Irving Park, Chicago

Irving Park
Community Area 16 - Irving Park
The Whistle Stop Inn, a Chicago Landmark
Location within the city of Chicago
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°57′N 87°43.8′W / 41.950°N 87.7300°W / 41.950; -87.7300
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Neighborhoods
Area
 • Total3.23 sq mi (8.37 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total51,940[1]
Demographics 2018[1]
 • White42.93%
 • Black3.04%
 • Hispanic42.19%
 • Asian8.23%
 • Other3.60%
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
parts of 60618, 60630, 60641
Median household income 2018$64,598[1]
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Irving Park is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas, and is located on the Northwest Side. It is bounded by the Chicago River on the east, the Milwaukee Road railroad tracks on the west, Addison Street on the south and Montrose Avenue on the north, west of Pulaski Road stretching to encompass the region between Belmont Avenue on the south and, roughly, Leland Avenue on the north. It is named after the American author Washington Irving.

Old Irving Park, bounded by Montrose Avenue, Pulaski Road, Addison Street, and Cicero Avenue, has a variety of housing stock with Queen Anne, Victorian, and Italianate homes, a few farmhouses, and numerous bungalows.

The CTA Blue Line runs through this neighborhood with stops at Addison, Irving Park, and Montrose.

  1. ^ a b c "Community Data Snapshot - Irving Park" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved July 25, 2020.