| North Park | |
| Official Name: | Community Area 13 - North Park |
| 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: | list |
| P1: | Hollywood Park |
| P2: | North Park |
| P3: | Pulaski Park |
| P4: | Brynford Park |
| P5: | River's Edge |
| P6: | Sauganash Woods |
| P7: | Sauganash |
| P8: | West Rogers Park |
| P9: | Albany Park |
| P10: | North Mayfair |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 17,559 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics 2019 |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 48.3% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.8% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Hispanic |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 20.1% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Asian |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 25.2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 3.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | Educational Attainment 2019 |
| Demographics2 Title1: | High School Diploma or Higher |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 87.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Bachelor's Degree or Higher |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 44.8% |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 41.95°N -127.8°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | parts of 60625, 60646, 60659 |
| Blank Name: | Median household income |
| Blank Info: | $56,287 |
| Footnotes: | Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
North Park is one of 77 well-defined community areas of the City of Chicago. It is bordered by the North Shore Channel on the east, the Chicago River's North Branch and Foster Avenue on the south, Cicero Avenue on the west (except for the section in the northwest corner, north of Bryn Mawr Avenue, which is part of the Sauganash neighborhood) and Devon Avenue on the north.
Originally a Swedish community and later a stronghold of Orthodox Jews, it more recently has been adopted by newer American immigrants, from Latinos to Middle Easterners, Koreans and Central Europeans (Poles). It is part of the 60625 and 60659 zip codes.
North Park received its name from North Park University that built the Old Main building in 1894 along Foster Avenue west of Kedzie, on the north side of the river. Further north is the campus of Northeastern Illinois University, which opened in 1961. Other major land uses include two large cemeteries, LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve, Peterson Pulaski Industrial Park, and North Park Village, which includes housing, park facilities, and a nature center.
The Good Counsel Province of the Polish Felician Sisters is headquartered in this neighborhood, as is Chicago's PBS station, WTTW, in the Chicago Production Center. Two universities – North Park University and Northeastern Illinois University – and a Yeshiva make for concentrated educational resources.The closest CTA 'L' station is the Brown Line terminal.
North Park is in Jefferson Township, which was annexed into Chicago in 1889.
The Korean-American Chamber of Commerce is located at 5601 North Spaulding Avenue.[2]
The education section of the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago is located at 3322 West Peterson Avenue,[3] several blocks away from the rest of the consulate at 4747 West Peterson Avenue.[4]
The North Park community area has overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Party in recent presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, North Park cast 4,897 votes (70.02%) for Hillary Clinton and cast 1,799 votes (25.72%) for Donald Trump.[5] In the 2012 presidential election, North Park cast 4,563 votes (66.40%) for Barack Obama and cast 2,199 votes for Mitt Romney (32.00%).[6]