Englewood, Chicago
Englewood, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois.
| Community Area 68 – Englewood Location within the city of Chicago | ||
| Latitude Longitude | 41°46.8′ N 87°38.4′ W | |
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| ZIP Code | part of 60621 | |
| Area | 8.00 km² (3.09 mi²) | |
| Population (2000) Density | 40,222 (down 15.0% from 1990) 5,025.8 /km² | |
| Demographics | White Black Hispanic Asian Other | 0.44% 97.8% 0.86% 0.07% 0.79% |
| Median income | $18,955 | |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | ||
Englewood also refers to a neighbourhood with some 3,000 inhabitants. The original inhabitants of Englewood were Mascoutin Indians. In 1840, Englewood was officially documented as habital land to the United States Government Land Office in Chicago. In the 1850s and 60's as chicago was becoming a city of railroad tracks and an economic powerplant, Englewood was just another supporting neighborhood. In 1871, when the Geat Chicago fire destroyed a large portion of Chicago, residents moved to the outskirts and Englewood was filling with people. From then until now Englewood has gone through the suffering from the Great Depression and racial discrimination. Today, Englewood is a vacant town with buildings falling apart and 43% percent of the residents living below the poverty line. Over 700 murders have occurred there in only 10 years. Englewood is slowly gentrifying.
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