| Gage Park | |
| Official Name: | Community Area 63 - Gage Park |
| Coordinates: | 41.79°N -128.4°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chicago |
| Parts Type: | Neighborhoods |
| Parts: | list |
| P1: | Gage Park |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.80 |
| Population Total: | 39,540 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | parts of 60609, 60629, 60632 and 60636 |
| Footnotes: | Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
| P2: | Marquette Manor |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics (2020) |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 3.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Hispanic |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 91.0% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Asian |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.7% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | Educational Attainment (2020) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | High School Diploma or Higher |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 67.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Bachelor's Degree or Higher |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.6% |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | Median income (2020) |
| Blank Info: | $42,271 |
| P3: | Glendale |
| P4: | Garfield Manor |
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.
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.
Chicago Public Schools operates district public schools.[2]
The United Neighborhood Organization operates the charter schools Rufino Tamayo School and Jovita Idar School.[5]
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]
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.[8]