Grand Boulevard, Chicago

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Grand Boulevard
Community area
Community Area 38 - Grand Boulevard
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°48.6′N 87°37.2′W / 41.8100°N 87.6200°W / 41.8100; -87.6200Coordinates: 41°48.6′N 87°37.2′W / 41.8100°N 87.6200°W / 41.8100; -87.6200
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
City Chicago
Neighborhoods
Area
  Total 1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 21,929
  Density 13,000/sq mi (4,900/km2)
Demographics 2010[1]
  White 1.78%
  Black 94.14%
  Hispanic 1.8%
  Asian 0.26%
  Other 2.01%
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes parts of 60609, 60615 and 60653
Median household income $28,040[2]
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Grand Boulevard, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. The boulevard from which the community area takes its name now bears the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The area is bounded by 39th to the north, 51st Street to the south, Cottage Grove Avenue to the east, and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad tracks to the west. The Robert Taylor Homes were located mostly in Grand Boulevard.

This is one of the two community areas that encompass the Bronzeville neighborhood, with the other being Douglas. Grand Boulevard also includes the Washington Park Court District neighborhood that was declared a Chicago Landmark on October 2, 1991.[3]

The Harold Washington Cultural Center is one of its newer and more famous buildings. Among the other notable properties in this neighborhood are Daniel Hale Williams House, Robert S. Abbott House and Oscar Stanton De Priest House

Historical population
Census Pop.
193087,005
1940103,25618.7%
1950114,55710.9%
196080,036−30.1%
197080,1660.2%
198053,741−33.0%
199035,897−33.2%
200028,006−22.0%
201021,929−21.7%
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External links

Notes

  1. Paral, Rob. "Chicago Demographics Data". Retrieved 12 June 2012. 
  2. Paral, Rob. "Chicago Census Data". Retrieved 9 October 2012. 
  3. "Washington Park Court District". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-03-30. 
  4. Paral, Rob. "Chicago Community Areas Historical Data". Chicago Community Areas Historical Data. 
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