Englewood | |
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Community Area 68 – Englewood | |
Coordinates: 41°46′48″N 87°38′42″W / 41.78000°N 87.64500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
City | Chicago |
Neighborhoods | list
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Area | |
• Total | 3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 24,369 |
• Density | 7,900/sq mi (3,000/km2) |
Demographics 2020[1] | |
• White | 1.2% |
• Black | 92.1% |
• Hispanic | 3.9% |
• Asian | 0.6% |
• Other | 2.2% |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Zip codes | part of 60621 |
Area code | 773 |
Median income 2020[1] | $22,228 |
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city. At its peak population in 1960, over 97,000 people lived in its approximately 3 square miles (7.8 km2),[2] but the neighborhood's population has since dropped dramatically. In 2000, it had a population of approximately 40,000 inhabitants, and the 2010 census indicated that its population has further declined to approximately 30,000.[3] Englewood is bordered by Garfield Boulevard to the north, 75th Street to the south, Racine Avenue to the west, and an irregular border that wends along the Metra Railroad Tracks to the east. On the southwest side of Chicago lies West Englewood, which is generally lumped in with Englewood by Chicagoans. Englewood, a low-income African-American community, has a high rate of foreclosed properties due to its population drop.