| Logan Square
is a community area located on the northwest side of
Chicago. The name, used here to describe the city-designated
community area defined by U.S. census tracts, also applies
to one of a number of smaller, more loosely defined
residential neighborhoods within the Logan Square community.
The Logan Square neighborhood is centered on the public
square that serves as its (and the community area's)
namesake. Logan Square proper houses the 3-way intersection
of Milwaukee Avenue, Logan Boulevard and Kedzie Boulevard.
The community area of Logan Square
is, in general, bounded by the Metra/Milwaukee District
North Line 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 including Latinos (primarily Mexican
and Puerto Rican, with some Cuban), African-Americans
and a number of ethnicities from Eastern Europe, (mostly
Poles). |
