West Lawn | |
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Community Area 65 - West Lawn | |
![]() Aerial view of West Lawn | |
![]() Location within the city of Chicago | |
Coordinates: 41°46.2′N 87°43.2′W / 41.7700°N 87.7200°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
City | Chicago |
Neighborhoods | list
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Area | |
• Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33,662 |
• Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,400/km2) |
Demographics (2020)[1] | |
• White | 11.9% |
• Black | 2.5% |
• Hispanic | 85.1% |
• Asian | 0.2% |
• Other | 0.3% |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | part of 60629 |
Median income 2020[1] | $54,758 |
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
West Lawn, one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city. It is considered to be a "melting pot" of sorts, due to its constant change of races moving in and out of the area, as well as the diversity that exists there. It has a small town atmosphere in the big city. West Lawn is home to many Polish-Americans, Irish-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and other people of Latin American and Eastern European origin.