Washington Park (community area), Chicago
Washington Park | |
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| Community Area 40 - Washington Park | |
The Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic is the United States' largest African American parade. | |
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Location within the city of Chicago | |
| Coordinates: 41°47.4′N 87°37.2′W / 41.7900°N 87.6200°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.48 sq mi (3.83 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,707 |
| • Density | 8,590/sq mi (3,320/km2) |
| Demographics 2020 | |
| • White | 1.8% |
| • Black | 91.7% |
| • Hispanic | 2.2% |
| • Asian | 0.0% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 60609, 60615, 60621, 60637 |
| Median household income | $27,458 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
Washington Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago
The community area includes the 372 acre (1.5 km2) park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd. It is home to the DuSable Museum of African American History. The park was the proposed site of the Olympic Stadium and the Olympic Aquatics Center in Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
It and surrounding neighborhoods have gone through notable and often turbulent racial transitions.