Oakland, Chicago

For other places with the same name, see Oakland.

Oakland
Community area
Community Area 36 - Oakland
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°49.2′N 87°36.0′W / 41.8200°N 87.6000°W / 41.8200; -87.6000Coordinates: 41°49.2′N 87°36.0′W / 41.8200°N 87.6000°W / 41.8200; -87.6000
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	List Oakland Ida B. Wells / Darrow Homes Bronzeville
Area
• Total	0.60 sq mi (1.55 km²)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,918
• Density	9,900/sq mi (3,800/km²)
Demographics 2010^[1]
• White	2.06%
• Black	94.07%
• Hispanic	1.47%
• Asian	0.59%
• Other	1.81%
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes	parts of 60653
Median household income	$20,800^[2]
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Oakland, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas. Some of Chicago's great old homes may be seen on Drexel Boulevard. Nineteenth-century women's rights and Jewish activist Hannah Greenebaum lived in Oakland.^[3] The late 19th-century Monument Baptist Church on Oakwood Blvd. is modeled after Boston's Trinity Church. Oakwood /41st Street Beach in Burnham Park is at 4100 S. Lake Shore Drive.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	14,962	—
1940	14,500	−3.1%
1950	24,464	68.7%
1960	24,378	−0.4%
1970	18,291	−25.0%
1980	16,748	−8.4%
1990	8,197	−51.1%
2000	6,110	−25.5%
2010	5,918	−3.1%
^[4]

References

↑ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Demographics Data". Retrieved 12 June 2012.
↑ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Census Data". Retrieved 9 October 2012.
↑ http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/neighborhoods/kenwood.html
↑ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Community Areas Historical Data". Chicago Community Areas Historical Data. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

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Community areas in Chicago

Far North	Rogers Park West Ridge Uptown Lincoln Square Edison Park Norwood Park Jefferson Park Forest Glen North Park Albany Park O'Hare Edgewater

Northwest	Portage Park Irving Park Dunning Montclare Belmont Cragin Hermosa

North	North Center Lake View Lincoln Park Avondale Logan Square

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West	Humboldt Park West Town Austin West Garfield Park East Garfield Park Near West Side North Lawndale South Lawndale Lower West Side

South	Armour Square Douglas Oakland Fuller Park Grand Boulevard Kenwood Washington Park Hyde Park Woodlawn South Shore Bridgeport Greater Grand Crossing

Southwest	Garfield Ridge Archer Heights Brighton Park McKinley Park New City West Elsdon Gage Park Clearing West Lawn Chicago Lawn West Englewood Englewood

Far Southwest	Ashburn Auburn Gresham Beverly Washington Heights Mount Greenwood Morgan Park

Far Southeast	Chatham Avalon Park South Chicago Burnside Calumet Heights Roseland Pullman South Deering East Side West Pullman Riverdale Hegewisch

Neighborhoods in Chicago

Recognized by the City of Chicago	Albany Park Andersonville Archer Heights Ashburn Auburn Gresham Avalon Park Avondale Back of the Yards Belmont Cragin Beverly Bridgeport Brighton Park Bronzeville Bucktown Burnside Calumet Heights Chatham Chinatown Clearing Dunning East Side Edgewater Edison Park Englewood Forest Glen Gage Park Galewood Garfield Ridge Gold Coast Greater Grand Crossing Greektown Hegewisch Hermosa Homan Square Humboldt Park Hyde Park Irving Park Jefferson Park Kenwood Lake View Lincoln Park Lincoln Square Little Italy Little Village Logan Square The Loop Magnificent Mile McKinley Park Montclare Morgan Park Mount Greenwood Near North Side Near West Side New City North Park Oakland O'Hare Old Town Pilsen Printer's Row Pullman River North Riverdale Robert Taylor Homes Rogers Park Sauganash South Chicago South Deering South Shore Streeterville Ukrainian Village Uptown Washington Heights Washington Park West Elsdon West Ridge West Town Wicker Park Woodlawn Wrigleyville

Other districts and areas recognized by the community	Altgeld Gardens Armour Square Big Oaks Bowmanville Boystown Budlong Woods Buena Park Canaryville Central Station Chicago Lawn Chrysler Village East Garfield Park Edgebrook Fernwood Fuller Park Fulton River District Gladstone Park Goose Island Grand Boulevard Groveland Park Heart of Chicago Hollywood Park Illinois Medical District Indian Village The Island Jeffery Manor Jackowo Kilbourn Park K-Town Kosciuszko Park Lilydale Lower West Side Margate Park Marquette Park Marshall Square Mayfair Museum Campus New Chinatown Noble Square North Austin North Center North Halsted North Lawndale North Mayfair Old Edgebrook Old Irving Park Old Norwood Park Old Town Triangle Oriole Park Palmer Square Peterson Park Pill Hill Portage Park Prairie District Polish Village Prairie Shores Princeton Park Pulaski Park Ravenswood Ravenswood Manor River West Roseland Rosemoor Roscoe Village Saint Ben's Scottsdale Sheridan Park Smith Park South Lawndale South Edgebrook Tri-Taylor Union Ridge The Villa Waclawowo West Beverly West Englewood West Garfield Park West Lakeview West Lawn West Loop Gate West Pullman West Rogers Park Wildwood

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