Chicago Community Area Demographics

The information provided here is based on the 1990 U.S. Census Bureau Summary Tape File Three (STF3), with the data summarized from census tract to Chicago Community Area. STF3 contains sample data which is weighted to represent the total population. If you are familiar with Chicago Community Area numbers and STF3 table numbers you can use the quick request form (it includes a list of STF3 table titles). Other population and housing items can be found in the Subject Locator. Also available are a list of Community Area names and numbers and a Community Area map, available as a postscript file (high resolution) or as a gif file (612x792 pixel) for those without postscript viewers.

For additional Census information and other Census data try:
• U.S. Bureau of the Census.
• 1990 Census LOOKUP.
• The Government Information Sharing Project at Oregon State University has LOTS of information including 1990 Census EEO for all places and USA Counties 1996 online.
• NIU Center for Governmental Studies for Illinois data.
• University of Chicago Library has choropleth maps of selected 1990 Census variables, primarily of Chicago and near suburbs by Census Tract.
• CIESIN's U.S. Demography.
• AEGIS 1990 Census Data.

For more information on the City of Chicago try these offline sources:
• City of Chicago Reports on the 1990 Census
• The Census Bureau has a Chicago Regonal Office in Westchester Illinois. Their data library is open 9-4 M-F. For more information call 708/562-1740.
• The Local Community Fact Book, Chicago Metropolitan Area, 1990 contains information on Chicago Community Areas and cities of 25,000 or more for 1990 and 1980 (some Census tables 1990-1960). It was published in 1995 by The Academy Chicago Publishers and has an ISBN number of 0-914091-60-3 (paperbound, also available hardbound). (Note that this ISBN number seems to be the same as used on the 1980 book?) The book was edited by the Chicago Fact Book Consortium, c/o Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago. It may be ordered from the Academy Chicago Publishers, 363 W. Erie St, Chicago IL 60610, 312/751-7300.
• The Local Community Fact Book, Chicago Metropolitan Area, 1980 contains information on Chicago Community Areas and cities of 25,000 or more for 1980 and 1970. It was published in 1984 by The Chicago Review Press and has an ISBN number of 0-914091-60-3 (casebound) or 0-914091-61-1 (paperbound). The book was edited by the Chicago Fact Book Consortium, c/o Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
• References to the Harold Washington Library and UIC Documents Library coming soon.

You may return to the UIC Geography Home Page or the Chicago City Information System.