic mix of residents as it survived both the integration and 'white flight' tests. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

Beverly is in the city of Chicago and has very easy access (by public transport or car) - to all of the Chicago financial markets and world class attractions - yet retains itself as a peacful quiet community. Beverly is one of the top five largest historic districts in any major city in the USA. For example, the Rotary Club was formed in Beverly and the homes there reflect this historic dictinction. Beverly is also ranked 'the' safest neighborhood in Chicago year after year.

Beverly is notable as one of the few areas in Chicago with hills. Beverly is home to a large Irish-American community and many Irish establishments. Beverly is the home of the South Side Irish Parade each St. Patrick's Day, the largest neighborhood parade of any type in the country. A hill in Hungary with a hillside vintage garden For the landform that extends less than 600 metres above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the mountain article. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... South Side Irish is the term that refers to the large Irish-American community on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. ... St. ...

The neighborhood is home to more Irish style pubs than any other in Chicago, including Cork and Kerry, The Dubliner and Fox's.

The Beverly Arts Center is the location for the Chicago Irish Film Festival.

There is a replica of a castle from Ireland in Beverly, which was constructed in the late 1800's when an American businessman, Robert Givens. was trying to convince his Irish fiance to move to America, and so had a duplicate of her family castle built with stone from the same quarry. The "Givens Castle" (Photo), at 10244 S. Longwood Drive, has been a home, an all-girls college, and is now a Unitarian church and pre-school. The Castle is one of Chicago's most reputed haunted places. Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ...

The Beverly Branch Library has the largest Irish heritage collection in Chicago.

Beverly has five Catholic parishes: St. John Fisher, St. Walter, St. Barnabas, Christ the King, and St. Cajetan. Beverly also is a main drawing ground for many of Chicago's unique all-boys (Mt. Carmel, Brother Rice, St. Rita, St. Laurence, St. Leo, and De La Salle), all-girls (Mother McAuley, Queen of Peace, Mt. Assisi, Maria) and co-ed (St. Ignatius, Marist, Marian Catholic) Catholic high schools. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Brother Rice High School is an all-male, Catholic, college preparatory institution located in Chicago, Illinois. ... St. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... St. ... Marian Catholic High School is a coeducational, college preparatory secondary school where students seek truth, exhibit personal responsibility, cultivate their individual talents, and demonstrate Christian service and leadership. ...

The area is home to Dan Ryan Woods, part of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County's Calumet Division, as well as the highest point in the city, at the intersection of 87th and Western Avenue.

External links

• Beverly Area Planning Association
• Beverly Arts Center
• ChicagoIrish.org
• South Side Irish Parade
• Givens Castle

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