Hegewisch, Chicago

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**Hegewisch (Chicago, Illinois)**
Community Area 55 - Hegewisch Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude	41°39.6′N, 87°33.0′W
Neighborhoods	Hegewisch
ZIP Code	parts of 60633
Area	12.38 km² (4.78 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	9,781 (down 3.50% from 1990) 790.1 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	67.0% 1.33% 28.8% 0.33% 2.52%
Median income	$43,655
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Hegewisch (pronounced "heg-wish"), one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the north, the village of Burnham to the south and the city of Hammond, Indiana to the east. It is part of the 10th ward of Chicago. John Pope is the alderman as of April 2005. It has a commuter rail station on the South Shore Line. The community area is named for Adolph Hegewisch, the president of U.S. Rolling Stock Company who hoped to establish “an ideal workingman's community” when he laid out the town along a rail line in 1883, six years before Chicago annexed the town. Hegewisch has been recently bounded by 106th street to the north, State Line Road to the east, Torrence Avenue to the west, and 136th street to the south. One of Hegewisch's more notable features is its unique demographics, being the last remaining predominantly white south Chicago community. In recent years, Hegewisch has seen a dramatic increase in its Hispanic population. As of the most recent census/city survey, the Hegewisch population is 67% white and 29% Hispanic^[1]

1 Parks
2 Schools
3 Notable current and former residents
4 Industry
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Parks

Mann Park
Wolf Lake Wildlife Refuge
William W. Powers State Recreation Area

[edit] Schools

Saint Florian Catholic Elemetary School
Henry Clay Elementary School
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School

[edit] Notable current and former residents

John Pope, Chicago alderman
Eric Anderson, professional basketball player
Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient

[edit] Industry

Ford Motor Company's Chicago Assembly Plant is located adjacent to Hegewisch. (The site, at the northwest quadrant of E. 130th Street and Torrence Avenue, is actually within the boundaries of South Deering).

[edit] References

^ Hegewisch | Best Chicago Neighborhoods

[edit] External links

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