Morgan Park | |
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| Community Area 75 - Morgan Park | |
![Entrance to the George C. Walker Library. The building and many of the books the library contained when it opened were a gift of George C. Walker, then president of the Blue Island Land and Building Company (his predecessor being F.H. Winston, a prominent Chicago attorney[1]). The original portion of the building was designed by Charles Sumner Frost and cost $12,000. It opened on April 22nd, 1890, was expanded by an addition that quadrupled its space in 1929,[2] and received a major renovation in 1995.](view_image.php?q=Morgan_Park,_Chicago&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Entrance_to_the_Walker_Library.jpg) Entrance to the George C. Walker Library. The building and many of the books the library contained when it opened were a gift of George C. Walker, then president of the Blue Island Land and Building Company (his predecessor being F.H. Winston, a prominent Chicago attorney[1]). The original portion of the building was designed by Charles Sumner Frost and cost $12,000. It opened on April 22nd, 1890, was expanded by an addition that quadrupled its space in 1929,[2] and received a major renovation in 1995. | |
 Location within the city of Chicago | |
| Coordinates: 41°41.4′N 87°40.2′W / 41.6900°N 87.6700°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Neighborhoods | list
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| Area | |
| • Total | 3.19 sq mi (8.26 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 21,186 |
| • Density | 6,600/sq mi (2,600/km2) |
| Demographics 2015[3] | |
| • White | 28.61% |
| • Black | 65.98% |
| • Hispanic | 2.80% |
| • Asian | 0.24% |
| • Other | 2.38% |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | parts of 60643 and 60655 |
| Median income | $60,747[3] |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
Morgan Park, located on the far south side of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, is one of the city's 77 official community areas. Morgan Park is located south of the Beverly neighborhood and north of the Chicago city border, and includes Mount Greenwood Cemetery. The community, settled in the mid-19th century, was initially known as North Blue Island, being located close to the existing town of Blue Island to the south. As of 2013[update], Morgan Park was majority-black, with approximately 22,924 residents in 2015.
- ^ "Advertisement for the Blue Island Land and Building Company". Chicago Daily Tribune: 1. September 27, 1872.
- ^ "Citizens to Hail Library Jubilee at Morgan Park - Branch's History Partly that of Whole Area". Chicago Daily Tribune: SW2. April 21, 1940.
- ^ a b "Community Data Snapshot - Morgan Park" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved December 1, 2017.