Archer Heights, Chicago

Archer Heights
Community Area 57 - Archer Heights
Curie Metropolitan High School at Archer Avenue and Pulaski Road.
Curie Metropolitan High School at Archer Avenue and Pulaski Road.
Location within the city of Chicago
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°48.6′N 87°43.8′W / 41.8100°N 87.7300°W / 41.8100; -87.7300
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Neighborhoods
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  • Archer Heights
Area
 • Total2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,196
 • Density7,100/sq mi (2,700/km2)
Demographics 2019[1]
 • White15.4%
 • Black1.0%
 • Hispanic77.4%
 • Asian6.0%
 • Other0.3%
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
parts of 60632
Median income$50,458[1]
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Archer Heights is a community area in Chicago, Illinois, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago.

Archer Avenue runs from south of Chicago's downtown area, through the southwest side of Chicago and beyond into the southwest suburbs, along what was once a Native American trail.[2] The neighborhood is bounded by the Stevenson Expressway to the north, the CTA Orange Line to the south, the Corwith railyard to the east, and the railroad tracks/Knox Avenue to the west.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Community Data Snapshot" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. State of Illinois. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Zangs, Mary (2014). The Chicago 77: a community area handbook. Charleston, SC: The History Press. pp. 236–239. ISBN 978-1-62619-612-4.

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