4th ward, Chicago

4th Ward - Chicago
Ward 4
Coordinates: 41°48′58″N 87°36′18″W / 41.816°N 87.605°W / 41.816; -87.605
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Communities
Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyCity of Chicago
 • AldermanLamont Robinson (D)
Websitewww.cityofchicago.org

The 4th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. It is divided into 28 election precincts.[2] Lake Michigan is the ward's eastern boundary for much of its area.[3] Its northwesternmost point, as of 2022, was located at the intersection of West Jackson Boulevard and South Clark Street and its southeasternmost point at the intersection of East 53rd Street and Lake Park Avenue.[3]

David K. Fremon wrote in 1988 that "No other ward has wealth and poverty in such proximity."[4] Today the 4th Ward boasts 93,975 residents, with a racially diverse population that is plurality Black (46.0%), followed by White (30.2%), Asian (13.3%), Hispanic or Latino (6.4%), Multiracial (3.5%), Native (0.2%), and Other (0.5%).[5] Between 2010 and 2018, the 4th Ward saw the second-largest population growth in the city after the 42nd Ward, driven primarily by the population influx in the South Loop.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Ward 4". City of Chicago. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ward 4 Precincts" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. January 31, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "4th Ward Map" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicagoelections.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  4. ^ David K. Fremon (October 1988). Chicago politics, ward by ward. Indiana University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-253-20490-5. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Plan, Chicago Recovery. "Geography - Ward 4". Chicago Recovery Plan. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  6. ^ writer, Aaron Gettinger, staff (April 6, 2021). "Redistricting update: estimates show population gain in 4th Ward, loss in 20th". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved October 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)