Near South Side, Chicago

Near South Side
Community area
Community Area 33 - Near South Side
Soldier Field and Burnham Park Harbor
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Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°51′24″N 87°37′29″W / 41.85667°N 87.62472°W / 41.85667; -87.62472[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	List South Loop Prairie Avenue District Central Station Museum Campus Dearborn Park Southbridge (Ickes Prairie Homes) Bronzeville Prairie Shores
Area
• Total	1.75 sq mi (4.53 km2)
Elevation [1]	594 ft (181 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,795
• Density	16,000/sq mi (6,400/km2)
	population up 202.8% from 2000
Demographics 2020[2]
• White	51.4%
• Black	22.5%
• Hispanic	4.2%
• Asian	19.1%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	parts of 60605, 60607, 60616
Median household income 2020[2]	$115,993
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

The Near South Side is a community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop. The Near South Side's boundaries^[3] are as follows: North—Roosevelt Road (1200 S); South—26th Street; West—Chicago River between Roosevelt and 18th Street, Clark Street between 18th Street and Cermak Road, Federal between Cermak Road and the Stevenson Expressway just south of 25th Street, and Clark Street again between the Stevenson and 26th Street; and East—Lake Michigan.

Along Lake Shore Drive, the Near South Side includes some of Chicago's best-known structures: Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; McCormick Place, Chicago's primary convention center; the Museum Campus, which contains the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium; and Northerly Island. The area is currently undergoing a major residential and mixed-use redevelopment.