Hegewisch (Chicago, Illinois)

Community Area 55 - Hegewisch Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude Longitude	41°39.6′N 87°33.0′W / 41.66, -87.55
Neighborhoods	Hegewisch
ZIP Code	parts of 60633
Area	12.38 km² (4.78 mi²)
Population (2000) Density	9,781 (down 3.50% from 1990) 790.1 /km²
Demographics	White Black Hispanic Asian Other	67.0% 1.33% 28.8% 0.33% 2.52%
Median income	$43,655
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Hegewisch (pronounced "heg-wish"), one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the north, the village of Burnham to the south and the city of Hammond, Indiana to the east. It is part of the 10th ward of Chicago. John Pope is the alderman as of April 2005. It has a commuter rail station on the South Shore Line. The community area is named for Adolph Hegewisch, the president of U.S. Rolling Stock Company who hoped to establish “an ideal workingman's community” when he laid out the town along a rail line in 1883, six years before Chicago annexed the town. One of Hegewisch's more notable features is its unique demographics, being one of the last remaining predominantly white south Chicago community (the other one is Mount Greenwood). In recent years, Hegewisch has seen a dramatic increase in its Hispanic population. As of the most recent census/city survey, the Hegewisch population is 67% white and 29% Hispanic^[1], although this has changed markedly since the last census.

[edit] Parks

• Mann Park
• Wolf Lake Wildlife Refuge
• William W. Powers State Recreation Area

[edit] Schools

• Saint Florian Catholic Elemetary School
• Henry Clay Elementary School
• Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School

[edit] Transportation

The South Shore Line (NICTD) stops at the Hegewisch (NICTD) here. The train goes as far westbound as Millennium Station and as far eastbound as South Bend Regional Airport.

Hegewisch is served by three CTA bus routes:

• 30 - South Chicago
• 34 - South Michigan (certain rush-hour trips terminate at 137th/Doty, which is in Hegewisch)
• 108 - Halsted-95th (on school days only)

Hegewisch is also served by three Pace bus routes:

• 355 - Lansing Express
• 358 - Torrence
• 364 - 159th Street (during rush hours only)

[edit] Notable current and former residents

• John Pope, Chicago alderman
• Eric Anderson, professional basketball player
• Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient

Oscar Mathæus Nielsen, also known as Oscar "Battling" Nelson, "the Durable Dane," (June 5, 1882-February 7, 1954) was a boxer who held the world lightweight championship on two separate occasions.

[edit] Industry

Ford Motor Company's Chicago Assembly Plant is located adjacent to Hegewisch. (The site, at the northwest quadrant of E. 130th Street and Torrence Avenue, is actually within the boundaries of South Deering).

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official City of Chicago Hegewisch Community Map
• Hegewisch.Net
• City of Chicago Website

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