South Side, Chicago

South Side is a major part of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is in Cook County. This area of the city is divided by the Chicago River.^[1]

The South Side of Chicago was originally defined as all of the city south of the main branch of the Chicago River,^[2][3] but it now excludes the Loop.

South Side neighborhoods such as Armour Square, Back of the Yards, Bridgeport, and Pullman are where the middle-class residents of the South Side mainly live, while Hyde Park, the Jackson Park Highlands District, Kenwood, Beverly, Mount Greenwood, and west Morgan Park are where the upper-class people mainly live such as former President Barack Obama.^[4]

1. ↑ Cain, Louis P. (2005). "Annexation". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
2. ↑ "Chicago (city, Illinois)". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia. Microsoft Corporation. 2007. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
3. ↑ "The Municipal Flag of Chicago". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
4. ↑ "Chicago Demographics: Median Household Income (as of the 2000 Census)" (PDF). CityofChicago.org. Retrieved October 31, 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}