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'''North Lawndale''' (also known simply as "'''Lawndale'''") is a community area located on the west side of ]. '''North Lawndale''' (also known simply as "'''Lawndale'''") is a community area located on the west side of ].


== K-Town ==


'''K-Town''' is a nickname for an area in North Lawndale in which many street names (Keystone Ave., Karlov Ave., Kedvale Ave., Kieler Ave., Killdare Ave., Kostner Ave.) begin with the letter K. The pattern is an historical relic of a 1913 street naming proposal in which streets were to be systematically named according to their distance from the Illinois-Indiana border; K, the eleventh letter, was to be assigned to streets within the eleventh mile, counting west from the state line. K-Town is one of the few places where the plan was actually implemented. '''K-Town''' is a nickname for an area in North Lawndale in which many street names (Keystone Ave., Karlov Ave., Kedvale Ave., Kieler Ave., Killdare Ave., Kostner Ave.) begin with the letter K. The pattern is an historical relic of a 1913 street naming proposal in which streets were to be systematically named according to their distance from the Illinois-Indiana border; K, the eleventh letter, was to be assigned to streets within the eleventh mile, counting west from the state line. K-Town is one of the few places where the plan was actually implemented.


==External link==
*, entry in the Chicago Historical Society's ''Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago''


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North Lawndale (also known simply as "Lawndale") is a community area located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois.


K-Town

K-Town is a nickname for an area in North Lawndale in which many street names (Keystone Ave., Karlov Ave., Kedvale Ave., Kieler Ave., Killdare Ave., Kostner Ave.) begin with the letter K. The pattern is an historical relic of a 1913 street naming proposal in which streets were to be systematically named according to their distance from the Illinois-Indiana border; K, the eleventh letter, was to be assigned to streets within the eleventh mile, counting west from the state line. K-Town is one of the few places where the plan was actually implemented.


North Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)
Community Area 29 - North Lawndale
Chicago Community Area 29 - North Lawndale
Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude
Longitude
41°51.6′N 87°42.6′W / 41.8600°N 87.7100°W / 41.8600; -87.7100
Neighborhoods
  • Lawndale
ZIP Code parts of 60608, 60623 and 60624
Area 8.29 km² (3.20 mi²)
Population (2000)
Density
41,768 (down 11.69% from 1990)
5,039.6 /km²
Demographics White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
0.92%
93.8%
4.54%
0.13%
0.65%
Median income $18,342
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

External links

  • Chicago Park District
  • K-Town, entry in the Chicago Historical Society's Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago


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