Washington Park (community area), Chicago

Washington Park
Washington Park
Community area
	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	List Washington Park; The Robert Taylor Homes; Englewood;
Area
• Total	1.48 sq mi (3.83 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,707
• Density	8,600/sq mi (3,300/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 a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre (1.5 km²) park of the same name,^[2] 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.^[3]

It and surrounding neighborhoods have gone through notable and often turbulent racial transitions.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Community Data Snapshot - Washington Park" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
^ Bachin, Robin (2005). "Washington Park (Park)". The Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
^ Hinz, Greg (September 20, 2006). "Daley sets site for Olympic stadium". ChicagoBusiness.com. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
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