Districts/scenes within River North

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by ChiTownYoungProfessional

Great info. I really appreciate it and am letting it all soak in.

How do you all feel about Google Maps' identification of Rush & Division as a neighborhood, beyond just rush/state @ division? Type into Google Maps and you'll see the dotted line establishing the "neighborhood."

Eh, I mean people refer to it by that, but technically at least half of that is just Gold Coast and the other part is unofficially just outside of it. It depends on how you define it, but yeah as someone who lives near there, I never really considered it a neighborhood. I consider its neighborhood "Gold Coast."

[marothisu]

Don't know why this hasn't been publicized, and it might not technically be river north to some people but:

Gallery Bar Chicago | Chicago Artists Resource

The artist in me is getting very excited for this ****.

[prelude91]

Originally Posted by marothisu

I calculated some population densities and actually yeah, River North is not the densest area. Gold Coast, Streeterville, Old Town, and the areas immediately West of Gold Coast are denser (the area immediately west of GC is actually the densest).

Not sure how far west the boundaries are being calculated, but the Marshal Field Garden Apartments probably have a lot to do with that....

[prelude91]

Originally Posted by ChiTownYoungProfessional

Great info. I really appreciate it and am letting it all soak in.

How do you all feel about Google Maps' identification of Rush & Division as a neighborhood, beyond just rush/state @ division? Type into Google Maps and you'll see the dotted line establishing the "neighborhood."

"Rush and Division" is not a neighborhood (or sub neighborhood), it's just the gold coast. Division Street just west of State is pretty lame to be honest, but Rush Street has some cool spots to eat outside (great people watching as well).

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by prelude91

Not sure how far west the boundaries are being calculated, but the Marshal Field Garden Apartments probably have a lot to do with that....

No, those are not counted towards it. Actually, the densest census tract is the one bounded by Chicago on the South, State on the East, Dearborn on the West, and Division on the North. Over 4000 people live there and the density is over 92,000 per sq mile

[prelude91]

Originally Posted by marothisu

No, those are not counted towards it. Actually, the densest census tract is the one bounded by Chicago on the South, State on the East, Dearborn on the West, and Division on the North. Over 4000 people live there and the density is over 92,000 per sq mile

Interesting, I bet you could extend the northern boundary to North Ave and get a pretty similar number (~92,000 ppsm).

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by prelude91

Interesting, I bet you could extend the northern boundary to North Ave and get a pretty similar number (~92,000 ppsm).

It's not, actually. Here's some of the data I found last night:

Area Partially West of Gold Coast and North of River North (General Near North Side)
* Census Tract 811 | Population = 3640 | Land Area = 0.0395176 sq miles | Density = 92,111 per sq mile
* Census Tract 810 | Population = 7546 | Land Area = 0.115378 sq miles | Density = 65,402 per sq mile
* Census Tract 802.01 | Population = 3287 | Land Area = 0.05224 sq miles | Density = 62,921 per sq mile
* Census Tract 802.02 | Population = 3498 | Land Area = 0.0599729 sq miles | Density = 58,326 per sq mile
COMBINED | Population = 17,971 | Land Area = 0.2671085 sq miles | Density = 67,280 per sq mile

Gold Coast, Chicago
* Census Tract812.01 | Population = 4059 | Land Area = 0.0714764 sq miles | Density = 56,788 per sq mile
* Census Tract 812.02 | Population = 2995 | Land Area = 0.0791374 sq miles | Density = 37,846 per sq mile
* Census Tract 801 | Population = 6013 | Land Area = 0.102617 sq miles | Density = 58,597 per sq mile
COMBINED | Population = 13,067 | Land Area = 0.2532308 sq miles | Density = 51,601.1 per sq mile


Streeterville, Chicago
* Census Tract 813 | Population = 4884 | Land Area = 0.0782459 sq miles | Density = 62,419 per sq mile
* Census Tract 814.03 | Population = 6229 | Land Area = 0.13799 sq miles | Density = 45,141 per sq mile
* Census Tract 815 | Population = 4379 | Land Area = 0.114069 sq miles | Density = 38,389 per sq mile
* Census Tract 814.02 | Population = 2995 | Land Area = 0.0791374 sq miles | Density = 37,846 per sq mile
* Census Tract 814.01 | Population = 2279 | Land Area = 0.108052 sq miles | Density = 21,092 per sq mile
COMBINED | Population = 20,766 | Land Area = 0.5174943 sq miles | Density = 40,128 per sq mile

Old Town, most (but not all)
* Census Tract 804 | Population = 4317 | Land Area = 0.126388 sq miles | Density = 34,157 per sq mile
* Census Tract 803 | Population = 4315 | Land Area = 0.139571 sq miles | Density = 30,916 per sq mile
COMBINED | Population = 8632 | Land Area = 0.265959 sq miles | Density = 32,456 per sq mile

Lakeshore East (NE Part of Loop) + some office space area
* Census Tract 3201 | Population = 10,848 | Land Area = 0.35149 sq miles | Density = 30,863 per sq mile

River North, Chicago (I was using C-D's definition of the land area before which is wrong)
* Census Tract 816 | Population = 3545 | Land Area = 0.0512771 sq miles | Density = 69,134 per sq mile
* Census Tract 817 | Population = 3102 | Land Area = 0.143462 sq miles | Density = 21,622 per sq mile
* Census Tract 818 | Population = 6866 | Land Area = 0.288274 sq miles | Density = 23818 per sq mile
COMBINED | Population = 13,513 | Land Area = 0.4830131 sq miles | Density = 27,976.5 per sq mile

[Link N. Parker]

Originally Posted by emathias

But he wasn't talking about River North, he was talking about the Gold Coast.

Ah ok, I misread his post....it was a long day....