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East Garfield Park is on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, west of the Loop.

East Garfield Park
Community area
Community Area 27 - East Garfield Park
The Garfield Park fieldhouse
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°52.8′N 87°42′W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	List East Garfield Park Fifth City West Town Near West Side Lawndale Homan Square
Area
• Total	1.94 sq mi (5.02 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	19,992[1]
Demographics 2015[1]
• White	4.25%
• Black	91.28%
• Hispanic	3.52%
• Asian	0.28%
• Other	0.68%
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	parts of 60612 and 60624
Median household income	$21,482[1]
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Taking its name from the large urban park, Garfield Park, the neighborhood is bordered by Franklin Boulevard on the north, Arthington and Taylor Streets on the south, Hamlin Avenue and Independence Boulevard to the west, and Rockwell Street to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020
Pop.	63,353	65,789	70,091	66,871	52,005	31,580	24,030	20,881	20,567	19,992
±%	—	+3.8%	+6.5%	−4.6%	−22.2%	−39.3%	−23.9%	−13.1%	−1.5%	−2.8%
"Chicago Community Area Historical Data".[1]

Crime

East Garfield Park has long-standing issues with violent crime and property crime; in 2014, it was ranked 6th out of 77 Community areas in Chicago in violent crime and 10th among Chicago community areas in property crimes.[2]

Arts and culture

Nearly 20% of the neighborhood is managed by the Chicago Park District, with Garfield Park occupying the northwest corner of the neighborhood. The neighborhood is home to the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest conservatories in the United States.

Government

The East Garfield Park community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections by overwhelming margins. In the 2016 presidential election, the East Garfield Park cast 6,690 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 141 votes for Donald Trump (96.22% to 2.03%).[3] In the 2012 presidential election, East Garfield Park cast 9,046 votes for Barack Obama and cast 100 votes for Mitt Romney (98.51% to 1.09%).[4]

Education

Chicago Public Schools operates district public schools.

In addition Urban Prep Academies operates the East Garfield Park Campus.[5] Providence St. Mel School, a private school, is in East Garfield Park.[6]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Two of Chicago Transit Authority's train lines, the Blue Line and the Green Line, serves this neighborhood. The Green Line has stations at California, Kedzie, and Central Park Drive. The Blue Line has a station in the neighborhood in the median of the Eisenhower Expressway, Kedzie-Homan.

The neighborhood is also served by the CTA's bus service. East-west bus routes include 20 along Madison Street, 126 along Jackson Street, and 7 along Harrison Street. North-south bus routes include 94 along California Avenue, 52 along Kedzie Avenue, and 82 along Homan Avenue.

Notable people

• Lupe Fiasco (born 1982), Grammy Award-winning rapper & producer [7]
• Alfonzo McKinnie (born 1992), professional basketball player, currently active for the Chicago Bulls
• Louis J. Sebille (1915–1950), pilot in the United States Army Air Forces and recipient of the Medal of Honor. He resided at 2840 West Washington Street.[8]
• Isiah Thomas (born 1961), former professional basketball player and hall of famer, coach and sports analyst. He was a childhood resident of East Garfield Park living at 3340 West Congress Parkway.[9]

See also

•  Chicago portal
•  Illinois portal

References

External links

• Official City of Chicago East Garfield Park Community Map

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