West Garfield Park, Chicago
| West Garfield Park |
| — Community area — |
| Community Area 26 - West Garfield Park |
| Location within the city of Chicago |
| Coordinates: |
| Country |
United States |
| State |
Illinois |
| County |
Cook |
| City |
Chicago |
| Neighborhoods |
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| Area |
| • Total |
1.3 sq mi (3.32 km2) |
| Population (2000) |
| • Total |
23,019 |
| • Density |
17,957.5/sq mi (6,933.4/km2) |
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population down 4.47% from 1990 |
| Demographics |
| • White |
3.58% |
| • Black |
96.02% |
| • Hispanic |
0.87% |
| • Asian |
0.08% |
| • Other |
0.45% |
| Time zone |
CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) |
CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP Codes |
parts of 60624 |
| Median income |
$23,121 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
West Garfield Park located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas.
West Garfield Park had 86 foreclosures in 2006 and 87 foreclosures in 2007, resulting in 67.7 foreclosures per square mile in 2006 and 70.1 foreclosures per square mile in 2007.[1]
Government and infrastructure
The United States Postal Service operates the Mary Alice Henry Post Office at 4222 West Madison Street.[2]
Bethel New Life, Inc. is a main community service provider to the area. [3]
References
- ^ "2007 Chicago Foreclosures". Chicago Sun Times. http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/chicagoforeclosures.pdf_20071204_02_26_57_3.imageContent. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
- ^ "Post Office Location - MARY ALICE HENRY". United States Postal Service. http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/68970?p=1&s=IL&service_name=post_office&z=Cicero. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
- ^ http://www.bethelnewlife.org/
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