Chatham, located on the south side, is one of the 77 official community areas

Community areas of Chicago

Community areas in Chicago refers to the work of the Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago which has unofficially divided the City of Chicago into 77 community areas. These areas are well-defined and static...

 of South Side

South Side (Chicago)

The South Side is a major part of the City of Chicago, which is located in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Much of it has evolved from the city's incorporation of independent townships, such as Hyde Park Township which voted along with several other townships to be annexed in the June 29,...

 of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the neighborhoods of Chatham and West Chesterfield. Its residents are overwhelmingly middle and upper income African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

 and it is home to former Senator Roland Burris

Roland Burris

Roland Wallace Burris is a former United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party....

.

Demographics

In the 1990 census Chatham was found to be 1.0% White, 98.7% Black, 0.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Asian and 0.3% other.

In the 2000 census Chatham was found to be 0.32% White, 98.0% Black, 0.59% Hispanic, 0.06% Asian and 1.00% other. The median income was $37,809.

Transportation

Chatham has a stop

79th Street (Chatham) (Metra)

79th Street-Chatham is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Chatham neighborhood of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at and over 79th Street, and is away from the northern terminus at Randolph Street Station...

 on Metra

Metra

Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...

's Metra Electric commuter rail line, which provides daily service between downtown Chicago at Millennium Station and the southern destinations of University Park

University Park, Illinois

University Park is a village in Will County, Illinois. A very small parcel is in Cook County. University Park has been the home of Governors State University since 1969...

 and Blue Island

Blue Island, Illinois

Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 22,556 at the 2010 census. Blue Island was established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the Vincennes Trace, and the settlement prospered because it was conveniently situated a day's journey outside of Chicago...

. As well as many CTA Bus Stops and trains.

Schools in Chatham

The following schools serve students from the Chatham neighborhood.

-Secondary Schools-

• Simeon Career Academy
• Jimmie Thompson High School

-Primary Schools-

• Arthur R Ashe Elementary School
• Arthur Dixon Elementary School
• James E McDade Elementary Classical School
• Jane A Neil Elementary School
• John T Pirie Fine Arts & Academic Center ES
• Oliver S Westcott Elementary School
• Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center
  Lenart Regional Gifted Center
  Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center is located in the southeast side of Chicago Chatham neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois Lenart School serves grades K-8 with a selective enrollment program for gifted students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools, CPS, system...
  
  

External links

• http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/232.html
• Official City of Chicago Chatham Community Map