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'''Gage Park''' is one of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]'s 77 well-defined [[Community areas of Chicago|community areas]], located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly [[bungalow]]s. For generations, the neighborhood was [[Eastern Europe]]an and [[Irish Catholic]]. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] with the addition of many [[Hispanic#Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] residents. Gage Park is bounded by 49th street in the north, 59th street in the south, Central Park Ave to the west, and Leavitt Street to the east
'''Gage Park''' is one of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]'s 77 well-defined [[Community areas of Chicago|community areas]], located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly [[bungalow]]s. For generations, the neighborhood was [[Eastern Europe]]an and [[Irish Catholic]]. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] with the addition of many [[Hispanic#Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] residents. Gage Park is bounded by 49th Street to the north, 59th Street to the south, Central Park Ave to the west, and Leavitt Street to the east.


==History==
==History==
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[[Chicago Public Schools]] operates district public schools.<ref>"[https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/doit/general/GIS/Chicago_Maps/Community_Areas/CA_GAGE_PARK.pdf Gage Park]." City of Chicago. Retrieved on January 21, 2017. Compare this map to the CPS maps.</ref>
[[Chicago Public Schools]] operates district public schools.<ref>"[https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/doit/general/GIS/Chicago_Maps/Community_Areas/CA_GAGE_PARK.pdf Gage Park]." City of Chicago. Retrieved on January 21, 2017. Compare this map to the CPS maps.</ref>
*K-8 schools serving sections of Gage Park include Morrill, Carson, Talman, Nightingale, Christopher, Fulton, Henderson, Sawyer, Tonti, Sandoval, and Hernandez.
*K-8 schools serving sections of Gage Park include Morrill, Carson, Talman, Nightingale, Christopher, Fulton, Henderson, Sawyer, Tonti, Sandoval, and Hernandez.
*[[Gage Park High School]] serves most of the community area. Some sections are served by [[Hubbard High School (Chicago)|Hubbard]], [[Thomas Kelly High School|Kelly]], [[Curie Metropolitan High School|Curie]], and [[Eric Solorio Academy High School|Solorio]] high schools.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130326213542/http://www.cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/Zone%20maps/HS_West_Central_South.pdf West Central South]" (high school zones). [[Chicago Public Schools]]. July 19, 2013. Retrieved on January 11, 2017.</ref> Gage Park High School is located on South Rockwell Street, where 728 students attended during the 2013-2014 school year. Of the 728, 96.6% were from low-income households and 18.3% are homeless. The average ACT score in 2014 was 15.2 with the state average being 20.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gage Park High School (9-12) - City of Chicago SD 299|url=http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?schoolId=150162990250015|website=Illinois Report Card|publisher=Illinois State Board of Education|accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref>
*[[Gage Park High School]] serves most of the community area. Some sections are served by [[Hubbard High School (Chicago)|Hubbard]], [[Thomas Kelly High School|Kelly]], [[Curie Metropolitan High School|Curie]], and [[Eric Solorio Academy High School|Solorio]] high schools.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130326213542/http://www.cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/Zone%20maps/HS_West_Central_South.pdf West Central South]" (high school zones). [[Chicago Public Schools]]. July 19, 2013. Retrieved on January 11, 2017.</ref> Gage Park High School is located on South Rockwell Street, where 728 students attended during the 2013–2014 school year. Of the 728, 96.6% were from low-income households and 18.3% are homeless. The average ACT score in 2014 was 15.2 with the state average being 20.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gage Park High School (9-12) - City of Chicago SD 299|url=http://illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?schoolId=150162990250015|website=Illinois Report Card|publisher=Illinois State Board of Education|access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>


The [[United Neighborhood Organization]] operates the [[charter schools]] Rufino Tamayo School and Jovita Idar School.<ref name="UNOSchools">"[http://www.uno-online.org/schools/charter-school-management UNO Charter Schools] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430104627/http://www.uno-online.org/schools/charter-school-management |date=April 30, 2012 }}." United Neighborhood Organization. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.</ref>
The [[United Neighborhood Organization]] operates the [[charter schools]] Rufino Tamayo School and Jovita Idar School.<ref name="UNOSchools">"[http://www.uno-online.org/schools/charter-school-management UNO Charter Schools] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430104627/http://www.uno-online.org/schools/charter-school-management |date=April 30, 2012 }}." United Neighborhood Organization. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.</ref>


==Politics==
==Politics==
The Gage Park community area has supported the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the past two presidential elections. In the [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2016|2016 presidential election]], the Gage Park cast 6,966 votes for [[Hillary Clinton]] and cast 494 votes for [[Donald Trump]] (90.44% to 6.41%).<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=[[DNAInfo]]|date=November 9, 2016|accessdate=October 4, 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924090904/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|archivedate=September 24, 2019}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Gage Park cast 5,725 votes for [[Barack Obama]] and cast 554 votes for [[Mitt Romney]] (90.27% to 8.74%).<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=[[DNAInfo]]|date=November 9, 2012|accessdate=October 4, 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=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/|archivedate=February 3, 2019}}</ref>
The Gage Park community area has supported the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the past two presidential elections. In the [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2016|2016 presidential election]], the Gage Park cast 6,966 votes for [[Hillary Clinton]] and cast 494 votes for [[Donald Trump]] (90.44% to 6.41%).<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=[[DNAInfo]]|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 [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Gage Park cast 5,725 votes for [[Barack Obama]] and cast 554 votes for [[Mitt Romney]] (90.27% to 8.74%).<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=[[DNAInfo]]|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>


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==Religion==
==Religion==
The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]] operates Catholic churches. On July 1, 2020, St. Gall Parish will incorporate St. Simon the Apostle Parish into its structure, and St. Gall will be the main church of the merged entity.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anderson, Javonte|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-archdiocese-chicago-close-merge-parishes-20200207-gdpuz2dhbfc3hoounohqxzmpr4-story.html|title=23 Chicago-area Roman Catholic parishes to close, merge in latest round of restructuring|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2020-02-07|accessdate=2020-05-08}}</ref>
The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]] operates Catholic churches. On July 1, 2020, St. Gall Parish will incorporate St. Simon the Apostle Parish into its structure, and St. Gall will be the main church of the merged entity. On the same day St. Rita of Cascia Parish will incorporate St. Clare of Montefalco, and the former will be the main church of the combined entity.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anderson, Javonte|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-archdiocese-chicago-close-merge-parishes-20200207-gdpuz2dhbfc3hoounohqxzmpr4-story.html|title=23 Chicago-area Roman Catholic parishes to close, merge in latest round of restructuring|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2020-02-07|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Victor Adeyanju]], [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]]. Adeyanju, who lived in Gage Park from age seven until graduating high school, played for the [[History of the St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]] from 2006 to 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141216/archer-heights/former-nfl-quarterback-hunter-starts-second-life-as-computer-geek|last=Breen|first=Justin|title=After Injury, Former NFL Player Becomes Full-Time 'Computer Geek'|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=September 24, 2017|newspaper=DNAInfo Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925131947/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141216/archer-heights/former-nfl-quarterback-hunter-starts-second-life-as-computer-geek|archive-date=September 25, 2017|df=}}</ref>
* [[Victor Adeyanju]], [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]]. Adeyanju, who lived in Gage Park from age seven until graduating high school, played for the [[History of the St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]] from 2006 to 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141216/archer-heights/former-nfl-quarterback-hunter-starts-second-life-as-computer-geek|last=Breen|first=Justin|title=After Injury, Former NFL Player Becomes Full-Time 'Computer Geek'|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=September 24, 2017|newspaper=DNAInfo Chicago|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925131947/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141216/archer-heights/former-nfl-quarterback-hunter-starts-second-life-as-computer-geek|archive-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref>
* [[William T. Redmond]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New Mexico's 3rd congressional district]] from May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999. He was raised in Gage Park and attended Gage Park High School.<ref>{{cite web|author=United States Congress|title=William T. Redmond (ID: R000567)|work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|accessdate=December 10, 2018|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000567}}</ref>
* [[Bill Redmond]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New Mexico's 3rd congressional district]] from May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999. He was raised in Gage Park and attended Gage Park High School.<ref>{{cite web|author=United States Congress|title=William T. Redmond (ID: R000567)|work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|access-date=December 10, 2018|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000567}}</ref>
* James Adeyanju, [[defensive end]] in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]. Adeyanju, who lived in Gage Park from birth until graduating high school, played for the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] Badgers from 2011 to 2014. He now lives in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oxley |first1=Jim |title=Wisconsin Football Senior Spotlight: James Adeyanju |url=https://badgerofhonor.com/2015/08/15/wisconsin-football-senior-spotlight-james-adeyanju/ |website=Badger of Honor |accessdate=2 May 2019}}</ref>
* James Adeyanju, [[defensive end]] in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]. Adeyanju, who lived in Gage Park from birth until graduating high school, played for the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] Badgers from 2011 to 2014. He now lives in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oxley |first1=Jim |title=Wisconsin Football Senior Spotlight: James Adeyanju |url=https://badgerofhonor.com/2015/08/15/wisconsin-football-senior-spotlight-james-adeyanju/ |website=Badger of Honor |access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:32, 30 July 2024

Gage Park
Community area
Community Area 63 - Gage Park
Gage Park branch of Chicago Public Library on 55th Street.
Gage Park branch of Chicago Public Library on 55th Street.
Location within the city of Chicago
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°47.4′N 87°41.4′W / 41.7900°N 87.6900°W / 41.7900; -87.6900
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Neighborhoods
list
  • Gage Park
  • Marquette Manor
  • Glendale
  • Garfield Manor
Area
 • Total2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total39,540
 • Density18,000/sq mi (6,800/km2)
Demographics (2020)
[1]
 • White3.6%
 • Black4.7%
 • Hispanic91.0%
 • Asian0.7%
 • Other0.1%
Educational Attainment (2020)[1]
 • High School Diploma or Higher67.4%
 • Bachelor's Degree or Higher8.6%
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
parts of 60609, 60629, 60632 and 60636
Median income (2020)[1]$42,271
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows. For generations, the neighborhood was Eastern European and Irish Catholic. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly Catholic with the addition of many Hispanic residents. Gage Park is bounded by 49th Street to the north, 59th Street to the south, Central Park Ave to the west, and Leavitt Street to the east.

History

The development of Gage Park began in 1873 when South Park Commissioner George W. Gage began working on a planned park at the intersection of Western Ave. and Garfield Boulevard. Upon Gage's death in 1875, the park was renamed Gage Park in his honor.

The area developed after Gage's passing, slowly adding more and more land and offering up more services to the local community. By 1919, Gage Park had added more land and the park now included ball fields, tennis courts, separate men's and women's gymnasiums, gardens, and a wading pool. A large field house and auditorium was later added in 1928, with a large mural by Tom Lea added in 1931.

On February 4, 2016, the bodies of six people were discovered in a home on the 5700 block of South California Avenue.

Education

Gage Park High School

Chicago Public Schools operates district public schools.[2]

  • K-8 schools serving sections of Gage Park include Morrill, Carson, Talman, Nightingale, Christopher, Fulton, Henderson, Sawyer, Tonti, Sandoval, and Hernandez.
  • Gage Park High School serves most of the community area. Some sections are served by Hubbard, Kelly, Curie, and Solorio high schools.[3] Gage Park High School is located on South Rockwell Street, where 728 students attended during the 2013–2014 school year. Of the 728, 96.6% were from low-income households and 18.3% are homeless. The average ACT score in 2014 was 15.2 with the state average being 20.[4]

The United Neighborhood Organization operates the charter schools Rufino Tamayo School and Jovita Idar School.[5]

Politics

The Gage Park community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections. In the 2016 presidential election, the Gage Park cast 6,966 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 494 votes for Donald Trump (90.44% to 6.41%).[6] In the 2012 presidential election, Gage Park cast 5,725 votes for Barack Obama and cast 554 votes for Mitt Romney (90.27% to 8.74%).[7]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
193031,535—
194030,343−3.8%
195030,149−0.6%
196028,244−6.3%
197026,698−5.5%
198024,445−8.4%
199026,95710.3%
200039,19345.4%
201039,8941.8%
202039,540−0.9%
[1][8]

Religion

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates Catholic churches. On July 1, 2020, St. Gall Parish will incorporate St. Simon the Apostle Parish into its structure, and St. Gall will be the main church of the merged entity. On the same day St. Rita of Cascia Parish will incorporate St. Clare of Montefalco, and the former will be the main church of the combined entity.[9]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Community Data Snapshot - Gage Park" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPulse. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gage Park." City of Chicago. Retrieved on January 21, 2017. Compare this map to the CPS maps.
  3. ^ "West Central South" (high school zones). Chicago Public Schools. July 19, 2013. Retrieved on January 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Gage Park High School (9-12) - City of Chicago SD 299". Illinois Report Card. Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "UNO Charter Schools Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." United Neighborhood Organization. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Paral, Rob. "Chicago Community Areas Historical Data". Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  9. ^ Anderson, Javonte (February 7, 2020). "23 Chicago-area Roman Catholic parishes to close, merge in latest round of restructuring". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Breen, Justin (December 16, 2014). "After Injury, Former NFL Player Becomes Full-Time 'Computer Geek'". DNAInfo Chicago. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  11. ^ United States Congress. "William T. Redmond (ID: R000567)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  12. ^ Oxley, Jim. "Wisconsin Football Senior Spotlight: James Adeyanju". Badger of Honor. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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