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Encyclopedia > West Elsdon, Chicago
West Elsdon (Chicago, Illinois)
Community Area 62 - West Elsdon

Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude
Longitude		 41°47.4′N, 87°43.2′W
Neighborhoods
  • West Elsdon
ZIP Code parts of 60629 and 60632
Area 3.06 km² (1.18 mi²)
Population (2000)
Density		 15,921 (up 29.8% from 1990)
5,209.4 /km²
Demographics White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other		 46.9%
0.46%
49.5%
0.85%
2.36%
Median income $45,310
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

West Elsdon, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. It is noted as a twin neighborhood of West Lawn. It is a mix of Polish-Americans & Mexican-Americans. It has its own association, West Elsdon Civic Association, which privately organizes the neighborhood. A Notable native of West Elsdon is Jenny McCarthy. The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Chicago Community Area 62 - West Elsdon 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 phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda),[1][2] 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. ... 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. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In physics, density is mass m per unit volume V. For the common case of a homogeneous substance, it is expressed as: where, in SI units: ρ (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg·m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg V is... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Demographics refers to selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research. ... 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. ... A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent. ... Mexican Americans are citizens of the United States of Mexican descent. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline for Companies. ... Jennifer Jenny McCarthy (born November 1, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American model, actress and author. ...


History

Before the early twentieth century, the area now designated West Elsdon was a marshy remnant of an ancient lake. The early settlers were German-Americans & Irish-Americans. During the 1930s, Houses were built, and Polish-Americans & other Eastern-Europeans settled the area. The land remained rural until World War II, when growth resumed and brick houses were built. Mexican-Americans settled in the Eastern part of the community. Soon public schools were registering more Hispanic-Americans, and the CTA Orange Line was built to connect Midway Airport to Downtown. Property Value increased and interest in the community increased as well. German Americans are citizens of the United States of ethnic German ancestry and currently form the largest ancestry group in the United States. ... Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can claim some ancestry originating in the west European island nation of Ireland. ... A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Mexican Americans are citizens of the United States of Mexican descent. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or relating to a Spanish-speaking culture. ...


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West Elsdon (730 words)
West Elsdon grew from a population of 3,255 in 1940 to its peak of 14,215 in 1960.
West Elsdon residents played a central role in the history of racial segregation in Chicago during the Airport Homes race riots in 1946, the first of a series of public housing riots in Chicago.
In the early 1970s the West Elsdon Civic Association was an active participant in the “No-CHA” citywide coalition opposing scattered-site public housing in predominantly middle-class white neighborhoods.
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Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country.
Lakeview was originally a suburb outside the boundaries of Chicago and was a summer getaway for the city's residents.
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.
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