Irving Park, Chicago
Irving Park | |
|---|---|
| Community Area 16 - Irving Park | |
The Whistle Stop Inn, a Chicago Landmark | |
Location within the city of Chicago | |
| Coordinates: 41°57′N 87°43.8′W / 41.950°N 87.7300°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Named after | Washington Irving |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.23 sq mi (8.37 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,940 |
| • Density | 16,100/sq mi (6,210/km2) |
| Demographics 2018 | |
| • White | 42.93% |
| • Black | 3.04% |
| • Hispanic | 42.19% |
| • Asian | 8.23% |
| • Other | 3.60% |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 60618, 60630, 60641 |
| Median household income 2018 | $64,598 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
Irving Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, and is located on the city's Northwest Side. It is bounded by the Chicago River on the east, the Milwaukee Road railroad tracks on the west, Addison Street on the south and Montrose Avenue on the north, west of Pulaski Road stretching to encompass the region between Belmont Avenue on the south and, roughly, Leland Avenue on the north. It is named after the American author Washington Irving.
Old Irving Park, bounded by Montrose Avenue, Pulaski Road, Addison Street, and Cicero Avenue, has a variety of housing stock with Queen Anne, Victorian, and Italianate homes, a few farmhouses, and numerous bungalows.
The CTA Blue Line runs through this neighborhood with stops at Addison, Irving Park, and Montrose.