Archer Heights, Chicago

Archer Heights
—  Community area  —
Community Area 57 - Archer Heights
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°48.6′N 87°43.8′W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	list Archer Heights
Area
• Total	2 sq mi (5.21 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	12,644
• Density	6,285.6/sq mi (2,426.9/km2)
	population up 37.03% from 1990
Demographics
• White	55.4%
• Black	0.59%
• Hispanic	45.4%
• Asian	10.38%
• Other	2.25%
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes	parts of 60632
Median income	$69,431
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Archer Heights is a primarily middle class neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. One of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, it is located on the city's southwest side. The neighborhood is a center of Polish culture, and home of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America as well as Curie Metropolitan High School. The Almanac of American Politics 2004 states that "Even today, in Archer Heights you can scarcely go a block without hearing someone speaking Polish".

The name Archer Heights comes from the major arterial street, Archer Ave. which runs from south of Chicago's downtown area through the southwest side of Chicago and beyond into the southwest suburbs. The street is built along what was once a Native American trail.

Economy

Mexicana de Aviación operates an office at 4314 South Pulaski Road.

External links

• Archer Heights neighborhood map & guide on ExploreChicago.org
• Official City of Chicago Archer Heights Community Map