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Encyclopedia > Brighton Park, Chicago

Brighton Park is a traditionally Polish neighborhood located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois.



Brighton Park (Chicago, Illinois)
Community Area 58 - Brighton Park

Location within the city of Chicago
Neighborhoods
  • Brighton Park
ZIP Code parts of 60632
Population (2000) 44,912 (up 39.45% from 1990)
Demographics White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Median income $36,245
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services


 



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Fr Thomas Koys
15th September 2010 		I am pastor of Immaculate Conception church in Brighton Park. I can tell you Brighton Park is no longer a pridominantly Polish community. It is apprx 90% Hispanic as of 2010.
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