Archer Heights, Chicago

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**Archer Heights (Chicago, Illinois)**
Community Area 57 - Archer Heights Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude	41°48.6′N, 87°43.8′W
Neighborhoods	Archer Heights
ZIP Code	parts of 60632
Area	5.21 km² (2.01 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	12,644 (up 37.03% from 1990) 2,428.8 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	53.4% 0.59% 43.4% 0.38% 2.25%
Median income	$39,431
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Archer Heights is a primarily working class neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. One of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, it is located on the city's southwest side. The neighborhood is a center of Polish culture, and home of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America as well as Curie Metropolitan High School. The Almanac of American Politics 2004 states that "Even today, in Archer Heights you can scarcely go a block without hearing someone speaking Polish".

The name Archer Heights comes from the major arterial street, Archer Ave. which runs from south of Chicago's downtown area through the southwest side of Chicago and beyond into the southwest suburbs. The street is built along what was once a Native American trail.

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Official City of Chicago Archer Heights Community Map

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