Norwood Park, Chicago

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Norwood Park is a middle-class neighborhood on the far Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood, or Village Life in New England (1868), it is home to many of the city's firefighters, police officers, and other blue collar workers. Norwood Park is known especially for its abundance of green: lawns, parks, churchyards, and trees are its visual hallmarks. It is also among the most ethnically homogeneous - and Republican - of all Chicago communities.

Every Memorial Day (May 29) there is a parade that runs through Norwood Park. The parade has been a local tradition for more than a century. The tradition started in 1922. The parade usually features different kinds of floats and unique cars.

Serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who hid the bodies of 28 young men under his house before being arrested in 1978, lived in an unincorporated area of Norwood Park Township which is surrounded by the Norwood Park neighborhood.

Norwood Park (Chicago, Illinois)

Community Area 10 - Norwood Park Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude	41°58.8′N 87°48.0′W
Neighborhoods	Big Oaks Norwood Park Old Norwood Oriole Park Union Ridge
ZIP Code	parts of 60631, 60646, 60656
Area	11.11 km² (4.29 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	37,669 (down 0.13% from 1990) 3,390.2 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	88.4% 0.88% 6.40% 3.23% 1.13%
Median income	$53,402
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

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