Gage Park, Chicago

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Gage Park
Community area
Community Area 63 - Gage Park
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Gage Park branch of Chicago Public Library on 55th Street.
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Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°47.4′N87°41.4′W / 41.7900°N 87.6900°W / 41.7900; -87.6900
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois
County Cook
City Chicago
Neighborhoods
list
  • Gage Park
  • Marquette Manor
  • Glendale
  • Garfield Manor
Area
 • Total
2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
39,540
 • Density18,000/sq mi (6,800/km2)
Demographics (2020)
[1]
 •  White 3.6%
 • Black4.7%
 • Hispanic91.0%
 • Asian0.7%
 • Other0.1%
Educational Attainment (2020) [1]
 • High School Diploma or Higher67.4%
 • Bachelor's Degree or Higher8.6%
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
parts of 60609, 60629, 60632 and 60636
Median income (2020) [1] $42,271
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows. For generations, the neighborhood was Eastern European and Irish Catholic. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly Catholic with the addition of many Hispanic residents. Gage Park is bounded by 49th Street to the north, 59th Street to the south, Central Park Ave to the west, and Leavitt Street to the east.

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History

The development of Gage Park began in 1873 when South Park Commissioner George W. Gage began working on a planned park at the intersection of Western Ave. and Garfield Boulevard. Upon Gage's death in 1875, the park was renamed Gage Park in his honor.

The area developed after Gage's passing, slowly adding more and more land and offering up more services to the local community. By 1919, Gage Park had added more land and the park now included ball fields, tennis courts, separate men's and women's gymnasiums, gardens, and a wading pool. A large field house and auditorium was later added in 1928, with a large mural by Tom Lea added in 1931.

On February 4, 2016, the bodies of six people were discovered in a home on the 5700 block of South California Avenue.

Education

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Gage Park High School

Chicago Public Schools operates district public schools. [2]

The United Neighborhood Organization operates the charter schools Rufino Tamayo School and Jovita Idar School. [5]

Politics

The Gage Park community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, the Gage Park cast 6,966 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 494 votes for Donald Trump (90.44% to 6.41%). [6] In the 2012 presidential election, Gage Park cast 5,725 votes for Barack Obama and cast 554 votes for Mitt Romney (90.27% to 8.74%). [7]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 31,535—
1940 30,343−3.8%
1950 30,149−0.6%
1960 28,244−6.3%
1970 26,698−5.5%
1980 24,445−8.4%
1990 26,95710.3%
2000 39,19345.4%
2010 39,8941.8%
2020 39,540−0.9%
[1] [8]

Religion

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates Catholic churches. On July 1, 2020, St. Gall Parish will incorporate St. Simon the Apostle Parish into its structure, and St. Gall will be the main church of the merged entity. On the same day St. Rita of Cascia Parish will incorporate St. Clare of Montefalco, and the former will be the main church of the combined entity. [9]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Community Data Snapshot - Gage Park" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gage Park." City of Chicago. Retrieved on January 21, 2017. Compare this map to the CPS maps.
  3. ↑ "West Central South" (high school zones). Chicago Public Schools. July 19, 2013. Retrieved on January 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gage Park High School (9-12) - City of Chicago SD 299". Illinois Report Card. Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "UNO Charter Schools Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ." United Neighborhood Organization. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ Ali, Tanveer (November 9, 2016). "How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2016 Presidential Election". DNAInfo . Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ Ali, Tanveer (November 9, 2012). "How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2012 Presidential Election". DNAInfo . Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Community Areas Historical Data". Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Javonte (February 7, 2020). "23 Chicago-area Roman Catholic parishes to close, merge in latest round of restructuring". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ Breen, Justin (December 16, 2014). "After Injury, Former NFL Player Becomes Full-Time 'Computer Geek'". DNAInfo Chicago. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  11. ↑ United States Congress. "William T. Redmond (ID: R000567)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  12. ↑ Oxley, Jim. "Wisconsin Football Senior Spotlight: James Adeyanju". Badger of Honor. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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