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.

Request demographic information by Chicago Community Area:

If you are familiar with the STF3 table numbers you can search for data by :
- Chicago Community Area, or
- Chicago Census Tracts
To query by population and housing items, use the Subject Locator.
Community Area Demographic Reports with complete population and housing statistics.

Community Area names and maps:

List of Community Area names and numbers
Complete Map of Community Areas:
- Map in gif format (612x792 pixel).
- High resolution postscript file map. A postscript viewer such as Ghostscript is required. Or you may save it in a file for printing.
Individual Community Area Maps

Download TIGER line files for Illinois Counties. This is raw TIGER in its original format, you must import this into a mapping or GIS package to use it.

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.

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