Norwood Park, Chicago
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Community Area 10 - Norwood Park Location within the city of Chicago |
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| ZIP Code | parts of 60631, 60646, 60656 | |
| Area | 11.11 km² (4.29 mi²) | |
| Population (2000) Density |
37,669 (down 0.13% from 1990) 3,390.2 /km² |
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| Demographics | White Black Hispanic Asian Other |
88.4% 0.88% 6.40% 3.23% 1.13% |
| Median income | $53,402 | |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | ||
Norwood Park is one of 77 well defined Chicago, Illinois community areas. It is a middle-class neighborhood on the far Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood, or Village Life in New England (1868), it is home to many of the city's firefighters, police officers, and other blue collar workers. Norwood Park is known especially for its abundance of green: lawns, parks, churchyards, and trees are its visual hallmarks. It is also among the most ethnically homogeneous - and Republican - of all Chicago communities.
Every Memorial Day (May 29) there is a parade that runs through Norwood Park. The parade has been a local tradition for more than 80 years. The tradition started in 1922. The parade usually features different kinds of floats and unique cars. The community area boasts the oldest extant building in Chicago, the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House.
Serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who hid the bodies of 28 young men under his house before being arrested in 1978, lived in an unincorporated area of Norwood Park Township which is adjacent to the Norwood Park neighborhood.
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- Official City of Chicago Norwood Park Community Map
- Chicago landmarks
- Chicago Park District
- Norwood Park, Chicago is at coordinates Coordinates:
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