| Montclare | |
| Official Name: | Community Area 18 - Montclare |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cook |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chicago |
| Parts Type: | Neighborhoods |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Montclare |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.56 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 14,401 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics 2015 |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 27.93% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4.43% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Hispanic |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 62.30% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Asian |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 4.72% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.62% |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 41.93°N -135°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | parts of 60634, 60707 |
| Blank Name: | Median household income |
| Blank Info: | $43,015 |
| Footnotes: | Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
Montclare is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago, Illinois.
William Sayre bought the land that would become Montclare at a Jefferson Township land sale. The 1870s brought the railroad and a housing development. The developers named the area Montclare, after Montclair, New Jersey. In 1889, the area was annexed into Chicago with the rest of Jefferson Township.[1] At the time of annexation, the rural, agricultural area had fourteen houses and 120 residents.[2] In 1912, the Grand Avenue streetcar was extended to the area and Tudor houses were built in response. The area continued to be relatively undeveloped during this period.
During the latter half of the twentieth century, the area saw an increase in brick bungalows and residents attracted by the suburban character of the area.[3]
The area is bordered by Harlem Avenue on the west, Belmont Avenue on the north and railroad tracks to both the south and east. These railroad tracks include those that service the area via the Milwaukee District/West Line at Mont Clare station and the former Dunning spur line that the Milwaukee Road used to serve the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center and several factories among the Brickyard. The Dunning spur was torn up by Canadian Pacific, the successor to the Milwaukee Road. Located at Chicago's city limits, it borders the village of Elmwood Park to the west.
Consistent with the area's history the majority of land use in the area is single family residential and transportation with acreage of 250 acres and 193 acres respectively. Other land uses include 63 acres of multi family residential, 55 acres of commercial development, 6 acres of mixed use development, 19 acres of industrial development, 29 acres of institutional development and 11 acres of open space.
It is often paired with the neighboring Galewood neighborhood in Austin.[4]
According to a 2016 analysis by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, there were 12,887 people and 4,429 households residing in the area.[5] The racial makeup of the area was 31.60% White, 3.60% African American, 5.70% Asian, 0.80% from other races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 58.20% of the population. The age distribution is 27.30% under the age of 19, 22.60% from 20 to 34, 20.80% from 35 to 49, 18.20% from 50 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The media age was 35 years.
The median household income for the area was $41,593 as opposed to $47,831 for the city; 24.4% of Montclare residents earned less than $25,000, 33.4% of residents earned between $25,000 and $49,999, 14.8% earned between $50,000 and $74,999, 12.4% earned between $75,000 and $99,999, 11.1% earned between $100,000 and $149,999, 3.9% earned $150,000 or more. There were 6,381 residents in the labor force. 12% of workers were employed in manufacturing, 11.6% were employed in healthcare, 11% were employed in retail, 10.1% worked in administration, and 9% worked in hospitality and food services. The area had an unemployment rate of 12.3%.
In the 2016 presidential election, Montclare cast 3,492 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 984 votes for Donald Trump.[6] In the 2012 presidential election, Montclare cast 2,973 votes for Barack Obama and 883 votes for Mitt Romney.[7]
Chicago Public Schools is the local school district.
Chicago Public Library operates the Galewood Mont Clare Library in the Rutherford-Sayre Park Fieldhouse. The current facility began operations on August 2, 2010.[9] Previously the library was at 6969 W. Grand Ave.[10]