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|colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"|2.82 ] (1.09 ]) | |||
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|colspan="2"|18,363 <small>''(up 1.02% from ])''</small><br> 6,504.6 /km² | |||
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|width="65px"|]<br>Black<br> Hispanic<br>Asian<br>Other | |||
|width="120px"|15.9%<br>75.7%<br>1.64%<br>4.27%<br>2.52% | |||
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|colspan="2"|$43,728 | |||
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|name = Kenwood | |||
'''Kenwood''', located on the ] of ], is one of the 77 well-defined Chicago ]. | |||
|official_name = Community Area 39 - Kenwood | |||
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|area_total_km2 =2.82 | |||
|population_as_of = 2020 | |||
|population_footnotes = <ref name="cmap">{{cite web|title=Community Data Snapshot - Kenwood|url=http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/documents/10180/126764/Kenwood.pdf|website=cmap.illinois.gov|publisher=MetroPulse|access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> | |||
|population_total = 19,116 | |||
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|demographics1_info1 = 20.9% | |||
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|demographics1_info2 = 66.0% | |||
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|demographics1_info4 = 6.0% | |||
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'''Kenwood''', one of ]'s 77 ], is on the shore of ] on the ] of the city. Its boundaries are 43rd Street, 51st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, and the lake. Kenwood was originally part of ], which was annexed to the city of Chicago in 1889. Kenwood was once one of Chicago's most affluent neighborhoods, and it still has some of the largest single-family homes in the city. It contains two ] districts, ] and ]. A large part of the southern half of the community area is in the ]. In recent years, Kenwood has received national attention as the home of former U.S. President ]. | |||
Kenwood contains some of the largest homes in the city. According to the City of Chicago historical signs found on streetlights throughout the neighborhood, Kenwood was once one of the most elite neighborhoods in all of Chicago. Famous murderers ] lived in Kenwood, as did their victim ]. It includes two ] districts (] and ]). The official community areas were defined in the early 20th century and the current meaning of the ] neighborhood usually includes the area between 47th Street and 51st Street ("E. Hyde Park Blvd.") as a part of Hyde Park,<ref>Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce 2007-2008 Member Directory, Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, pp. 32-33, 2007.</ref> although this area is officially the south half of the official Kenwood community area. A number of prominent organizations in the area, like the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, refer to the community as Hyde Park-Kenwood<ref></ref> or Hyde Park-South Kenwood.<ref></ref> | |||
==Description== | |||
Kenwood is bisected by 47th Street, which marks a dramatic socio-cultural and architectural boundary. North Kenwood suffered significant depopulation and attendant decline of the housing stock and retail base, bottoming out around 1990, although the area has been gradually redeveloping since then. South Kenwood fared this period rather better, escaping middle-class flight in the 1970s due to the efforts of the Kenwood Open House Committee to have the area zoned single-family homes only, halting a trend then underway to apartment and rooming-house conversion. In the real estate boom of the mid-2000s, houses sold for in excess of two million dollars, and long vacant lots were redeveloped with high-end luxury houses. | |||
Kenwood was settled in the 1850s by wealthy Chicagoans seeking respite from the increasing congestion of the city. The first of these residents was John A. Kennicott, who built his home near the ] at 48th Street. He named the home Kenwood after his ancestral land in Scotland, and when the Illinois Central Railroad built a small depot near 47th Street, they named the station Kenwood as well. Shortly afterwards, the name Kenwood began to be applied to the whole area.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Encyclopedia of Chicago - Kenwood|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/689.html|encyclopedia=The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago|publisher=Chicago Historical Society|access-date=21 June 2012}}</ref> | |||
The southeastern portion of Kenwood contains the ] neighborhood, which features the ] ] and the ]-recognized Narragansett Apartments. The 1902 ] is another well-known landmark in the neighborhood. It continues to be part of the ] system. The recently reopened ], located on Cornell Avenue just north of 51st Street and East Hyde Park Boulevard, is Chicago's oldest ],{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} with an on-site school and studio. | |||
], one of only three remaining private parks in the City of Chicago, is on the southern end of Kenwood between Woodlawn and Dorchester avenues. Two blocks to the east is the ]' ]. | |||
The ] community area is to the south of Kenwood and the southern half of Kenwood (south of 47th Street) is sometimes referred to as Hyde Park-Kenwood.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hydepark.org/|title= Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference}}</ref> | |||
Kenwood is part of ] that was annexed by the City of Chicago in 1889. Among its most famous structures is the ], built in 1902, that continues to be part of the ] system. | |||
In the 1890s, the ], established by astronomer ], was located in Kenwood close to the new (at that time) ]. | |||
The southeast portion of this neighborhood includes the ] neighborhood, which includes the ]-designated (NRHP) ], the ] ], and the NRHP site of the former ] that now hosts ] is also in the neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/zo/?id=100075|title=Indian Village, Chicago|publisher=Emporis|accessdate=2008-07-18}}</ref> The tallest building in Kenwood is the South Tower of Regents Park. | |||
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The recently re-opened ], located on Cornell Ave. just north of 51st Street/E. Hyde Park Blvd., is Chicago's oldest alternative exhibition space, with an on-site school and studio and an extensive outreach program. | |||
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|1980=21974 | |||
|1990=18178 | |||
|2000=18363 | |||
|2010=17841 | |||
|2020=19116 | |||
|footnote=<ref name="cmap" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Paral |first=Rob |title=Chicago Community Areas Historical Data |url=http://www.robparal.com/downloads/ACS0509/HistoricalData/Chicago%20Community%20Areas%20Historical%20Data.htm |access-date=29 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318055428/http://www.robparal.com/downloads/ACS0509/HistoricalData/Chicago%20Community%20Areas%20Historical%20Data.htm |archive-date=18 March 2013 }}</ref> | |||
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==Politics== | |||
===Notable residents=== | |||
As with much of the South Side, the Kenwood community area has supported the ] in national elections by vast margins. During the ] in particular, Kenwood cast 7,639 votes for ] and 251 votes for ] (94.19% to 3.09%).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|last=Ali|first=Tanveer|title=How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2016 Presidential Election|newspaper=]|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=October 4, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924090904/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|archive-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> In the ], Kenwood cast 8,712 votes for ] and 331 votes for ] (95.63% to 3.63%).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/obama-romney-president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-2012-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|last=Ali|first=Tanveer|title=How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2012 Presidential Election|newspaper=]|date=November 9, 2012|access-date=October 4, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203045330/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/obama-romney-president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-2012-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|archive-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> | |||
Notable Kenwood residents have included: | |||
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==Schools== | |||
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The public schools in Kenwood are ], Canter Middle School, ], Ariel Community Academy, William C. Reavis Math and Science Specialty School and Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School. Private Schools in Kenwood include the Ancona Montessori School, Cambridge School of Chicago, Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, and Hales Franciscan High School. | |||
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* ], was raised at 835 East 47th Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/29/seymour-hersh-on-his-rough-and-tumble-chicago-past-at-some-point-i-realized-i-was-in-a-tyranny |title=Sey Hersh on his rough-and-tumble Chicago past: ‘At some point I realized I was in a tyranny’ {{!}} Bleader |website=www.chicagoreader.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629134017/https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/29/seymour-hersh-on-his-rough-and-tumble-chicago-past-at-some-point-i-realized-i-was-in-a-tyranny |archive-date=2018-06-29}} </ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Seymour Hersh|first=Robert|last=Miraldi|date=October 2013|publisher=Potomac Books|isbn=9781612344751|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mcDTAAAAQBAJ|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> | |||
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* ], lived at 4901 S. Woodlawn Avenue.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greer |first1=Ronald L. |title=Only a Look : A Historical Look at the Career of Mrs. Roberta Martin and the Roberta Martin Gospel Singers of Chicago, Illinois | |||
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The infamous murderers ], and their victim ], were all residents of Kenwood. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Regents.JPG| |
Image:Regents.JPG|Lakefront condominiums in Kenwood as seen from ]. | ||
Image:20061028 Blackstone Library Front.JPG| |
Image:20061028 Blackstone Library Front.JPG|] | ||
Image:20070906 Rainbow-PUSH Headquarters.JPG|The headquarters of Jesse Jackson's ] | |||
Image:20070909 Chicago Half Marathon.JPG|The Chicago Half Marathon is an annual ] tune up that takes place along ]. | |||
Image:20080909 K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Temple and Obama security detail.JPG|The ] synagogue | |||
Image:20070906 Rainbow-PUSH Headquarters.JPG|The ] Headquarters | |||
File:20070909 Regents Park.JPG|The ] apartment complex</gallery> | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 10 November 2024
Community area in ChicagoCommunity area in Illinois, United States
Kenwood | |
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Community area | |
Community Area 39 - Kenwood | |
Obama Family Home | |
Streetmap | |
Location within the city of Chicago | |
Coordinates: 41°48.6′N 87°36.0′W / 41.8100°N 87.6000°W / 41.8100; -87.6000 | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
City | Chicago |
Neighborhoods | List |
Area | |
• Total | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,116 |
• Density | 18,000/sq mi (6,800/km) |
Demographics 2020 | |
• White | 20.9% |
• Black | 66.0% |
• Hispanic | 2.2% |
• Asian | 6.0% |
• Other | 4.8% |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | parts of 60615 and 60653 |
Median household income 2020 | $52,336 |
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services |
Kenwood, one of Chicago's 77 community areas, is on the shore of Lake Michigan on the South Side of the city. Its boundaries are 43rd Street, 51st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, and the lake. Kenwood was originally part of Hyde Park Township, which was annexed to the city of Chicago in 1889. Kenwood was once one of Chicago's most affluent neighborhoods, and it still has some of the largest single-family homes in the city. It contains two Chicago Landmark districts, Kenwood and North Kenwood. A large part of the southern half of the community area is in the Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District. In recent years, Kenwood has received national attention as the home of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
Description
Kenwood was settled in the 1850s by wealthy Chicagoans seeking respite from the increasing congestion of the city. The first of these residents was John A. Kennicott, who built his home near the Illinois Central Railroad at 48th Street. He named the home Kenwood after his ancestral land in Scotland, and when the Illinois Central Railroad built a small depot near 47th Street, they named the station Kenwood as well. Shortly afterwards, the name Kenwood began to be applied to the whole area.
The southeastern portion of Kenwood contains the Indian Village neighborhood, which features the Chicago Landmark Powhatan Apartments and the National Register of Historic Places-recognized Narragansett Apartments. The 1902 Blackstone Library is another well-known landmark in the neighborhood. It continues to be part of the Chicago Public Library system. The recently reopened Hyde Park Art Center, located on Cornell Avenue just north of 51st Street and East Hyde Park Boulevard, is Chicago's oldest alternative exhibition space, with an on-site school and studio.
The Hyde Park community area is to the south of Kenwood and the southern half of Kenwood (south of 47th Street) is sometimes referred to as Hyde Park-Kenwood.
In the 1890s, the Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory, established by astronomer George Ellery Hale, was located in Kenwood close to the new (at that time) University of Chicago.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 26,942 | — | |
1940 | 29,611 | 9.9% | |
1950 | 35,705 | 20.6% | |
1960 | 41,533 | 16.3% | |
1970 | 26,890 | −35.3% | |
1980 | 21,974 | −18.3% | |
1990 | 18,178 | −17.3% | |
2000 | 18,363 | 1.0% | |
2010 | 17,841 | −2.8% | |
2020 | 19,116 | 7.1% | |
Politics
As with much of the South Side, the Kenwood community area has supported the Democratic Party in national elections by vast margins. During the 2016 presidential election in particular, Kenwood cast 7,639 votes for Hillary Clinton and 251 votes for Donald Trump (94.19% to 3.09%). In the 2012 presidential election, Kenwood cast 8,712 votes for Barack Obama and 331 votes for Mitt Romney (95.63% to 3.63%).
Schools
The public schools in Kenwood are Kenwood Academy, Canter Middle School, King College Prep High School, Ariel Community Academy, William C. Reavis Math and Science Specialty School and Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School. Private Schools in Kenwood include the Ancona Montessori School, Cambridge School of Chicago, Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, and Hales Franciscan High School.
Notable residents
- Muhammad Ali
- Lerone Bennett, Jr.
- Barbara Bowman
- Marc Canter
- David "Honeyboy" Edwards
- Louis Farrakhan
- Seymour Hersh, was raised at 835 East 47th Street.
- Valerie Jarrett
- Edward Levi
- Ann Marie Lipinski
- Roberta Martin, lived at 4901 S. Woodlawn Avenue.
- Gaston B. Means
- Carol Moseley Braun
- Elijah Muhammad
- Barack Obama
- Michelle Obama
- Mandy Patinkin
- Maurice Rabb
- Julius Rosenwald
- Bill Veeck
- Muddy Waters
The infamous murderers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, and their victim Bobby Franks, were all residents of Kenwood.
Gallery
- Lakefront condominiums in Kenwood as seen from Promontory Point.
- Blackstone Library
- The headquarters of Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH
- The KAM Isaiah Israel synagogue
- The Regents Park apartment complex
Notes
- ^ "Community Data Snapshot - Kenwood" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- "Encyclopedia of Chicago - Kenwood". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- "Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference".
- Paral, Rob. "Chicago Community Areas Historical Data". Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- Ali, Tanveer (November 9, 2016). "How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2016 Presidential Election". DNAInfo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- Ali, Tanveer (November 9, 2012). "How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2012 Presidential Election". DNAInfo. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Sey Hersh on his rough-and-tumble Chicago past: 'At some point I realized I was in a tyranny' | Bleader". www.chicagoreader.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018.
- Miraldi, Robert (October 2013). Seymour Hersh. Potomac Books. ISBN 9781612344751. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- Greer, Ronald L. (2015). Only a Look : A Historical Look at the Career of Mrs. Roberta Martin and the Roberta Martin Gospel Singers of Chicago, Illinois. Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press. p. 116. ISBN 9781512708981. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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