Near South Side | |
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| Community Area 33 - Near South Side | |
 Soldier Field and Burnham Park Harbor | |
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 Location within the city of Chicago | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′24″N 87°37′29″W / 41.85667°N 87.62472°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.75 sq mi (4.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,795 |
| • Density | 16,000/sq mi (6,400/km2) |
| population up 202.8% from 2000 | |
| Demographics 2020[2] | |
| • White | 51.4% |
| • Black | 22.5% |
| • Hispanic | 4.2% |
| • Asian | 19.1% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 60605, 60607, 60616 |
| Median household income 2020[2] | $115,993 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
The Near South Side is a community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop. The Near South Side's boundaries[3] are as follows: North—Roosevelt Road (1200 S); South—26th Street; West—Chicago River between Roosevelt and 18th Street, Clark Street between 18th Street and Cermak Road, Federal between Cermak Road and the Stevenson Expressway just south of 25th Street, and Clark Street again between the Stevenson and 26th Street; and East—Lake Michigan.
Along Lake Shore Drive, the Near South Side includes some of Chicago's best-known structures: Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; McCormick Place, Chicago's primary convention center; the Museum Campus, which contains the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium; and Northerly Island. The area is currently undergoing a major residential and mixed-use redevelopment.
- ^ a b "Near South Side". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 15, 1997.
- ^ a b "Community Data Snapshot Near South Side" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Map of Community Area 33: Near South Side" (PDF). City of Chicago. June 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2021.