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Logan Square (Chicago, Illinois)
Logan Square, Bucktown & Wicker Park
Latitude
Longitude 		41°57' N 87°43.8' W
Neighborhoods
  • Bucktown
  • Logan Square
  • Wicker Park
ZIP Code parts of 60614, 60622, 60639, 60647
Area 8.37 km² (3.23 mi² )
Population ( 2000 )
Density 		82,715 (up 0.13% from 1990 )
9,887.4 /km²
Demographics White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other 		26.3%
5.19%
65.1%
1.31%
2.13%
Median income $36,245
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Logan Square is located in Chicago, Illinois . The name may be used to describe Logan Square as a community on the city's north side or the actual square which is the 3-way intersection of Milwaukee Avenue, Logan Boulevard and Kedzie Boulevard. The Community Area of Logan Square is, in general, bounded by the old NIRC railroad on the west, the North Branch of the Chicago River on the east, Diversey Avenue on the north, and the SOO Line railroad on the south. The area is characterized by the prominent historical boulevards and large bungalow -style homes.

The neighborhood is home to a diverse population, as well as a younger progressive crowd attracted to the diversity and "bohemian" lifestyle. At one time, Logan Square boasted a strong Norwegian-American population. With relatively inexpensive housing and rent available, this neighborhood is a favorite for students, artists, and working-class citizens. More elaborate, stylish, and expensive houses and mansions line historic Logan Boulevard ( 2600 N ).

The community area and neighborhood are named for General John A. Logan who served in the Civil War, and later in Congress. One of the most striking intersections in the city, the square itself is a circluar green space located at the center of a traffic circle formed by the junction of Kedzie and Logan Boulevards and Milwaukee Avenue. At the center of the circle is the Illinois Centennial Memorial Column , built in 1918 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Illinois' statehood. The monument, designed by Henry Bacon, famed architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and sculpted by Evelyn Longman , is a single 70-foot tall marble Doric column topped by an eagle, in reference to the state flag. Reliefs surrounding the base depict figures of Native Americans, explorers, farmers and laborers intended to show the great changes experienced during the state's first century.

 

Neighborhoods

 

Bucktown

Bucktown is a neighborhood located in the Logan Square community area in Chicago, Illinois northwest of the Loop. Its boundaries are Chicago River to the east, North Western Avenue to the west, the abandoned railroad trestle near Churchill avenue on the south and West Fullerton Avenue on the north. It is primarily residential, with a mix of older single family homes, new builds with edgy architecture, and converted industrial loft spaces. The neighborhood's origins are in the Chicago artists community, however gentrification has brought in a large population of yuppies to mix with its funky roots.

There are many bars and restaurants in the vicinity and there has been a large number of "teardowns" of the older housing stock - replacing them with new and large residential buildings. Bucktown is directly north from Wicker Park and both areas have been gentrified.

There is a significant amount of shopping on Damen avenue from North avenue (in Wicker Park) going North until a few blocks north of Armitage avenue. Bucktown is readily accessible on the Blue Line.

Bucktown gets its name from the large number of goats raised in the neighborhood during the 19th century. A male goat is a buck.

 

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