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The City of Chicago has 77 officially defined community areas. The Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago defined 75 areas during the late 1920s, which at that time corresponded roughly to neighborhoods within the city. In the 1950s, the city annex O'Hare Airport and the 76th area was added. The creation of the 77th community area occurred in 1980 when the area know as Edgewater was separated from Uptown.

Today many of the areas no longer correspond to any single neighborhood, and some area names have fallen out of colloquial use. The ever-changing nature of a city means that a few of the designations given in the 1920s may not still be in common use. Many are known more by a traditional or informal neighborhood name, such as Wrigleyville (*Lake View), Chinatown (*Armour Square), or Ukrainian Village (*West Town).

Residents and realtors tend to assign new names as neighborhoods evolve. Some estimate there are more than 200 such named neighborhoods in the city today.

(*Denotes an official community name.)

Subcategories

• Albany Park
• Andersonville
• Archer Heights
• Armour Square
• Ashburn
• Auburn Gresham
• Austin
• Avalon Park
• Avondale
• Belmont Cragin
• Beverly
• Beverly Hills
• Bowmanville
• Bridgeport
• Brighton Park
• Bronzeville
• Bucktown
• Buena Park
• Burnside
• Calumet Heights
• Canaryville
• Chatham
• Chicago Lawn
• Chinatown
• Clearing
• Douglas
• Dunning
• East Garfield Park
• East Side
• Edgebrook
• Edgewater
• Edison Park
• Englewood
• Forest Glen
• Fuller Park
• Gage Park
• Garfield Ridge
• Goose Island
• Grand Boulevard
• Greater Grand Crossing
• Hegewisch
• Hermosa
• Humboldt Park
• Hyde Park
• Irving Park
• Jackson Park Highlands
• Jefferson Park
• Kenwood
• Lake View
• Lawndale
• Lincoln Park
• Lincoln Square
• Logan Square
• Loop
• Lower West Side
• Loyola
• Marshall Square
• McKinley Park
• Montclare
• Morgan Park
• Mount Greenwood
• Museum Campus
• Near North Side
• Near South Side
• Near West Side
• New City
• New Eastside
• North Center
• North Halsted
• North Kenwood District
• North Lawndale
• North Mayfair
• North Park
• Norwood Park
• O'Hare
• Oakland
• Old Town - Old Town Triangle
• Palmer Square
• Pilsen
• Portage Park
• Pullman
• RANCH Triangle
• Riverdale
• Rogers Park
• Roseland
• South Chicago
• South Deering
• South Lawndale
• South Shore
• Uptown
• Washington Heights
• Washington Park
• West Elsdon
• West Englewood
• West Garfield Park
• West Lawn
• West Loop
• West Pullman
• West Ridge
• West Town
• West Walker
• Wicker Park
• Woodlawn
• Wrightwood

Resources in This Category

• City News Chicago

  http://www.newschicago.org/
  An interactive website that allows users to obtain data about properties and indicators about their community. Includes alerts of code violations, housing court cases, and fire records.

• City of Chicago: Community Area Map

  http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/doit/supp_info/community_maps.html
  List of links to individual community area maps with points of interest.

• How Chicago's Neighborhoods Got Their Names

  http://mentalfloss.com/article/55060/how-chicagos-neighborhoods-got-their-names
  Provides brief history on neighborhood names along with some pictures and related links.

• Local First Chicago

  http://localfirstchicago.org/
  A network of locally owned, independent businesses, and community organizations.

• New Communities Program

  http://www.newcommunities.org/
  Covers 16 Chicago neighborhoods implementing community development based on quality-of-life planning. Addresses inner-city issues including education, youth violence, retail, housing. Sponsored by LISC/Chicago, MacArthur Foundation.

• Picturing Chicago

  http://www.picturingchicago.com/
  Features image galleries of city neighborhoods.

• Rogers Park - West Ridge Historical Society

  http://www.rpwrhs.org/
  Focused on preserving the history of these two communities as a vital part of the City of Chicago. Features membership information, a newsletter, history books, merchandise and contacts.

• Wicker Park and Bucktown Chamber of Commerce

  http://www.wickerparkbucktown.com/
  Two neighborhoods located next to each other on the northwest side of Chicago, but in different communities. Features business guide and directory, community resources, history, CTA maps, and contacts.

• Wicker Park Bucktown Insider's Guide

  http://www.wickerparkbucktown.info/
  Guide to bars, entertainment, events, restaurants and shopping in the Wicker Park and Bucktown areas of Chicago.

• Wikipedia: Neighborhoods of Chicago

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhoods_of_Chicago
  Geographic breakdown of the city's 77 official neighborhoods.

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