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A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all.
Chicago is divided into seventy-seven (77) Community Areas. These boundaries do not change over time (as political boundaries do), so that information about the city can be consistently collected and analyzed over long periods of time. An interactive map of all Chicago Community Areas.
There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. [1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics. [2] Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3]
Officially Chicago is made up of 77 community areas designated by the city, however it is also home to more than a hundred neighborhoods with boundaries and names that are ever shifting. A single community area might contain multiple neighborhoods, while a single neighborhood might span the borders of two community areas.
Current community area boundaries in Chicago. The data can be viewed on the Chicago Data Portal with a web browser. However, to view or use the files outside of a web browser, you will need to use compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS (shapefile) or Google Earth (KML or KMZ), is required.
A tour of Chicago's 77 Community Areas.
Chicago is made up of 77 officially designated community areas. Each of these may contain one or several neighborhoods and, as such, materials related to neighborhoods are oftentimes combined with materials for the greater official community area in which they fall.