Dunning, Chicago

Dunning
Community Area 17 - Dunning
Schorsch Irving Park Gardens Historic District
Schorsch Irving Park Gardens Historic District
Location within the city of Chicago
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°57′N 87°48.6′W / 41.950°N 87.8100°W / 41.950; -87.8100
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Neighborhoods
Area
 • Total3.75 sq mi (9.71 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total43,147[1]
Demographics 2015[1]
 • White65.87%
 • Black2.41%
 • Hispanic26.61%
 • Asian4.13%
 • Other0.99%
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
parts of 60634, 60635, 60707
Median household income$59,737[1]
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Dunning is one of 77 officially designated community areas of the city of Chicago, Illinois. Dunning also is a neighborhood located on the Northwest Side of the city.

The neighborhood is home to Wilbur Wright College, Mount Olive Cemetery, Zion Gardens Cemetery, and the Eli's Cheesecake factory.[2]

It is also the location of the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, formerly known as Cook County Insane Asylum and commonly referred to, in its day, as simply "Dunning."[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Community Data Snapshot - Dunning" (PDF). cmap.illinois.gov. MetroPuse. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Collins, Arnold. "Let them eat Cheesecake, Dunning". Chicago Sun-Times. September 7, 2007. S1.
  3. ^ Duis, Perry (July 1, 1998), Challenging Chicago: coping with everyday life, 1837-1920, Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press, p. 328, ISBN 978-0-252-02394-1

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